Green Kitchen, Beautiful Kitchen

Green Kitchen, Beautiful Kitchen
by Eric Corey Freed


Traditionally, the American kitchen has long been the heart of the home. Once considered a utilitarian workspace, the kitchen has evolved to reflect the importance we place on it. Nowhere else will your home be more scrutinized, used and abused by your family and guests. The wonderful combination of designing for function, social interaction and appearance results in this most popular room in the home usually being the most decorated.

In older buildings, the kitchen reflects some of this history. Pre-war homes hold the kitchen as a food prep area, with the dining room as a formal and separate place. As social mores changed, the entire family became involved in food preparation, and our kitchens evolved in turn. New and increasingly larger appliances fueled this evolution, bringing us to the spacious all-in-one kitchen/living/dining space we all covet during those home shows on HGTV.

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