Kitchens & Baths

Spring 2023

Filled with North America's most gorgeous kitchens and baths, Beautiful Kitchens & Baths focuses on the spectacular products and high-end design solutions that make a space truly envy-inducing. Gorgeous photos bring to life top designers' most amazing work, showcasing rich architecture, fabulous finishes, and luxurious features. These are rooms meant to inspire and to put a face on your dreams.

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I REMEMBER MY MOTHER CALLING ME IN A PANIC A FEW YEARS AGO. Her kitchen remodeling project was about to get under way and she hadn’t yet made up her mind about several key elements of the design. Should she include an island? Should she opt for a simple granite backsplash or the glass mosaic tile that had caught her eye in the showroom? Should she include custom pullout baskets for veggies in the base cabinets? Should she conceal the dishwasher behind a cabinetry panel? I had my own set of answers based on my experience editing this magazine and my personal preferences, but this new kitchen wasn’t going to be my kitchen. I knew that the only guarantee of success was for my mom to answer her own questions. But…

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Let’s Talk About SUSTAINABILITY

CULPRIT Dishwasher CAN CAUSE WATER WASTE AND EXCESSIVE ENERGY USE Solution: ENERGY STAR–RATED DISHWASHER A dishwasher requires less water than washing by hand. Save even more water with one that has soil sensors to regulate water and electricity use during cycles. Bosch 500 Series 24 in. Stainless Steel Top Control Tall Tub Pocket Handle Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub, AutoAir, 44dBA, $1,099; bosch-home.com CULPRIT Kitchen Faucet CAN CAUSE WATER WASTE Solution: LOW-FLOW FAUCET To determine whether a faucet is water-efficient, look for a WaterSense label, which means the faucet can use a maximum of 1.5 gallons per minute, reducing flow and thus how much water is used. Fluted Single-Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet in Matte Black, $264; peerlessfaucet.com CULPRIT Cooking Appliance CAN CAUSE ENERGY WASTE Solution: INDUCTION COOKING Electromagnetic energy turns the cookware itself into the heat source, meaning less heat loss. This makes induction…

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BEHIND THE SCENES

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Host With the Most

Q How do you design kitchens with both entertaining and cooking in mind? I love to cook, and it’s always been important to me and a part of my culture. Because I understand cooking and how one might cook, it’s easy for me to set up a kitchen as I am doing the design work. If you do casual entertaining or if you do formal entertaining, you have to consider what your needs are and what needs to be placed where. When entertaining, I always want to be a part of the group. I don’t like to separate myself. To achieve that, everything I am preparing has to be easy, like a cheese plate or grilling. It’s all about the presentation and making everyone feel a part of it. Q How does…

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