From hosting an unforgettable dinner party to streamlining a morning routine, this year’s panel of experts knows their way around a kitchen or bathroom. Read their tips and recommendations below, and check out our product picks for each occasion.

How to Power Up Your Powder Room

Interior designer Delia Kenza grew up in New York City and now lives in the Brooklyn brownstone her aunt once called home. It’s one of many townhouses she has renovated across the city, and she is an expert at revamping historic homes for contemporary living. One of the trickiest—and tiniest—spaces to add or update in these narrow buildings is the parlor floor powder room.

See Delia’s tips for elevating your own.

See our picks for best new kitchen and bath faucets.

How to Cook for Company

Dominique Crenn is the first female chef in the United States to receive three Michelin stars—earned by her San Francisco restaurant Atelier Crenn, which she opened in 2011. She went on to launch Petit Crenn, a bistro focused on Breton cuisine, and Bar Crenn, a 1930s Paris–inspired salon. Needless to say, she knows a thing or two about entertaining.

See her guidelines for cooking for guests.

See a few of our favorite island-ready appliances.

How to Raise the Bar

Ryan Chetiyawardana has been the toast of London’s cocktail scene since he opened his first bar, White Lyan, in 2013. He has racked up accolades—including World’s Best Bar for Dandelyan, recently reinvented as Lyaness—that cite his inventive drinks, home-grown botanicals, and spaces that generate little waste. His first U.S. offering, Silver Lyan, opens in Washington, D.C., in January.

See his tips for throwing a great cocktail party.

See our recommendations for the best new barware out there.

How to Beautify Your Getting-Ready Space

“I don’t differentiate between beauty and wellness,” says Jean Godfrey-June. Since taking over as beauty director at Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop in 2015, she has led the conversation about “clean” products, eschewing anything with potentially toxic ingredients, and has approached beauty as being about self-fulfillment rather than fixing flaws. Naturally, we asked for her guidance on setting up a sanctuary of self-care.

See what she had to say.

See our picks for the best freestanding tubs.

See our picks for the best surfaces to dress up your countertops.

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