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Over the years, the Home section has featured a variety of kitchens. Now, we've gone back through the archives and picked some of our favorites. We hope you'll use them as inspiration, whether you're planning a renovation or wanting to improve the kitchen you already have. We'll be adding new pictures, too, as we get them, so keep on the lookout.

Casey Patten's kitchen in his Northeast Washington apartment above his store, Taylor Gourmet. The cabinets are from Ikea.

Darko Zagar-For The Washington Post

The backsplash in Casey Patten's kitchen was made from ceramic tiles, purchased for $2.99 a square foot from a seller on eBay.

Darko Zagar-For The Washington Post

The D.C. Italian embassy kitchen was given a massive update by Arclinea, the Ferrari of kitchen design.

Gordon Beall-For The Washington Post

The Italian Embassy kitchen before its renovation.

Arclinea

Lila Castellaneta, wife of Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta, puts her own touches on centerpieces at Villa Firenze kitchen.

Gordon Beall-The Washington Post

Floral centerpieces are set out on one of the kitchen's center islands.

Gordon Beall-The Washington Post

A photo of Alberto Sordi from the movie "Un Americano a Roma" hangs in the kitchen.

John Horner-For The Washington Post

Wine is set out for a dinner party at the Italian Embassy.

Gordon Beall-For The Washington Post

Residence chef Roberto Grazioli prepares risotto.

Gordon Beall-For The Washington Post

The buffet at a recent dinner at Villa Firenze, the Italian Embassy, is served in the updated kitchen.

Gordon Beall -For The Washington Post

Owner of several local restaurants, Geoff Tracy is a minimalist at home in his sleek, modern kitchen.

Len Spoden-For The Washington Post

The design of the butler's pantry began with a limestone basin kitchen designer Jennier Gilmer found at Arc Stone in Capitol Heights. She chose copper for the countertops (it complemented the basin) and knotty cherry cabinetry (with real stone pulls) to conceal built-in appliances, storage and a pull-out butcher block drawer "for slicing limes."

Len Spoden-Freelance

Connie Caldwell's tiny galley kitchen inside her Capitol Hill home proves that small can be efficient.

Ricky Carioti-TWP

Connie Caldwell's newly renovated galley-style kitchen features space-saving details, such as a washing machine and dryer hidden behind a cabinet.

Ricky Carioti-TWP

Susan and Myron Myer's Rockville kitchen was designed based on a very popular kitchen in the movie "Something's Gotta Give."

Len Spoden -For The Washington Post

Matthew Dyckman and Kirsten Madison's kitchen in Alexandria, Va., features countertops free of clutter and appliances. This creative lazy susan allows them to store many of their appliances under the counter.

McInturff Architects

Matthew Dyckman and Kirsten Madison hired FORMA design to gut the interior of their 1959 ranch house and make it open and modern.

Mark Finkenstaedt-For The Washington Post

Matthew Dyckman and Kirsten Madison had to get creative about where to put items like plates, which are shown here stored in a cabinet.

Lois Raimondo-The Washington Post

Former White House Chef Chris Comerford's likes her Columbia, Md., kitchen, because it's an integral part of the home's living space.

Kevin Allen

The newly renovated kitchen in the Potomac home of Laurence and Michel Richard features Kitchen Aid appliances, granite countertops and custom cabinetry.

Kelly Presnell-For The Washington Post

A feature that Laurence Richard is proud of in her newly renovated kitchen, is the vertical drawer that stores cooking oils and condiments next to the cooking top.

Ricky Carioti

In the compact kitchen of Kelly and Rick Stieff in Deep Creek Lake, the barn-red cabinets have Modern Objects hardware in a pewter finish in the shape of twigs, branches and leaves.

A spacious, upscale kitchen design by Bethesda architect Mark McInturff.

McInturff Architects

Designer Ondine Karady's dining room/kitchen area in her Logan Circle condo.

Mark Finkenstaedt -For The Washington Post

A tiled countertop and wooden cabinets in the re-modeled home and office space of architect Rob Morris, known for his Arts & Crafts and bungalow homes.

Lois Raimondo-The Washington Post

In Marilyn Stern's 11-foot-wide home in Georgetown, antique Chinese court doors bought at a local auction provide a classy front for the Ikea cabinets in her kitchen.

Kevin Allen

The kitchen opens directly into the 35x35-foot atrium of a model home in Poquoson, Va.

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