'What do you mean you don't have a bootility room?' The middle class kitchen must-haves for 2022
telegraph.co.ukblakeslondon.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.
This takes the form of a countertop cupboard with shutter-style doors, which can be folded shut to conceal the toaster, kettle and other appliances (otherwise known on social media as a “breakfast nook” or “coffee station” – searches for which were up 45 per cent on Pinterest in the first few weeks of this year).Tying in with the requirement for a multifunctional kitchen that can be used as an office and social space too, this arrangement is perfect for those who work from home and can’t bear the sight of a Magimix or microwave cluttering the countertop, and want to close off the utility part of the kitchen when it’s not in use.
Developments in smart appliances and gadgets that perform more than one function, such as the taps that dispense hot, cold and sparkling water all in one, help to achieve this streamlined look.Some are even going the whole hog and concealing their entire kitchen behind closed doors.
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