Village Squire, 1979-10, Page 10The U-shaped kitchen is generally the
most popular ad efficient and serves well
when integrated with an open plan that
flows to the family room or diningroom. In
elongated rectangular rooms this can most
easily be applied. In square rooms the
move most usually is to an L-shaped
kitchen concentrating the work area along
two sides of the room leaving the rest of the
room open for a table and chairs or other
uses. Some kitchen planners feel the
L-shaped kitchen provides greatest effrc
icncy fur a kitchen that will be used by
more than one person at a time.
A new concept is the four-walled kitchen
that incorporates the use of all available
wall areas for the greatest space efficiency,
casual traffic control and functionalism
while offering an opportunity for styling
flair.
One of the changes that has come about
in kitchen planning in the last decade is the
emergence of many new appliances for the
kitchen. Nearly every kitchen, says Mr.
McKee. has a dishwasher today. Many
have microwave ovens. Power posts and
food centres are being incorporated into
more and more new kitchens. Also gaining,
in popularity are such waste removal
products as Trash-Mashers.
In addition such conveniences as built-in
range tops and wall ovens are opening up
exciting doors for the designer. Today
more and more kitchens look like the
examples once seen only in decorating
magazines.
One of the biggest changes in kitchens in
this part of the country in the last decade.
Mr. McKee says is that there are now very
few kitchen cabinets built by contractors as
there once were. Today contractors just
can't compete with the companies that
manufacture cupboards, he says.
With the stress on more and more
storage space in the kitchen necessitated
by so many more small utensils and the
emphasis on greater styling in the kitchen,
the biggest investment in renovating a
kitchen is the kitchen cabinets. One
manufacturing expert recently gave five
suggestions for helping a home owner
decide wisely in choosing cabinets.
1. Determine for yourself whether you
want a light or dark finish kitchen. Each
has its advantages. Light cabinets tend to
make small rooms seem larger. Dark,
natural finishes add a warm, homey
feeling.
2. Decide what style you want to live
with for the next 10 years or so. A
traditional? Contemporary? Don't get
yourself caught in fads you'll regret later
(remember avocado?).
. 3. Within the style and general category
of finish try to start narrowing your choice
down to a more specific finish, one that
goes with your other kitchen decorating
ideas (and the finish of your appliances).
4. Within the category of style, try to
pin-point the few you think you love the
most.
8 Village Squire, October 1979
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