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Hands-On Kitchen Design with Aletha VanderMaas

30 min readKitchen design is a hands-on endeavor.

That’s why my friend mid-century Kitchen Designer Aletha VanderMaas takes every one of her clients on a kitchen field trip.

There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when you stop looking at Pinterest and start touching real-world materials.

No amount of internet research or saved magazine photos can substitute for putting your hands on an object to know if it’s truly right for your home.

This week, I’m thrilled to dive deeper into mid-century kitchens with Aletha! I love her unique perspective on how to do right by a mid-century home while matching it to your modern lifestyle.

Is the kitchen work triangle complete nonsense?

17 min readDo you need a better kitchen work triangle? Maybe…or maybe it’s completely wrong for you and already the cause of your problems.

Odds are, if you’ve ever given serious thought to an upgrade for the kitchen of your mid-century home, you’ve run across the term “kitchen work triangle”.

And if you have issues with how your kitchen works—not enough storage, not enough prep space, no room to share the work, a crowd underfoot at dinnertime every night—you’ve wondered if this mythical concept of a perfect kitchen work triangle is the solution.

Maybe…or maybe it’s completely wrong for you and already the cause of your problems.