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The $967 Kitchen Revamp

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Q: The instructions for installing cabinets, microwaves, and large mirrors usually say to fasten them to studs. But how do you install heavy objects on walls made with structural insulated panels, which don't have studs?

—Robert McNeill, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

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"Deep drawers wider than your biggest roasting pan—36 inches—can hold pots and plates and help reduce the number of wall cabinets in a small kitchen."
— Susan Smart, kitchen designer and homeowner

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