Do I have awful taste in kitchens.

Sago

Confession time….. here’s my kitchen dresser that somehow I never get around to sorting?

I have two of those mugs, middle top shelf, Sago!

Past Times? I never use them.

I’m a little embarrassed after putting up the picture of my dresser?.
It’s a dumping ground and really needs a sort out.
Here’s a picture of my kitchen from the opposite side.
I don’t want you to have an image off me surrounded by old newspapers,plastic bags and cardboard boxes.

To each their own, but Sago's kitchen would appeal to me far more than a glossy grey/navy and chrome style kitchen.

We are planning a new kitchen- but it will be modern but with a touch of rustic and warmth- and there will be NO island. Our huge oak table with 4 extra leaves will remain, and the French (from France) dresser will also remain.

I am a kitchen person- we live in it, entertain in it. So no, you are not alone.

Most modern kitchens aren't worth the money.

I was reading the other day that wfh means people are looking for separate rooms now more than huge spaces.

kittylester

I was reading the other day that wfh means people are looking for separate rooms now more than huge spaces.

Do you think that is because working from home now means people need separate rooms to set up office on the table? You can't have dishwashers gurgling and breadmakers whirring while on an important zoom call!

I think open plan becomes very impractical once children start to grow up and need rooms to do homework, practice the piano, have friends over etc.
I think it's a fashion that might soon have had its day.

I’m with the traditionalists on kitchens. I like a homely, warm look not the sterile modern and don’t gat me going on grey and white. I spend a great deal of time in my kitchen and like it to be warm and friendly.

Sleek, shiny and modern for me every time. Ours is like that with huge picture windows. It's lovely and everyone ooohs and aaahs when they see it. I love clean lines and modern furniture but not to the point where it's sterile.

We had open plan sitting room/dining/kitchen when the children were young and I longed for separate spaces. Watching all these 'homes' programmes on TV I wonder if the fashion will swing back to more separate spaces and bossy Kirsty will have to be advising building walls rather than knocking them down?

When we moved here 20 years ago we pulled out a solid oak kitchen and replaced it with cheap tat. I dont know what came over us. The oak would still look good today, whereas the cheap tat needs replacing.

I love a new modern kitchen with an island. However if it was in a cosy cottage it wouldn’t work, so then the old fashioned farm house one, would be just as lovely.

Yes, Aveline. Me too, as a newly wed. Looked gorgeous. All large white planes of walls with views from windows on all sides.

Also cooking smells throughout the house and nowhere to get away from each other or way to do contain the dog.

Well, my kitchen was renewed about 12 years ago. It’s definitely “Country Kitchen “ style. However, it was done on a very tight budget and I used 2nd hand units I bought on eBay. I was very determined that I wanted solid wood.
I was fortunate enough to find a “Smallbone” kitchen at a really cheap price. In my opinion the Creme de la Creme of kitchens. These units will last a lifetime. I did splash out on granite work tops though.

I did replace my cottage feel kitchen with a pure white high gloss jobby with fantastic plain surfaces easy to clean lots of clever storage in what's considered a small kitchen i.e. average 15x12 space! It's the easy cleaning I love cupboard go to the ceiling so no clutter or dirt shelf! No handles no dirt trap. It looks like a bomb's hit it whilst I'm preparing anything but the clean up is amazing. BUT I hate the way these programmes are rude enough to criticise and ridicule ANY style, each to her own I say. Usually the younger gens yet again thinking they reinvented the wheel. I've had German style country home for 45+ years. now I don't. I've morphed into a comfortable mid century style reminiscent of my childhood, and love it!

Ours is a working kitchen and I love it. Not to everyone’s taste though but I dont care.

Agree with you

I do agree about open plan living. Having experienced both I am now happy to have separate rooms. We can eat in the kitchen when there are only two of us but use the dining room when we have guests. I prefer having a sitting room too, no cooking smells in the soft furnishings and no kettle boiling in the background while I’m weeping at a sad film or trying to
Hear the punchline of a good joke on tv.

Sago our kitchen is very much like yours. We have similar sink, similar tv on the wall, similar cooker but ours is the induction version and yours look gas. We also have a large pine table with a mismatch of chairs down the other end of the kitchen. Our units are the reverse of yours as we have dark units and white worktops plus we have an island. I love our kitchen as it is both modern and cosy at the same time.

I have never had a new kitchen installed. Whenever we've moved we have used the fittings that were there.
However was watching an Italian Christmas with Nigella and fell in love with her stainless steel setup. It looked silvery and beautiful.
Will buy some lottery tickets.

Aveline

We had open plan sitting room/dining/kitchen when the children were young and I longed for separate spaces. Watching all these 'homes' programmes on TV I wonder if the fashion will swing back to more separate spaces and bossy Kirsty will have to be advising building walls rather than knocking them down?

I agree. It's a way of those living in small/medium houses to make believe they live in a much bigger house! But at what cost? I think th cure all knock it down mentality exposes a sheer lack of skill and planning and an inability to work within ones parameters.silly ideas for people who are always yearning for someone else's life? I wish this aspirational 'celebrity' culture would go, it makes for dissatisfaction with what we do have and can afford. Cuting cloth to fit is a long forgotten ethos and mores the pity.one of our DS spent over 55k extending a beautiful 30s huge semi to placate a demanding missus. Only to separate before the plaster was dry - literally! Lost most of the equity in the house so hobbling his recovery. The other one came to the feast with nil ,so she was quids in anyway. All fur coat and no taste! His current home is also gorgeous but him and partner #2s already now moaning about the "small" kitchen !! Which is only 3 years old!! I wouldn't mind but they live on meals out and order in!!!

kittylester

I was reading the other day that wfh means people are looking for separate rooms now more than huge spaces.

Just depends on what other rooms are available, I suppose.

We have no dining-room btw, but very lucky to have a second large kitchen at the back (Ye Olde Parish room) and I cook there if we have visitors so our kitchen stays clean and tidy, but warm and welcoming.

Every time you look at an interiors trend or someone else’s house you will possibly question your own taste
I have learnt to not follow trends - this years yellow kitchen will be next years blue one - mine is totally white with white grey marble because I wanted light and bright streamlined and efficient storage etc. every time is see someone else kitchen I question my decision !

My friend and I used to cater for parties in our spare time. We once did a party for a local GP and his wife, They lived in a lovely old farmhouse with a huge kitchen, all custom built units, two ovens and a microwave all built in. My friend looked round the kitchen and said "No one actually does any cooking in here at all do they?" It was quite true, very attractive but nothing had ever been used.