Does your kitchen need a second sink?
- At April 24, 2011
- By Moorea Hoffman
- In Function, Productivity
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Many kitchens today, especially large ones, are being designed with a secondary sink station. But it’s not enough just to have a second sink, where you place it is just as important. When placed correctly, a food preparation sink is incredibly beneficial. It literally doubles the functionality of a kitchen without adding to the square footage. It also allows multiple cooks to work in comfort simultaneously. And it prevents dirty dishes from getting in the cook’s way or forcing him/her to stop in the middle of a task in order to clean out the sink so it can be used.
Read More»“First we shape our dwellings. Then our dwellings shape us.” Winston Churchill
- At April 20, 2010
- By Moorea Hoffman
- In Function
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“First we shape our dwellings, then our dwellings shape us,” Winston Churchill.
For several months now, I have had the following quote as part of my email signature. I can’t remember where I first ran across it but it speaks to me of much more than just the pleasures of a beautifully designed space. As a designer those pleasures are, of course, very near and dear to my heart but this quote hints at the truth that within the oft-perceived “superficiality” of design is the very real affect an environment has on the people who dwell in it—for better or worse.
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