Technology, Gadgets Latest In Design Trends In Dream Kitchens

Technology, Gadgets Latest In Design Trends In Dream Kitchens

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You might consider the kitchen of Las Vegas resident Dominique Doumani as an inspiration. In addition to the requisite two ovens and Subzero refrigerators of today’s fantasy kitchens, Doumani has an under-the-counter microwave and built-in steamer and wok stations. “Everybody puts an oven on top of an oven,” she said. To fit everything we wanted into the kitchen, it was painstaking.” Marjorie Poore, a producer who helped design the kitchen for Chef Hubert Keller’s PBS show, “Secrets of a Chef,” and has been producing cooking shows for 25 years, said Keller’s TV kitchen includes personal touches. “A lot of times, I’ve seen chefs roll their eyes when they go into these kitchens,” Poore said. “We go into beautiful kitchens to film, and we can tell from the decorations that they’re not real cooks — like when they fill their counter space with little decorations. Extensive counter space, she said, allows for better organization. Do you have great storage space, built-in storage space? A trend now is to incorporate professional items into home kitchens.” Marc Bartolomeo, host of the DIY Network’s “Kitchen Impossible,” agreed. “People are doing the spring-action (faucets) you generally find in commercial kitchens,” he said. Bartolomeo said long-arching and high-reaching gooseneck and pull-out faucets are particularly useful. The kitchen always looks like an army’s been through it. Bartolomeo said built-in steamers are increasingly popular, and those he generally installs are built into the countertop. Subzero/Wolf features a refrigerator with built-in air-purification system and built-in laminated cards that tell the owner how and where to store the food for optimal preservation. iPod-like technology is spreading to the kitchen, too. Consumers are paying more attention to lighting styles, Segler said, and energy-efficient LED and halogen systems, especially in track lighting, are popular.