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Article: The cool look of stainless steel hotter than ever: there's a revolution underway in the kitchen and bath.
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- Supply House Times
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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It doesn't seem that many years ago that we viewed stainless steel as a material suited for making sinks and toasters--and that was about it. For use beyond that, whether for other applications in the kitchen or anywhere else in the house, it was generally considered too cold and institutional looking.
Fast forward to today, and it's clear that we've gone through a change in religion. In the kitchen alone, we now see stainless being used for almost every conceivable component. What influences were responsible for this current acceptance of the metal look? A key seminal one was introduction of the commercial look into residential kitchens. Once the Viking genre of ...