It is a mistake to assume that all the rooms, however small and unpleasantly situated, is “good enough” for a kitchen. This is the space in the house a large portion of their time, and there should be one of the brightest and the best room in the house for which the results of the other department, depends not so much the health and comfort of the family than on actors in This “financial workshop”.
Every kitchen should be windows on both sides of the room, and the sun should have free entrance through the window to open from the top to see a complete change of air, light and fresh air are among the chief essentials for the success of all departments of the House . Good drainage should also be provided, and the ventilation of the kitchen should be careful to act as a bedroom. The ventilation of the kitchen is so abundant as to thoroughly remove all gases and odors with steam from boiling and other cooking processes, generally invade and do to some degree unhealthful every other portion of the house.
There should be ample space for tables, chairs, range, sink and cabinets, but the rooms should not be so large as to require many steps. Undoubtedly a large part of the aversion, and the neglect of “homework”, so often lamented, is from unpleasant surroundings. If the kitchen is light, airy and clean and the utensils bright and clean, the work of compounding those articles of food which grace the table and the appetite is a pleasant task.
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