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I saw an entry on John Chow’s blog recently about a lovely house he was looking at in Whitby Estates and it reminded me that I haven’t been doing my homework for our own house that has just been completed. To be honest, I was actually spurred by the picture of the kitchen that he posted. Although it is the sort of kitchen layout I would love in our home, I would still opt for a more modern cabinet design – the type where you can’t see the handles, like the ones pictured below from Trendir:

I want soft close cabinets so that when you swing the door shut, it doesn’t slam. I also prefer the lacquer finish rather than wooden cabinets, although for a while there I was thinking about wood. As much as I love the all-white finish, I realise the impracticalities of having white kitchen cabinets, especially when you’re planning a home with young children. A better bet would be to go for off-white:

I’m kind of fond of black, too, but I’m worried that too many dark colours in the house attract mozzies. Then again, this kitchen design taken from Freshome looks great, don’t you think?

In fact, this design looks like it would fit our house plan pretty nicely. We have space for an island and a single wall for the cabinets to be lined against because the room design is an open concept with the kitchen connecting to the living and dining. I also think it is more practical to have floor to ceiling cabinets so you don’t have to worry about cleaning above the cabinets where dust collects.
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