Kitchen & Bath

2008 National Kitchen & Bath Association Awards

The most frequently remodeled spaces, kitchens and baths, are the target rooms for members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA). Talented local designers earned kudos for their work at...

By Michelle Baltus

Form & Function

This year’s kitchen and bath products show off new shapes and colors

By Jessica Siefer

Remember the all-important tenet of both kitchens and baths: No matter how good the room looks, it has to function well to feel good.

2007 National Kitchen & Bath Association Awards

Twin Cities designers show their stuff in this year’s winning entries for the Minnesota chapter’s National Kitchen & Bath Association award

By Suzy Frisch

Kitchen Vision

A palette drawn from nature is just one way to bring the outdoors in.

By Ann Nolin

Midwest home 2008 Homebook

Lighting, windows, green living and so much more…

Midwest Home’s sixth annual HomeBook has all the home resources you can imagine, right in one place.

buyer's guide

Contact information for people, places and things mentioned in our magazine.

Poll Results

I eat out or order dinner __ days a week.

0 — 19%

1-2 — 49%

3-5 — 26%

6-7 — 7%

what's cooking in your kitchen

terry brennan

Try our featured recipes or select your own from our recipe database.

Regular Recipe: Sweet Corn Bisque with Basil-Pecan Butter
A dazzling dish using "summer's last-gasp" ingredients

Healthy Recipe: Opulent Spinach
A little bacon gives fresh spinach a lot of wow

National Kitchen & Bath Awards

Minnesota designers show what they can do with the most challenging kitchens and baths, earning their chapter’s National Kitchen and Bath Awards for their efforts. Midwest Home is proud to sponsor the NKBA awards.

A panel of six kitchen and bath professionals judged the entries on creative solutions to client needs, execution of the design, and overall aesthetics.

Read about the 2008 winners.