Journal
Ideas, guides and trends for the rooms you live in.
TrendsKitchen trends for 2026: warmer, quieter, built to lastWood is back, white is softer, and the best kitchens of the year hide more than they show. Eight trends worth borrowing, and the ones to skip.
GuidesHow to measure your kitchen for new cabinetsTwenty minutes, a tape measure and a sketch are all it takes. A step-by-step guide to the measurements that matter, and the mistakes that cost the most.
Before & afterBefore & after: replanning a tired L-shaped kitchenA worked example of what new cabinets change in a typical 12 by 11 foot L-shaped kitchen, without moving the sink, the range or a single pipe.
GuidesThe kitchen layout guide: L, U, galley, islandThe shape of your room decides most of your kitchen. How each layout works, the clearances that matter, and where the sink, range and refrigerator should go.
GuidesRTA, stock or custom cabinets: what is the difference?How ready-to-assemble cabinets compare with big-box stock and custom cabinetry on price, quality, choice and lead time, and how to tell good RTA from bad.
GuidesAssembling RTA cabinets: a weekend guideFlat-packed cabinets go together faster than most people expect. The tools, the order of work, and the pro tricks for hanging and leveling them so the doors line up.
Doors & finishesShaker or slab? How to pick a cabinet door styleThe door style sets the tone of the whole kitchen. What separates Shaker from flat slab, which suits your house, and how hardware changes either one.
Doors & finishesHow to choose a cabinet color you will still love in ten yearsWhite, wood, gray, navy or green? A practical way to choose cabinet colors, including when two-tone works and how light, floors and counters change everything.