Amanda is a home improvement and lifestyle writer with over 10 years of experience. In addition to her writing, you can find Amanda hosting national and local TV segments across the county. Her work ...

Try a broken-plan layout to create zones in an open-concept space while maintaining an airy feel. Create an invisible kitchen with concealed cabinetry for major appliances and fixtures that disappears ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While you may fear that open kitchen shelving is a gateway for clutter or disorganization, that isn't ...

The biggest design decision of my DIY kitchen renovation wasn’t the color scheme or choosing materials. It was whether or not to ditch my upper cabinets and replace them with open shelving. My husband ...

While kitchens are a hot spot to gather during parties today, most pre-1940s homeowners would have shuddered at welcoming guests into the cooking area. Kitchens were relegated to the back of the house ...

I know it’s tempting. You see those clean, uncluttered open shelves in kitchens, with their matching ceramic dishes, beautifully staged glassware, lots of negative space, and you think, “Why not? If ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Remember Marni? Of course you do. She recently retired from writing the weekly column that ran in these pages but still contributes the occasional missive. This is one of them. I know ...

Right now in kitchen design, it's popular to lose some upper cabinets and replace them with open shelving. While this can be easy to do, it's hard to get the right mix of display items that make the ...

Brian is the author of two culinary based books published via his imprint Storkburger Press. A lifelong Californian, he has been consistently exposed to some of the best food in the world. With a deep ...