When you're designing a room with a compact footprint, it's worth working to a tried and tested formula. This is particularly important if you are looking for small kitchen ideas. The kitchen is ...

Houzz just released its 2026 Kitchen Trends Report. Marine Sargsyan, Houzz staff economist, gives me the scoop (and photos) ...

Some design rules are meant to be broken. But some aren't—especially in the kitchen. Kitchens are not only expensive to build and remodel, but they also need to be the most functional room in the home ...

Planning a kitchen renovation? Interior designers reveal five outdated styles and trends homeowners should avoid in 2026.

There are many 'rules' we're guided to follow when it comes to home renovation and decoration. And more often than not, they ...

Few things pose as many challenges in the design world as small kitchens. When square footage is limited, it's hard enough to find room for all your essential appliances (and no, that doesn't include ...

In the 1920s, home-efficiency experts declared a triangle arrangement of sink, stove and refrigerator the sine qua non of functional kitchen design. A century on, that old formula is still often cited ...

Angela Simoneaux Poirrier only needs 20 minutes in a kitchen to know if the space is functional or faulty — if countertops are too tall or if a walkway is too tight. Some clients think she has ...

During an interview with House Beautiful magazine in 2009, Garten shared the kitchen rules she follows for her cooking workspace. “I think the most important thing is that the workspace isn’t too big, ...

Kurt Kellerman, owner of Kellerman Kitchen and Bath, said accessibility concerns tend to be a cause for bending the rules. Per the American Disability Act, countertops for commercial jobs do not ...