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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Horrid.  Truly.  Maybe OK for a mtn retreat, but totally unworkable for a real home with kids, backpacks, coffee mugs, clutter.[/quote]

Isn't that the point of a kitchen like that?  to eliminate/prevent clutter?

Europeans have no clutter.  I was truly amazed at how lovely and clutter-free my pals' homes were.  They pay top dollar for good quality items that last.  But they purchase so few items.  That's their mentality - very unlike our "Walmart" mentality here.

I like it, OP, but you're bound to find criticism from this crew b/c there's just not enough space to house all their stuff!

If you sell, it will be to a single person or a couple w/o kids who appreciate keeping things simple.

And for as simple as the look it, I'm sure you're paying top dollar for that design!  [/quote]
Oh please, not another "Europeans really know how to do XYZ better than anyone" poster.

And I so disagree with eliminating clutter as a purpose in itself. I'm all for eliminating needless things and cutting it down to the important stuff. But the thing is, being forced to live with too few things is as restrictive and hateful, and probably more so, than living with unnecessary abundance. I don't want to live with only three teacups. I want my countertop grill.  I want a vessel blender AND an immersion blender. They add to my kitchen experience.

These kitchens with open shelves and perfectly symmetrical rows of spotless mugs you see lined up on them? They are staged for magazine shoots.  No one wants to live with constant obsession with order and cleaning (which keeping it usable would require.)[/quote]

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