As our way of life becomes more informal and appliances get better-looking and more efficient, kitchens are again becoming the center of family life. The one shown here, planned by General Electric, is a good example. Its hub is a U-shaped island which contains an automatic laundry, Disposall, sink, dishwasher and storage, together with a bar and a soda fountain. When you work behind this counter, you face a reversible dining-games table and can talk easily with people sitting at it. Food is prepared on counters which form an L along the two back walls and incorporate the stove. Storage for food and utensils is under these counters and also in wall cabinets of a new type whose counterbalanced doors swing up at the flick of a finger. Refrigerator and freezer are next to the service entrance. An attractive architectural feature is the way two wide, shallow steps lead down to the living room. At one side is a built-in bookcase-desk, complete with telephone and housekeeping files; at the other a stone fireplace. If your kitchen is in full view of your living area, take a tip from this decoration. Bar, bookcase and furniture could all be of rare woods, their surfaces impregnated with plastic to resist heat, acids, alcohol. Fabrics could be nylon, Fiberglas or plastic yarns which are so easy to clean you can choose pastels without worrying. Indirect over-all lighting between redwood beams gives a sense of outdoors.
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source: House and Garden Magazine | June 1951
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