Through the years there have been a lot of changes that a kitchen has gone through. It was once for a simple utilitarian use to now being modern and sleek, for the average home user. Let us go through history and reminisce.
Past: The kitchen created during mid-40’s has come to an end in the past 60 years and has gone through different changes and styles though it still needs the same uses as what it was created for. It should serve its purpose for the people at home and their guests.
Your kitchen needs to be clean at all times and free from bacteria and germs. It should be ecologically friendly to the environment.
The kitchen being the heart of the home should be functional to everyone at home, regardless of age, height and stature.
1940’s: Kitchens were known to be dark, dull and dreary place that is a forgotten area at home. It was viewed as a savage workspace and solely utilitarian. That was all changed when a greater emphasis was made to make the kitchen appear as being part of the home.
1950’s: During the post war building boom this created an opportunity for amazing and new concepts for kitchen designers. It created an opportunity for the kitchen to be a shining star in the home. This era was remembered to have an image of a happy homemaker in a bright new, white colored kitchen and appliances that were very clean.
This was the known to be the Dream Kitchen Era. A more exciting design for the kitchen and out with the dark and dreary place.
1960’s: This era was known for its flower power designs. The kitchen would have large petal flowers with the then popular gold colored appliances, lime green and new kind of flooring, the linoleum. This type of flooring became an instant trend since it was cheap, and very convenient to clean.
Also Spanish motif was the trend to follow. It had a theme of being in a cooking galley of a Spanish Galleon which required mostly everything in the kitchen to have with it an iron handle. Covering the floor and countertops were tiles colored in burnt orange; it created a feel of being home in a Spanish hacienda.
This created the new concept of the kitchen having various designs and styles.
1970’s: Towards the end of the 70’s the exposed look was in trend. Decay was the thing of the past and everything was open for everyone to see. From black glass covered appliance to open ceiling with metal pipes being exposed, after all it was known to be the space age.
The kitchen has know to have evolved from time to time but one thing remains the same it is the heart of the home and should always be kept as homey as possible.
