rotwang and I braved the Ideal Home Exhibition in an attempt to kick-start my brain into thinking about kitchens. Given the amount of time I spend in the kitchen (through choice!) I was starting to get a little worried about my complete inability to contemplate what I wanted in the redone one (as part of the Big Extension Project, the kitchen is going to be redone, since part of it'll be knocked down and rebuilt anyhow).I am lusting after one of these -- two ovens, six hobs. (If you are now saying "but
bibliogirl, there are only two of you in the house!" then I'm guessing you've not been to dinner here ;)).Other useful things seen: larder drawers which slide out and let you get at all the stuff from both sides -- they have racking within. (
spooktastic, you have some of those, don't you? Do you find them useful?) Warming drawers (for plates, food, letting bread rise, etc.) -- we currently have no feasible way of warming plates and this would be a Good Thing.Granite surfaces look lovely (we have some in our bathroom) but may, I suspect, drive the price up beyond what can be accommodated given the amount of work surfaces involved. Plus, how practical are they for kitchen use -- do you have to watch what you put down on them?
