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Types of kitchens – part 2

The luxury kitchen

At the top of the market, the kitchen becomes a status symbol which can cost anything, equipped perhaps with a range cooker, larger and more expensive than a Mercedes-Benz SLK car.

This type of kitchen may have vast refrigerators and ice machines from the USA, fan refrigerators which are better at circulating air, wine coolers, and even a separate cold room reminiscent of the north-facing larders of old country houses. According to unclutterer, this phenomenon has largely been inspired by celebrity TV chefs who have renewed an interest in cooking from good raw materials. The rich, who like to cook, want a great room to do it in which will not only look good, but be a show place for the latest gadgets such as steam ovens, cappuccino machines, glass-covered plasma screen televisions and stainless steel-lined copper pans. These will be set in a decor of hardwearing, expensive finishes such as limestone floors and oak kitchen cabinets and granite or composite stone worktops. These kitchens have costly countertops so it’s essential to maintain them, and every once in a while a countertop repair is done to fix any damages. If this is the kind of kitchen you’re going for, you can get the best results if you hire kitchen remodeling contractors. Continue reading →