The Golden State: Where & How to Live, Secure, Visit, Enjoy and Thrive in California

Dream Kitchens

With leaves raised, the desk makes a 48-inch table. It can be easily moved where wanted for use in food preservation or for setting up salads or desserts when serving a group. It can also serve as a tea cart, or it will seat two extra persons comfortably for meals. With a fluorescent light directly overhead, the table is a good place for a child to study.

A 6-inch-deep shelf extends back into the wall, making a place for a recipe book or two, telephone book, a kitchen radio. Housewives say that when someone is at the door or when they join guests, they like to see that they are presentable. A mirror above the desk meets this need.

Storage Features

Near the doors and out of the way of meal preparation is this closet for the kitchen cleaning equipment. Besides such things as broom, brushes, and dustpan, the lower section can hold the step stool. There is a hook for aprons. A rack on the door provides storage for first-aid supplies.

The upper section is reserved for a selected supply of canned foods.

A Minimum House

In this very small house, which is only 24' x 26' 8", the living room, dining room, and kitchen are all open in one room which occupies approximately half the house. Note that the back of the fixed seat of the dining space forms the only partition between kitchen and living room. Folding screens, or sliding door panels might be used to close off the kitchen from the living room if desired.