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modern kitchen is a gathering spot for friends, a place to grab a quick bite, an area to complete homework assignments and even an area for deep reflection. Today's modern kitchen is functional, comfortable, and is the meeting spot for family and friends.
Because everything from appliances and cabinetry to seating and coloring is carefully selected, modern kitchens beckons one to enter and stay for a while.
One of the ways that today's home owners achieve comfortable kitchens is by adding color. Read any decorating magazine and it will tell you to create a 'perception of comfort' add color. There are various decorating magazines that go as far as to suggest the actual colors you should use for your kitchen. Since I truly believe that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder or at least the one signing the check, I chose my favorite colors. Guess I am lucky yellows are in this year.
No matter what color is placed on the walls, if the seating arrangement is not placed just right, no one will remain in the kitchen long. I know of a person who before updating her kitchen, she had the habit of dragging a chair to the huge picture window whenever she had her daily cup of cinnamon orange spice tea. A friend suggested she put seating in the window and sit there instead.
This lady added a box seat to her picture window, replaced the glass table with a counter height table and added bar stools on the other end. Now even her sons do their homework at the window box seat in the kitchen. When friends come over for a visit, they park in the window as well. Modern kitchens invite one to sit and relax.
No matter how modern, no matter how pretty and no matter how comfortable modern kitchens are, the role of the kitchen is still to prepare and store food. The up to date kitchens have simply added some nice benefits while maintaining functionality. To maintain functionality, the appliances and cabinets are placed in just the right spot.
