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Hands holding a steel tape measure along a stripped kitchen wall while holding a hand-drawn elevation on grid paper, dimensions and cabinet specs written out Kitchen

How to measure a kitchen for new cabinets

Measuring a kitchen looks like it should take ten minutes. Hook the tape at the corner, read the wall, write it down.Read article Kitchen run shot straight on, a gas cooktop set into the counter directly above a built-in wall oven, with drawer banks either side and even reveals around the appliance openings Kitchen

Modern kitchen appliances worth adding during a remodel

Most appliance advice is a shopping list. That is the least useful version of this conversation, because the hard part of appliances in a remodel is not deciding what you want.Read article Galley kitchen seen straight down its long axis, two parallel runs either side of the aisle, with a window carrying daylight down the room from the far end Kitchen

9 galley kitchen remodel ideas for making a narrow kitchen feel wide open

The galley gets a bad reputation it does not deserve. Two parallel runs facing each other is the most efficient kitchen geometry ever drawn, which is exactly why commercial kitchens and boat…Read article Open cabinet door showing a concealed hinge beside a pulled-out drawer, with dovetail joinery at the drawer corner, the glide, and an adjustable shelf inside the box Kitchen

How to choose kitchen cabinets: tiers, construction, and cost

Cabinets are usually the largest single line in a kitchen remodel, and they are the one homeowners feel least equipped to evaluate. Showrooms do not help much.Read article White fireclay apron-front sink set into a marble countertop, its exposed front panel replacing the cabinet face below, with a brass faucet alongside Kitchen

Farmhouse sink vs apron sink vs undermount sink: what the terms actually mean

If you have been comparing kitchen sinks and the terms have started to blur, there is a reason. Two of the three words in that heading describe the same product, and the third describes…Read article Remodelled kitchen in an older Seattle home, with two-tone green and white cabinetry, a butcher block island, original wood floors and a period window Kitchen

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Seattle?

Every kitchen cost guide you find online gives you a different answer, and most of them are wrong for Seattle. National averages hover in the thirty thousand dollar range.Read article Open-plan kitchen with white Shaker upper cabinets above wood base cabinets and a wood island, looking out to evergreens Kitchen

7 white Shaker kitchen design ideas that will never go out of style

Most kitchen trends have a shelf life you can predict. The high-gloss slab doors, the saturated feature color, the busy patterned tile.Read article Curbless shower seen from the doorway, a single continuous floor tile running from the entry through the shower area behind a fixed glass screen Bathroom

What is a wet room bathroom? Pros, cons, costs & structural requirements

A wet room is a bathroom with no shower enclosure. The shower is not in a box, a tray, or behind a curb. The entire room is waterproofed as one continuous surface, the floor slopes to a…Read article Pro-style stainless gas range beneath a large chimney-style wall hood, against a herringbone tile feature wall Kitchen

Kitchen makeup air code explained: requirements for high-CFM range hoods

You chose a professional-style range and a hood to match, something rated at 600 or 900 or 1,200 cfm. Then someone on the project says two words that can add real cost and complexity: makeup…Read article House stripped to studs during a whole-home renovation, with new wiring, plumbing runs and ductwork visible through open wall cavities Whole Home

10 structural & infrastructure upgrades to prioritize in a whole-home remodel

A whole-home remodel is the only time in a house's life when everything is accessible at once. Walls are open, floors are up, the crawl space is reachable, and trades are already on site.Read article Craftsman house with a separate exterior entrance to a lower-level unit in the foreground and a detached backyard cottage at the end of the driveway behind ADU

Attached ADU vs. detached ADU (DADU): which is right for your property?

Once you have decided to add an accessory dwelling unit, one question shapes everything that follows: build it attached to the house, or detached in the yard.Read article Open-plan kitchen and living room in a Pacific Northwest home, evergreens through the windows ADU

Building an ADU in Issaquah: zoning laws, height limits & setback rules

An accessory dwelling unit is a second, self-contained home on a lot that already has a house. A backyard cottage, a unit above the garage, a converted basement with its own entrance and…Read article

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