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KITCHENS

Kitchen &

Breakfast Nooks

by Stienie Greyling

ecades ago, the kitchen was
hidden at the back of the house.
DIt was at place where meals were
prepared and dirty dishes were washed.
Fast forward to 2022 and the kitchen has
a completely different role. Today the
kitchen is the focal point of the home, the
place that brings everyone together at the
start and end of the day.
Future kitchen trends are about feeling of togetherness. It also has the quality, but they are increasingly being
dispelling any notions of a show home. advantage of helping to contain smells in recognised for their health benefits.
Introducing some antique or vintage the kitchen area. Once considered outdate and frumpy,
furniture into kitchen and breakfast Lighting in a kitchen is always a the sink skirt is back in fashion creating
nooks has the immediate effect of creating challenge to get right, and the art of opportunity for texture and pattern,
a warm, lived-in home environment. layering will be key to designing kitchens softening kitchen schemes and adding
Farmhouse kitchen furniture in the form successfully in the future. The reality is a touch of nostalgia. The idea is based
of a scrubbed kitchen table or dresser is that one only needs a certain amount around replacing the base cabinet doors
the obvious choice for a traditional look, of table lighting in specific preparation underneath the sink with pleated curtains,
and can be find at vintage fairs. Antique areas. Too many downlighters and the often suspended on a decorative rod.
pieces will introduce character to a space. kitchen ceiling ends up looking rather like Pantry cupboards have been kitchen
After years of breaking down walls to a landing strip. staples for centuries. In the last few years
create large open plan rooms, over recent The use of natural materials has pantry ideas such as pantry cupboards
times we have come to appreciate the increased considerably during the have established themselves as one of the
benefits of being able to close the door pandemic and will strengthen in appeal must-have items in modern homes.
and escape the sound track of the entire as marble, granite and unpainted wood Now that taps are available in a wide
house. A glazed partition can split spaces kitchen cabinets become a firm fixture. choice of colours and finishes, sinks are
without compromising on light or the Not only do they have a rich aesthetic following too and should not increase the

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