Wood flooring is traditional, but resilient flooring has been ubiquitous in kitchens since 1900. Other time-tested flooring materials include concrete, ceramic tile, and more modern options. Kitchen Classics
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Get Your Best Kitchen
Who isn’t thrilled to happen upon an undisturbed pantry in an old house? Faded china crowds a painted turkey platter, teacups dangle from brass hooks; on an upper shelf, someone’s long-forgotten seashells still fill a gilt-edged glass. Trouble is, many homeowners rush to gut and renovate the space, spending lots of money on a kitchen that will look oddly dated within a decade.
This issue offers better approaches to design—and lots of hard-won advice. Each kitchen is unique and personal, regardless of what style or era inspired it. And these are not kitchens for Luddites, either; expect to see every convenience.
Begin with information-packed articles on kitchen renovation costs, appliances, kitchen tile ideas, and kitchen lighting. Next up: photos to inspire your kitchen remodel. How do you update the Victorian servants’ kitchen for today’s family? What charming legacies come to us from 20th-century kitchens? Take a look at what others have done. Finally, read about how to pick a kitchen floor, and the allure of kitchen hardware.
My goal was to put together the idea book I wish I’d had when I was planning a new kitchen for my own 1904 house. I hope you enjoy it. (Send me pictures when you’re done!)
Patricia Poore
ppoore@homebuyerpubs.com
Editor-in-Chief for Kitchen Classics
