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Issue 295 – Kitchens & Baths

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Condo Kitchen Reimagined

Traditional meets modern in a hardworking yet social urban kitchen.

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Features

  • Row-House Kitchen Remodel

    Reconfiguring an oddball bathroom vastly improves the functionality of a small kitchen.

  • Rise of the IAQ Monitor

    These devices may lack accuracy, but they can teach us how we play a role in maintaining indoor-air quality.

  • Bath on a Bluff

    The bathroom in this bedroom suite offers lessons in layout and designing for comfort and quality.

  • Traditional at First Glance

    With hints of the Shaker style, this kitchen's more modern leanings are subtle, but important.

  • What's the Most Durable Grout?

    A former remodeler wonders why more people aren't using polyurethane grout in their kitchen and bath projects.

  • A Kitchen for the Rest of Us 16x9
    Kitchen Remodel on a Budget

    A contractor crafts his own kitchen for $12,000.

Article

  • A Revamped 1970s Kitchen

    Space restrictions and the desire for clean lines inform every inch of this kitchen transformation.

  • One Bad Kitchen, Three Good Designs 16x9
    One Bad Kitchen, Three Good Designs

    Three designers modernize a disconnected, dysfunctional midcentury kitchen space.

  • Timber-Frame Resurrection 16x9
    Resurrecting a Timber-Frame Kitchen

    Uncovering and reconfiguring hand-hewn timbers results in a character-rich kitchen.

  • remodeling bathrooms
    Three Bathrooms: Related but Unique

    The bathroom designs in this whole-house remodel maintain a consistent style with enough interest to stand on their own.

  • Opening Up a Family Kitchen 16x9
    Opening Up a Family Kitchen

    Folding the functions of multiple rooms into one makes for a dynamic kitchen hub.

Know the Code

  • Glass in Wet Spaces 16x9
    Glass in Wet Spaces

    Code expert Glenn Mathewson explains the requirements for glazing to protect occupants from injury in slippery locations.

Great Ideas

  • Everything, and the Kitchen Sink

    This remodel included one very unusual feature: a kitchen backsplash window.

  • All for Fun with Family

    Designing a kitchen and dining room for multiple generations means creating more space for storage.

  • midcentury bathroom
    Midcentury Bathroom Makeover

    Converting an antique credenza into a vessel-sink vanity drove the design of this suite bathroom.

  • Bathroom Remodel With a Sauna
    Bathroom Remodel with a Sauna

    A near gut remodel turns a dated 1980s bath into a luxurious retreat.

Spec

  • Audio-Inspired Shower Fixtures 16x9
    Audio-Inspired Shower Fixtures

    These vintage stereo-inspired shower mixers make the perfect addition to any audiophile's bathroom.

  • Elegantly Simple Illumination

    With a perforated, spun-metal shade, this pendant light lends dappled light to any room.

  • Tanz faucet from Isenberg 16x9
    Vibrant Kitchen Faucet

    This industrial-style fixture is bold without being overbearing.

  • Monogram Minimalist Collection 16x9
    Minimalist Cooker

    This svelte, touch-screen wall oven lives up to its Minimalist name.

  • New Ravenna tile 16x9
    Crafted in Stone, Inspired by Nature

    This mosaic tile made of volcanic stone comes in vibrant colors with a variety of shapes and textures.

  • Color-Coordinated Quartz

    These new monochormatic slabs and tiles are made to mimic natural stone.

Building Matters

  • gas stove 16x9
    Why Is Indoor-Air Pollution Largely Unregulated?

    Pollutants are all around us, but regulation of air quality largely stops at the front door.

Keep Craft Alive

  • Keep Craft Alive: Ace McArleton, General Manager

    A commitment to inclusion and respect inspired this home builder to create a different kind of construction company.

Online Extras

  • Fine Homebuilding Issue #295 Online Highlights
    Fine Homebuilding Issue #295 Online Highlights

    Find online articles and videos on how to remodel a bathroom, job-site diaries, and more.

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