Stained alder is beautiful, and it dents. Here is how it compares with maple, oak, walnut, cherry and birch, and which wood suits a painted or stained kitchen.

How far above the counter upper cabinets start, which stock height suits which ceiling, and when to stack uppers or take them to the ceiling.

A panel-ready fridge only disappears if the cabinets were drawn around it. Here is what has to be decided, and when.

Refacing sounds like the sensible middle option. Sometimes it is. Here is how to tell whether your kitchen needs new doors, new paint or new cabinets.

Conversion varnish has been the cabinet-shop standard for decades. Here is where a modern water-based finish beats it, where it doesn’t, and why we spray water-based.

A new custom kitchen from Crafted Cabinetry starts at $15,000. What pushes the number up from there, and what you should not be paying extra for.

Light blue kitchen cabinets succeed or fail on undertone, sheen and light — not on the swatch. Here’s how to choose a blue that still looks right years after installation.

Kitchen Feature · Design by Ridgecrest Designs A Two-Tone Kitchen That Gets the Details Right There’s a particular kind of kitchen that photographs beautifully but still looks like someone actually cooks in it — cutting boards leaned against the backsplash, a fruit bowl with a little too much fruit in…