10 Gorgeous, Glamorous Kitchens That Made Us Swoon The Kitchn's Best of 2012

Ryan's Stunning San Francisco Remodel

If kitchen eye candy is your thing, we had quite the year for that. A number of our Kitchen Tours upped the ante in the glam department with sleek appliances, custom detailing, and other jaw-dropping elements that had us pinning them to our "Dream Kitchen" board post-haste. Here are 10 favorites to feast your eyes on:

TOP ROW
1 Ryan's Stunning San Francisco Remodel
2 Daniel's Gorgeous Kitchen Redesign
3 Glenn and Pauls'a Farmhouse Kitchen
4 Jeanine and Jack's Zesty White Kitchen
5 Sophie and Iain's Elegant Yet Family-Focused Vegetarian Kitchen

MIDDLE ROW
6 Melody's Beautifully-Design Pacific Northwest Kitchen
7 Dixie's Sleek White Kitchen (with Closeted, Colorful Charm!)
8 At Home with the Shiksa in the Kitchen
9 Chef Yigit Pura's Tiny Colorful Kitchen
10 Alison's Beautiful Modern Kitchen

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Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2012 roundup!
From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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15 Smart & Creative Storage Solutions from Our Kitchen Tours

No more blank space between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling! Tiny empty space can be turned into wine cubby holes.

While we love the eye candy our weekly Cook's Kitchen Tours give us, our favorite element has to be all the creative storage solutions! Whether it's finding a clever way to make use of every last inch of space, or developing a way to keep appliances and utensils neat and organized, we live for those aha! moments when we see something we know we can implement in our own kitchen. Here are 15 smart storage solutions from our Kitchen Tour archives:

TOP ROW
1 Alison and Kevin's Floor to Ceiling Kitchen Remodel in Seattle
2 Baker Karen Morgan's Glamorous and Gluten-Free Kitchen
3 Gregory's Colorful Health-Focused Kitchen
4 Samin's Exuberant Berkeley Kitchen
5 Jess Simpson's No-Gluten, No-Dairy, No-Problem Apartment Kitchen

MIDDLE ROW
6 Jessica & Charley's Chocolate Workshop and Handmade Home Kitchen
7 Melody's Beautifully-Designed Pacific Northwest Kitchen
8 Rachel & Alex's Urban Homestead
9 Scott's DIY Kitchen Renovation On a Budget
10 Daniel's Gorgeous Kitchen Redesign

BOTTOM ROW
11 Kate Payne's Hip, Homemaking Kitchen
12 Ryan's Stunning San Francisco Remodel
13 Lauren and Kyle's Sleek, Warm Seattle Kitchen
14 Lindsay's Light and Lovely Rental Kitchen
15 Haleigh's Charming Parisian Kitchen:

Other Kitchen Storage Posts
A Smart, Effective Wire Shelving Unit for Kitchen Storage
Unexpected Kitchen Storage Solution: Store Container Lids in CD Racks!
Drawers Under the Cabinets: DIY Extra Kitchen Storage
20 Tips and Tools for Kitchen Organization and Storage

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