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Kitchen Design Through The Ages
Kitchens are becoming more and more efficient by design and also for the consumer who wants a kitchen that is eco-friendly, bright and easy to work in.
The design of the kitchen working area is best designed as triangular. The range, refrigerator, sink and other ingredient storage space should be within that triangle, or other preferred working area shaped space.
Back through the ages, kitchens were usually large with a dominant table where the entire family was served their meals except on special occasions such as holidays, birthdays and other specific celebrations. On those special days, meals were served in the dining room. Those kitchens are now called eat-in kitchens.
In more modern contemporary homes there are ‘breakfast nooks,’ where meals other than breakfast are often served, depending on the number of individuals living there.
In the days before modern plumbing and free flowing taps, many farmhouse kitchens would often feature a large sink with a hand pump on each end. One pump brought water from a nearby well and the other would pump water from a cistern. The well water was cleaner and therefore used for drinking and cooking, whereas the cistern water would be used for cleaning and washing laundry. The cistern was usually a rudimentary hole in the ground designed to collect rain water.
Today, green kitchens tend to be popular. What is a green kitchen? A green kitchen is not always a kitchen that is painted green, but it is an eco-friendly kitchen where the countertops are made of durable materials that look just as good as traditional countertops made of granite or quartz. In this instance, making a green choice will not impair the resale value of your home.
Kitchen islands seem to be in vogue and some are created with beautiful wood finishes. A description of one tells us: it has a black rubbed finish with pine-finished top and it is embellished with a built-in wine rack, racks for storage on each end, storage for hanging stemware and three drawers that are push-pull. These kitchen islands have been quite popular for some time and still endure.
With technology getting stronger and almost ready to peak, kitchens are becoming more and more modernistic; we have microwave ovens that are placed above the range and so easy to employ when needed. Also, lighting has taken a surprise trend, where lights are placed above the sink and even the island which makes finding tools and other essential items easier. Many microwaves have a light on the underside, which lights up the entire range top. How wonderful can it get? Let’s leave it as is.
Bach BWV 1002 Introduction Nicholas Kitchen Library of Congress
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