When is a backsplash not just a backsplash? “When it becomes a focal point of a room,” Peterson says. Backsplashes that go from counter height to the ceiling make “a statement,”…

For many, the pantry is a bit nostalgic, conjuring up simpler times. It’s a closet or walk in space in the kitchen, or nearby, with shelves lining the walls from floor to ceiling…

The function of a modern kitchen island can be traced to the familiar kitchen worktable that’s been helping families to run the household and prepare meals for generations…

My father started working in the kitchen industry in the early 1950s. I spent many of my high school days making cabinet deliveries and installing appliances…

In 1925, Madison was a growing community, Ford’s Model T traversed the shoreline, Hammonasset Beach State Park was 5 years old, Calvin Coolidge was president and a lovely bungalow was built…

The roof was flat and a bit leaky, the interior paneling dark, the views obscured in tangled brush. Moreover, this odd-angled house was too small for a couple of attorneys with one grown daughter and a son in high school…