The 1961 idea kitchen designed by H&G, Curtiss Companies Inc. and American Gas Company.

9/16/2025 11:35:00 AM

Certainly warmth and gaiety are inviting qualities in a kitchen. When these are combined with top-notch efficiency, you have a room that is as much fun to live in as it is to work in. All these happy traits are present in this year's Idea Kitchen designed by H&G and Curtis Companies Inc. in cooperation with the American Gas Association. The 20-foot square kitchen, planned for a family with children, is really two rooms in one, screened by an angled, see-through dividing wall. This wall is composed of a line-up of equipment (range, dishwasher, work counter and double sink) backed by high wood panels. On the equipment side of the wall is the working section of the kitchen which includes, in addition to the food preparation center, a pantry at one end, a laundry at the other. The opposite side of the divider provides a backdrop for the family room. In front of a wide bow window at one end of this section is a dining area; at the opposite end, an entertainment wall and home office. In addition to these pleasures for the eye and spirit and a full complement of efficient equipment, storage cabinets and generous sweeps of counterspace, you find a number of welcome bonuses: built-in equipment for music and movies, a faucet that provides instant boiling water, a closet designed to organize cleaning equipment, a pantry for pets' paraphernalia.