E L E VAT I N G THE KITCHEN EXPERIENCE By Katie Baker
The kitchen of any home is a place to find nourishment — either literally from the food prepared
by hand or figuratively from the kinship felt with others around a table. It’s the one room in a
home guests naturally gravitate toward as the kitchen has become more functional, welcoming, and even luxurious over time. Early historic homes featured a detached kitchen due to the
prevalence of fires. Modern kitchens in the mid-1900s treated the kitchen as a workstation focused solely on meal prep. But the kitchens of today have evolved into one of the most TERESA BECK
desirable rooms in the house to entertain in which requires the artful blend of beautiful finishes and culinary functionality best executed by dedicated interior designers. PHOTOS BY REED BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY
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MAURY COUNTY LIVING
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SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2021
