Monday, February 7, 2011

Dreaming of a Kitchen

Santa was really good to me this year!!  He brought the Kitchen Aid Mixer I had been eyeing for some time.  Since unwrapping it, I have made peanut butter cookies, Oreo balls, numerous pound cakes and a couple other things.  I even have plans to make homemade bread too. 


And speaking of all this baking, making & cooking stuff, I realize how much a spacious kitchen is important.  As large as my kitchen is now, its not nearly as big as I want it to be.  Michael and I have been discussing the possibilities and purchasing some land and building a house. I seriously think the largest room in the entire house could very well be our kitchen.  I'm really fortunate that both Michael and I enjoy cooking so having all that space is important to us both. 

I know exactly what I want in my kitchen but will surely need some help from a friend who's family owns Classic Cabinets for design ideas.  But since I'm dreaming, here is my list:
  • I really like the idea of an island.  I can't tell you the number of times I run out of room in my current kitchen and having an island would be extra space for prepping. 
  • Double ovens are also going to be a must....I'm a baker!! 
  • Sub-zero refrigerator.  Nothing better.  Period.
  • 2 sinks. 
  • An ice maker that makes the good crunchy ice. 
  • Gigantic gas stove and a hood that vents out. 
  • Wet bar.  Sometimes all that cooking can be stressful!
  • Bar stools so that friends and family can sit in the kitchen while I'm cooking.  Its usually the gathering spot anyways.
  • Walk-in pantry.
  • Pull out spice rack.  I use lots and lots of spices when I cook and having them on a cabinet shelf is not convenient for a vertically challenged person, like myself.  I want a spice rack that I can pull out and see everything.  Its hard to put into words but trust me, the way I've imagined it is pretty cool.
  • LOTS AND LOTS OF CABINET SPACE.  I love dishes and bowls and kitchen appliance and gadgets.  I need space for all of this stuff.  The more cabinets, the better.
So there you have it.  Some of my wants for the dream kitchen.  I know most of it may be a long shot but it never hurts to dream out loud.  Who knows, maybe we will win the lottery.  In the meantime, I'll keep baking bread and pound cakes in my mid-sized kitchen.... 

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