Better Homes and Gardens

Kitchen and Family Room Ideas

When friends came into our kitchen that we designed and built ourselves from scratch, they all said—

This should be in a magazine!

So, I sent a few queries and BH&G jumped at the opportunity to feature it. Like us, they especially appreciated the raised dishwasher.

A little while later Newsday showed it off too. After all, except for pouring the concrete, this Long Island couple built it all from the bottom up.