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 ...

First Impressions in the Kitchen When prospective buyers step into a home, the kitchen often becomes the deciding factor.

Kitchen design is not just about tapware and appliances. A well-considered lighting plan should be at the top of your priority list when designing your kitchen. But what does a kitchen lighting plan ...

Make your kitchen glow gorgeous with functional kitchen lighting ideas and designs. Pendants, spots, and all manner of shades and chandeliers will not only direct the light where you need it most, but ...

Blasting everything with one bright light won’t do. Here’s how to create a multilayered lighting plan like the pros do. By Tim McKeough When you’re renovating a kitchen, it’s easy to get swept up in ...

If lighting is the jewelry of the room (and it is!), it stands to reason that lighting trends will come and go. Of course, swapping out lights is a little bit more involved than changing earrings, but ...

In most homes, the kitchen isn’t just where you cook, but where you eat, read the paper in the morning, and hang out — and each of those different tasks requires different types of light. So even ...