'What do you mean you don't have a bootility room?' The middle class kitchen must-haves for 2022
telegraph.co.ukMagnet revealed that 51 per cent of British homeowners would like a new kitchen this year – and 31 per cent said that spending more time at home over the past two years has made them view their kitchen differently, due to the new ways in which they have been using it.
By its nature – and, usually, its size – the kitchen is the room in the house that offers the most opportunity in terms of layout, functionality and bespoke design elements, and thanks to the responsiveness and ingenuity of kitchen designers, there are more options than ever for making yours stand out.
Here’s a round-up of the must-have features for today’s middle-class kitchen.In larger kitchens, where a big central island is used both for food prep and as a socialising space, the built-in plant trough is gaining traction.
This takes the form of a slim stainless steel sink sunk into the countertop, with drainage below, so that potted herbs can be grown within easy reach of the cooking and food-prep area – both a practical and an aesthetic feature, as seen in this kitchen by Blakes London (blakeslondon.com).It’s also perfect for a kitchen that frequently doubles up as a party space, when the potted plants can be swapped out for ice and bottles of champagne. “Post-Covid, our clients have never been more keen to entertain and party at home,” notes Blakes’s managing director, Jeremy Bott.The hankering for walk-in larders or pantry cupboards is nothing new, particularly for those who honed baking, cooking and home-organisation skills during lockdown, but the current covetable storage feature is a butler’s pantry.
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