Everything in its place…
having the perfect cooking appliance and the perfect fresh food storage items out of the way (and probably half of; OK, over half of a descent budget spent), I will now address all the furniture for the perfect kitchen of my dream.
This is probably the next greatest expense; although I suspect that some spend the bulk of their budgets on cabinets than on anything else. We spend a great deal of money to hide everything away, which is fine if you spend a great deal of time passing through your kitchen, but I prefer to spend time IN my kitchen. So, I am not so sure that spending a great deal of money to hide all my stuff is appropriate, for me anyway. Who needs the traditional kitchen cabinet? We think there are alternatives to the boring look of the traditional American kitchen: Think of your kitchen as another room to furnish with armoires, cases and tables.
There are some really great ways to make a working kitchen look pleasing and yet, still be a working kitchen.
A few years back we found these wonderful cases and saved them for inspiration.
Envision a wall of these, built to accommodate your largest pot or serving piece with glass or better yet, copper screening. Personally we like being able to see what we are looking for (who has time in a busy kitchen to remember: “Where did I store that pot or platter?).
So many options! Take the time and think outside of the ordinary kitchen for storage solutions… have fun; live, work, play!
