Laetitia Wajnapel is the founder of Los Angeles–based interior design firm Cinquième Gauche. Not long ago, after completing my interior-design firm’s latest residential project in Los Angeles, I ...

The hardworking kitchen island can be a very functional and beautiful centerpiece of a kitchen design, and it's one of the most popular features of a modern kitchen. But it's not the only way to go.

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