COMFORT IN THE KITCHEN

Evening Star, Issue 21620, 16 January 1934, Page 2

COMFORT IN THE KITCHEN

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS It is, perhaps, the desire of every housewife to have an efficient kitchen —one that possesses-all the latest kitchen equipment. Rows of gleaming pans, quantities of clean, white tiles, and a stove that is quite the last thing in stoves are all so inspiring to work with, and it’s all so nice to look at. But when the toil of the day is over in the kitchen and those who have worked in it also have to sit in it, unless it is suitably equipped the efficient kitchen makes a very uncomfortable sitting room. Efficiency heed not mean discomfort, especially nowadays. The woman who does a great deal of her own housework and does not employ a maid has no need to consider comfort in the kitchen, for she can retire to another room for her leisure moments; lor her, efficiency in the kitchen is all that matters. This also applies, of course, where a sitting room is provided for the domestic staff. But the maid who has to spend her evenings sitting in the midst of nothing but efficiency can’t be expected to purr with delight of it. AN OPEN FIRE. Nowadays so much attention is being iven by the various manufacturers to the requirements of the small house -hat it is possible to combine adequate (foml'ort with adequate equipment in the kitchen. Good stoves which function properly and are pleasant to look at are available, and they include those that will provide an open fire if necessary—an important detail; a permanently closed fire is often responsible lor the loss of a good maid. Various fitments for the kitchen are on the market; they are designed with doors for the concealment of inelegant objects, or for the purpose of keeping articles free from dust. Some of the so-called “ kitchenettes ” are made to resemble bookcases, and there are all kinds of other quite pleasant designs for other furniture. It is quite often an easy matter to fix doors which will, when required, enclose the sink; or. if this is not possible, a curtain of the new coloured cloth will serve the same purpose. The cloth can be had in many colours.