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The counter where a kitchen's bones take shape. Floor plans, work zones, lighting layers, and the design decisions that determine whether a kitchen flows or fights you. Audrey brings eight years of professional design experience to the questions most remodelers get wrong — and shows you how to build a kitchen that fits your actual life, not a floor-plan fantasy.

01 Overhead Lighting Alone Is Ruining Your Kitchen — Layer It InsteadOne ceiling fixture is not enough. Audrey Wells spent eight years designing kitchens and h... Audrey WellsThe Layout Jul 30, 2026 → 02 The Work Triangle Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It.The kitchen work triangle has been the golden rule of kitchen design since the 1940s. But ... Audrey WellsThe Layout Jul 01, 2026 → 03 Stop Designing Your Kitchen Around the Sink — Start With How You Actually CookMost kitchen remodels start with the sink. That’s the single biggest mistake Audrey Wells ... Audrey WellsThe Layout Jul 01, 2026 →