by Steele Thomas Marcoux
Rugs for Happy Kitchen Design
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Designed by: Premier Custom-Built, Inc.

#1. Soften Your Step

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There’s no getting around spending a lot of time on your feet in the kitchen. One way to ease the burden is roll out an area rug usually reserved for living areas in the cook space. The softer surface will add warmth to typically less-than-barefoot-friendly kitchen floors made of tile or wood. Another option: install cork underfoot. The absorbent material is easy on joints.

 

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So true. I've learned EVERYTHING happens between the sink and range at meal time. And I won't even consider a kitchen that doesn't allow me room to plate every diner in that space. (We have 8 in our family, and I learned the hard way to guard that kitchen space as sacred.)

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