"Picture this: As you're hosting your family and friends during the holidays, you realize you don't have a central place on the counter to put your cheeseboard. You look up from your search to see that your in-laws are squeezing between the kitchen island and the doorway to get into the dining room. Then, you notice you could put the board right where your stand mixer is sitting ... if only there was a spot to store the mixer."
""I was like, 'This is just not working.' I didn't really have a good place to put food down, because if people were sitting at the peninsula, you didn't want to shove things right in front of their face," Baj said. After hosting Christmas, it was clear: the kitchen needed an update. "We were like 'Let's really think about how this flow is going to work and what will best suit our family going forward,' Baj said.""
Homeowners frequently notice kitchen shortcomings while hosting holidays and then decide to renovate to improve flow, storage, and functionality. Samantha Baj lived in a 2007 Bedford house whose kitchen lacked modern flow: the refrigerator sat opposite the cooking area and a peninsula with stools blocked a sliding deck door. After hosting Christmas, Baj and her family chose to redesign the layout to better suit entertaining needs. Baj hired Fresh Start Contracting and Hammond Design to create a more hosting-friendly space. Contractors report that many clients realize renovation needs after holiday gatherings and pursue changes to improve circulation and usability.
Read at Boston.com
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