It's the classic picture of happy homelife: standing at the sink, scrubbing the dishes, while birds chirp outside the window and you lose yourself in the task at hand. Unfortunately, it's not very realistic. Most people don't have the good fortune to have a window above the sink, and even fewer go into a reverie while washing dishes. Still, kitchen windows fill our homes with natural light and they do make daily chores more enjoyable. We've rounded up a few examples of windows at the heart of some warm, welcoming Midwestern kitchens...
i couldn't imagine not having a window to look out as I cook and clean up. My kitchen is at the front of the house so I get to look out at the street.
When I have sublet an apartment in SF, the window looked out on the Bay Bridge so I had a fabulous view from the kitchen sink.
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I hope this isn't a stupid question, but what makes a window above the sink "Midwestern"? Isn't this common in all areas of the country? Doesn't the availability of the "window above sink" design depend more upon location density (i.e., urban, suburban, rural) than area of the country?
Am I missing the point of this post?
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"Am I missing the point of this post?"
I believe that all of these kitchens featured in this post just happen to be in the Midwest...
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I stare at the most beautiful piece of aging formica behind my sink. It really is lovely. And off to one side I have a beautiful view across the driveway into my neighbors sitting room. :)
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Every house or apartment I have lived in except for one or two had a kitchen window, mostly over the sink. My new house has the kitchen sink in a peninsula internal to the house, but there is a window a short distance away easily viewed while at the sink. I guess I don't get the comment that "most people" don't have them...
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