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andwiching
dinners between
homework,
sports practices,
overtime office
hours, and
committee
meetings may feel more like a
five-alarm fire than a five-star
restaurant meal. A well-designed
and organized work space, like the
2008
B e tte r H o m e s a n d G ardens
Tdea Kitchen, can solve many of
the dinner table challenges you
face daily. It all starts with a
practical approach to space
planning and storage.
Working with kitchen designer
Mary Jo Peterson, we designated
areas for food prep, cooking,
cleanup, and dining, and equipped
each with the appropriate step-
saving appliances and fixtures.
A pot-filler faucet, for example,
eliminates half the trips between
the sink and the cooktop. A pullout
pantry next to the refrigerator
centralizes dinner ingredients and
simplifies putting away groceries.
Loaded with storage features,
the clean-line cabinetry doesn’t
scrimp on style. Its smooth doors
minimize visual clutter and, as a
bonus, are easy to wipe clean.
Now that’s what we call an
“Everyday Easy” kitchen.
CIRCULAR THINKING
A backsplash of round recycled-glass
tiles in the cooking zone provides a
colorful display behind a banquette
upholstered in a leafy damask and
a low-maintenance glass-top table.
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