Want a Wood-Burning Oven? You’ll Need a Strong Back and a Big Budget.

[ad_1] This article is part of our Design special section about how food inspires designers to make and do surprising things. The monster was dirty. Some would call it ugly. Almost everyone said, “Make it go away.” But for Julie Buckner, it was love. Smack in the center of her kitchen was a built-in brick … Read more

The Backsplash Could Be the Star of Your Kitchen, if You Let It

[ad_1] When designing a kitchen, it’s normal to obsess over appliances, cabinets and counters. But there’s another element that deserves just as much attention: the backsplash. “They’re often an afterthought,” said George Glasier, a founder of the British kitchen company Pluck. “But they can make or break a kitchen quite often.” Allison Bryan, the founder … Read more