Acting on his clients' wishes to create an open, flowing kitchen, Glenn Donohue of Kenwood Kitchens used Wood-Mode Sonoma cabinetry with a stain finish. Long, parallel counters and convenient storage options all contribute to the room's functionality.

Design: Glenn Donohue, Kenwood Kitchens, Lutherville, MD.

Pages 14-15

Peggy Helgeson, CKD, with Geneva Cabinet Company, designed this elegant kitchen using Wood-Mode Barcelona cabinetry. Using the island as the focal point, Helgeson managed to conceal pull-out trash bins, a mixer cabinet, and a warming drawer with doors and drawers.

Design: Peggy Helgeson, CKD, Geneva Cabinet Company, Lake Geneva, WI.

Pages 26-27

This contemporary Vanguard kitchen by Wood-Mode is just what the homeowners were looking for: a space that is efficient and easy to care for, but that would also allow room for their pottery collection. Designer Mary Liebhold used a number of innovative design tricks in the kitchen. The walls are covered with sheets of glass, and ribbed glass inserts are turned inside out to create visual interest but also yield easy clean-up.

Design: Mary Liebhold, The Kitchen Specialist, Durham, NC.

Pages 46-47

When Kathy Owens was given the task of designing the most efficient kitchen possible for this new home, she met and far exceeded the homeowners' expectations using Brookaven Vista cabinetry. Among the kitchen's unique elements are the U-shaped soffit and pendant lighting, and cabinets that operate on a hydraulic system that allows the homeowner to raise or lower the cabinets.

Design: Kathy Owens, Kathy's Designer Kitchens, Homewood, AL.

Pages 68-71

Working with homeowners who knew exactly what they wanted in their kitchen made designer Kathy Owens' job much easier. Using the classic Colony door style, a variety of convenient storage options, and a colorful blend of tiles in the backsplash, Owens created yet another kitchen that is dually stylish and functional

Design: Kathy Owens, Kathy's Designer Kitchens, Homewood, AL.

Pages 72-73

When these homeowners relocated to California from Connecticut, they didn't want a kitchen that was "cold," so they hired Debbie Nassetta of Roomscapes to design a new "warmer" kitchen. Cherry Lancaster Recessed cabinetry with intermittent olive ash burl inserts, a spacious island, and colorful tiles all help to create the warm kitchen the homeowners were looking for.

Design: Debbie Nassetta, Roomscapes, Laguna Niguel, CA.

Pages 84-85