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.
There is desirable from a sanitary standpoint, that the kitchen floor are impervious to moisture, therefore, concrete or tile floors are better than wooden floors. Cleanliness is the great desideratum, and this can best be achieved by all the wood work in and about the kitchen coated with polish; substances, the stains and grease spots, not in the wood when polished, and can easily a damp cloth.
The elements of beauty should not be missing in the kitchen. Pictures and objets d’art articles are not appropriate, but a few pots easily cultivated flowers on the windowsill or arranged the brackets on the window in winter, and a window box arranged as Jardinière, with vines and blooming plants in summer, will significantly brighten the space, and thus to facilitate the task, whose daily work is limited to the area of the kitchen.