What do you think defines a high-end kitchen?

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By definition, a "high end" kitchen has to be large, to house the people during cocktail parties. Even if you hire staff to serve your guests, people end up in the kitchen at the end of the night, inevitably. You can have a crap kitchen, in a crap house, install a pot filler - then call it "high end", but IRL, it just is not.

In what universe do people at a high end cocktail party end up in the kitchen, even if the kitchen is high end and super roomy?

People are always in the damn kitchens at the ones I attend at homes in the 2-3+m range. It is bizarre. Personally, I've sat in lovely, almost empty living rooms while people crowd in the kitchen - and these are catered events.

+1

Even in the $4m+ houses. People love the kitchen. It's comfy, if done right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Marble
Other expensive finishes
Pro cooktop
Double wall oven
Massive island
Drawers for all bottom cabinets. No cupboards on bottom
Space for a deal or two
Something extra: pot filler or special warmer/ microwave hidden in a bottom cabinet.

So in your opinion you cannot have a high end kitchen in a small house?

I think your kitchen would have to be about half the size of the first floor, if the house is small? It is universal that everyone gathers in the kitchen.

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Anonymous wrote:gas stove top with 5 or 6 burners - I personally don't like the water spigot but some like
double wall ovens
two dishwashers (one possibly in the butler's pantry)
two french door refrigerators
separate microwave in an upper cabinet
all appliances with wood fronts - no stainless(!)
walk-in pantry with lots of shelves for food stuff & serving platters, etc.
no lower cabinets - all drawers that pull out
plenty of outlets
under cabinet lighting throughout plus recessed lighting
two sinks - one standard size and one smaller size in the island
the hot water spigot in the main sink (forgot what it is called but I use mine every day)
an island with storage underneath and seating at one end but no cooktop(!) and only a small prep sink
large eat-in area with room for a table and chairs to seat 8-10
family room off of the kitchen
mechanical arm to hold cookbooks or ipads up off the counter at readable level (just saw this at a friend's house - her husband devised and it was really, really cool)
butler's pantry leading to the dining room (so no open kitchen here) with the butler's pantry to have a dishwasher, lots of crystal storage, independent ice maker

Your list is fantastic. I have most of this in my kitchen. I don't consider it high end. I'm lucky enough to have the space to support this layout. But a high end kitchen can be done without this much space.

OMFG, would someone please tell me the DCUM obsession with being obscenely wealthy and then pretending not to be? It's just toad-like. Oh, is the Lambo not high end because someone has a more elite edition? If you're going to brag about your luxury lifestyle, then FFS, just own it.

Don't worry she probably wear Old Navy in her not-high-end kitchen and makes sure to tell everyone she is frugal and that is why they are rich - not a super high HHI.

What do you care what other people do with their money? Serious question. It seems a preoccupation here. Funny, but sad, at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moltini or La Cornue (not CornuFe) range
Steam Oven
Separate Refrigerator and Freezer columns
Double Dishwashers
Butler's Pantry
Large Walk in Pantry
Functional,well thought out cabinets designed for the primary cook
No cabinet fillers
Lots of counter space

The space should be designed to allow for the number of cooks/children to comfortably move around and work.

+1

You can have a trendy kitchen, but if it's small, it's ick.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:gas stove top with 5 or 6 burners - I personally don't like the water spigot but some like
double wall ovens
two dishwashers (one possibly in the butler's pantry)
two french door refrigerators
separate microwave in an upper cabinet
all appliances with wood fronts - no stainless(!)
walk-in pantry with lots of shelves for food stuff & serving platters, etc.
no lower cabinets - all drawers that pull out
plenty of outlets
under cabinet lighting throughout plus recessed lighting
two sinks - one standard size and one smaller size in the island
the hot water spigot in the main sink (forgot what it is called but I use mine every day)
an island with storage underneath and seating at one end but no cooktop(!) and only a small prep sink
large eat-in area with room for a table and chairs to seat 8-10
family room off of the kitchen
mechanical arm to hold cookbooks or ipads up off the counter at readable level (just saw this at a friend's house - her husband devised and it was really, really cool)
butler's pantry leading to the dining room (so no open kitchen here) with the butler's pantry to have a dishwasher, lots of crystal storage, independent ice maker

Your list is fantastic. I have most of this in my kitchen. I don't consider it high end. I'm lucky enough to have the space to support this layout. But a high end kitchen can be done without this much space.

OMFG, would someone please tell me the DCUM obsession with being obscenely wealthy and then pretending not to be? It's just toad-like. Oh, is the Lambo not high end because someone has a more elite edition? If you're going to brag about your luxury lifestyle, then FFS, just own it.

Don't worry she probably wear Old Navy in her not-high-end kitchen and makes sure to tell everyone she is frugal and that is why they are rich - not a super high HHI.

What do you care what other people do with their money? Serious question. It seems a preoccupation here. Funny, but sad, at the same time.

Do you work at missing the point in all aspects of your life, or is playing dumb the highlight of your DCUM experience?

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This thread is so desperate and tacky. Expensive kitchens are just another way for bored stay at home moms to flash $.