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Article: The Kitchen Is the New Living Room -- And Living Rooms Need Furniture
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 15, 2003
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fter school, Lisa Hammill ushers her kids, Kerry and Zack Johnson,
into the kitchen of their Olney home, where they pull open a drawer,
grab a snack, and head to a table or a desk to do their homework. The
drawer is actually a refrigerator that fits under the countertop. The
table is part of an angled island that incorporates cherry bookcases
and a lower granite surface for baking.
The desk is built into a wall cabinet with bookshelves and mail
slots.
With its specially designed compartments and work surfaces,
Hammill's kitchen reflects one of the latest trends in the Great
American Upgrade. Kitchens are not only getting bigger and more open,
but they are being designed like giant pieces of ...