Kitchen
Perkins introduced apartment-sized appliances to maximize cabinetry in the kitchen. For the tricky tight corner to the left of the stove, she used recessed knobs on the slim drawers so the larger drawers on the left could be opened. Plank vinyl flooring holds up against water and sand that gets dragged in from the beach. Cabinets: Diamond Prelude series in Cloud, Lowe’s; bubbled glass cabinet knobs: Anthropologie; stove: WNM610, Brown; microwave: Crosley; dishwasher: FFBD182MW-R, Frigidaire; flooring: 7-inch Engage Select Plank, Ashland Oak 5121, Curt Flooring
5. Take refuge in your kitchen. If your home is drafty and hard to warm up, turn to your oven. Challenge yourself to try something new, like baking bread from scratch — your kitchen will get nice and toasty, and your whole house will smell delicious.
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