If we play word association, and I say “Jacuzzi,” you immediately respond, “spa.” And we can go further than that, because I could say “innovative, trail-blazing spa,” and the likelihood is large that you would respond, “Jacuzzi,” because that is the reputation they have earned over the years.

These sinks from Blanco really appeal to me. They provide an extra food preparation area for a kitchen with very little space-that would be ours! And they make the old “clean as you go” routine simplicity itself, because if you’re right there in the sink, well, how tough is that going to be, really?

Kitchens Dublin, as their name would suggest, is located in Dublin, Ireland, which accounts for the wonderful earthiness of their designs. I deliberately chose designs that are made of wood, either painted or with a natural finish, because I like the honesty with which this material was handled.

ThinkGlass has just the countertop for you! Glass countertops have so many attributes that it’s hard to know where to begin, but for me at least, it begins and ends with the tremendous designs it is possible to achieve in glass. The countertops we show here are very much a case in point.