Kitchen
Insl-X Cabinet Coat vs Benjamin Moore Advance: Which Cabinet Paint to Choose
How Insl-X Cabinet Coat and Benjamin Moore Advance compare on leveling, drying, durability and prep.
Kitchen Design Ideas: Cabinets, Color, Storage and Backsplash
This is where I keep the kitchen guides I would start with myself: which cabinet paint to use, how hickory and maple compare, how to make a corner cabinet actually useful, and whether a premium dishwasher is worth it. After those come a few idea galleries for cabinet colors and backsplashes.
Planning a full color change? The Paint & Color guides cover wall colors next to navy, white and wood cabinets.
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Kitchen
Hickory vs Maple Cabinets: Look, Hardness, Staining and Cost Compared
Hickory and maple compared on grain, hardness, staining, painting and cost.
Kitchen
Blind Corner Cabinet vs Lazy Susan: Which Corner Storage Works Better?
How blind corner pull-outs and lazy Susans compare on access, capacity and cost.
Kitchen
Bosch Benchmark vs 800 Series Dishwashers: What the Extra Money Buys
Bosch 800 vs Benchmark dishwashers: noise, drying, racks, hard water and price.
Kitchen
23 Beautiful Blue Cabinets That Bring Color and Calm to Your Kitchen
Blue cabinets from soft powder blue to deep navy, with the hardware and counters that suit each.
Kitchen
24 Beautiful Kitchen Backsplashes That Pair Perfectly with White Cabinets
Subway, zellige, patterned and stone backsplashes for a kitchen with white cabinets.
From home bloggers I follow
Real Painted Kitchen Makeovers From Home Bloggers (and What to Borrow)
Eight real kitchens home bloggers painted themselves, from a $95 gray refresh to dark green cabinets, with the one idea from each…
Real projects, credited and linked to the bloggers who made them, with my notes on what to borrow.
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