We demand a lot from our kitchen countertops. We want to them to be pretty, long-lasting, hardworking, stain- and water-resistant, and did we mention pretty? The true workhorse of a farmhouse kitchen, ...

Q: A few days ago we had our kitchen installed and everything seemed fine. But when we started cleaning it we realised that the overhang part of the island was shorter in depth than we had agreed to.

In this final project of the year, I built a kitchen island bench with an overhang for seating using pallet wood. The project ...