Tailor-Fit Kitchens

Most of the features in these four kitchens are easily incorporated into your kitchen when you remodel; others can be added anytime without creating a speck of sawdust. Some of the easy ways to make your kitchen work better for everyone include:

Replacing cabinet knobs with wide pulls, and stationary shelves with pullouts;

Installing full-extension slides on drawers and pullout shelves, and a lazy Susan in corner cabinets;

Opening/removing cabinet doors and using a stool to sit and work;

Adding open shelves under wall cabinets or hanging small pots and pans from hooks there;

Securing a cutting board over an open drawer to create a lowered work surface, and securing a butcher block on top of a counter for a raised work surface;

Replacing two-knob faucets with a more convenient single-lever faucet and pullout spray.