Dee Norlin, right, of Port Townsend and host at Pasture House, one of the eight homes on the AAUW Kitchen Tour on Marrowstone Island, points out the cabinetry, red alder, madrona and cedar and counter ...

Cynthia Nixon has an estimated net worth of $20 million, so fans were more than shocked when she unveiled her "normal" kitchen inside her Montauk home. The Sex and the City actress, 59, lives in New ...

Case in point: the value of kitchen islands and breakfast bars. These extended work surfaces can be especially helpful in a busy kitchen, with multiple cooks or in a multigenerational home.