Kitchens
A Planning Guide for the Perfect Outdoor Kitchen
Use our expert guide to create a first-rate outdoor kitchen—whether you're dreaming of a simple food-prep station or a built-in BBQ island.
32 Easy Kitchen Upgrades
This collection of step-by-step guides will help transform your kitchen into tip-top shape
11 Ways Your House is Making You Fat
How the layout, colors, design, and accessories in your home can be adding inches to your waistline
Steal Ideas From Our Best Kitchen Transformations
The editors of TOH dig into the archives to share the most dramatic kitchen makeovers ever
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Colorful Kitchens
The cookspace is a great place to go crazy with color, adding life to the hub of the home. Here, our favorites from the pages of This Old House
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Green Kitchens
Find inspiration for your own colorful cookspace in these verdant spaces
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Yellow Kitchens
Think of them as kitchens sunny side up: bright and colorful spaces where the family can gather and get a burst of sunshine all day long
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Cottage Kitchens
Whether you're just refreshing your cottage kitchen or looking to add a dash of old-house charm to a new space, these cozy and classic rooms are sure to inspire
Create a Shaker-Style Kitchen
Historically influenced furnishings and handcrafted accents conceal the thoroughly modern amenities of this cooking-and-eating area
Editors' Picks: Top 19 Budget Reader Remodels
These TOH readers transformed rooms in their homes with a little elbow grease and budget-savvy creativity
Relocating the Cookspace for a Bright, Functional Kitchen
Building a new kitchen in the old family room delivered the central, open-plan gathering space this couple and their kids wanted.
Everything You Need to Know About Kitchen Islands
Kitchen islands are multipurpose units that can enhance a kitchen's utility and appearance. Find our best kitchen island ideas here.
Creating a Kitchen for the Modern-Day Homesteader
Food storage and prep areas are paired with modern amenities in this renovation to create a space that streamlines cooking from scratch.
All About Kitchen Faucets
For a quick and easy upgrade in a house's most popular room, nothing makes a bigger impact with less sweat and expense than replacing an outdated faucet
Create a Stylish Salvage Kitchen
Vintage treasures enjoy a second life in this charming eating and prep area. Here's how to approximate the look in your home
28 Thrifty and Creative Ways to Customize Your Kitchen
See how painted cabinets, stylish task lighting, vintage fixtures, and clever storage ideas can upgrade your kitchen for less.
Top 10 Budget Kitchen and Bath Remodels
See how a few thrifty DIYers got the kitchens and bathrooms of their dreams without breaking the bank
How To Maintain a Stone Countertop
Learn best practices for cleaning and sealing your stone countertops and addressing common issues like stains and scratches.
How to Replace a Small Kitchen
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva, and plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey team up to tackle a compact kitchen remodel.
How to Install Kitchen Cabinet Crown Molding
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets for producing tight-fitting mitered corner joints on crown molding
Cook Up a Great Outdoor Kitchen
Been hankering for an open-air cooking area? Here, our guide to the ingredients it takes to make a five-star space
A Cheerful Kitchen Makeover for $935
A coat of paint and other cosmetic upgrades refresh a bungalow cook space
How to Install and Secure a Microwave Hood with Exhaust Fan
Installing your own microwave hood with an exhaust fan allows you to free up counter space while improving your kitchen's ventilation. Read our step-by-step guide to learn how.
How to Clear a Clogged Sink Drain
This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey demonstrates how to get the water flowing out again
How To Create a Colorful and Cozy Cottage Kitchen
Charming colors and weathered wood make a kitchen look comfortably lived in. Learn how to put together a cottage kitchen in your home.
How to Make Room for a Wide Refrigerator in 5 Simple Steps
Have you recently moved to a new home with a refrigerator alcove that's just a touch too small? You can fix that. Learn more here.
All About Laminate
Laminate, the stuff of retro 1950s kitchens, is looking cool again thanks to new patterns and vibrant colors.
How To Build a Laminate Counter and Attach Backsplash
Building your own laminate counter can add style to your kitchen without breaking the bank. Read how to complete this task in our step-by-step guide.
Make a Pot Rack From a Vintage Window Guard for Your Home
Made to protect a house's entry points, vintage metal grilles can be transformed into an interesting kitchen fixture in this simple project.
Kitchen Practicality Meets Period Style
With four young kids in the family, this couple's 1920s Tudor Revival needed a handsome, hardworking cook space
10 Big Ideas for Small Kitchens
Some great inspiration for small kitchens, from the National Kitchen & Bath Association's Design Competition archives
10 Great White Kitchens
Inspirational white-hot rooms from the National Kitchen & Bath Association's Design Competition archives