The kitchen has not always been the emotional center of the home. For much of the 20th century it was a study: practical, closed off and largely out of sight. Over time that changed. At first slowly, but then suddenly, the kitchen became the place where people came together, talked, worked, floated, stayed and lived. […]
There was a time when the living room was the most important room in the house. It was the place where guests were received, furniture was carefully arranged and certain rules were quietly enforced. You didn’t just eat there. You are not stretched out. And you certainly didn’t treat it like just another room. Somewhere […]