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Article: HOT AND COLD TRENDS IN KITCHEN APPLIANCES; They're out-front or hidden, contemporary or retro.(HOME & GARDEN)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- September 10, 1998
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In the past two decades, the focus of the home has trended back toward the kitchen - where, as in colonial and pioneer days, the family gathers, meals are prepared and enjoyed, entertaining begins - and sometimes continues.
As such, today's kitchen needs both space and style. Space, even in smaller condominium kitchens, often includes an eating area, room for two cooks and an adjoining family room with entertainment center, computer, couches and a game table.
With such a spotlight on the kitchen, its major appliances join cabinetry at front and center of the design stage.
While major appliances are venerable pieces of equipment, expected to ...