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Kchens becoming Sfoca point of home I iiehe s are takleg -on a demnand. uenevednÎmpmaei te t'f0s DiII Graer, salts manager for as they retue in beieg dt focal Raywal Lad., coecurs. He, said pna0f borne actsvity, gay the growang nurnbee'of woeking o uia f t:t Toronto Home coluples ie rcent year bas 3: Duilder'Association (THBA). auuited in a greater densand for l Momà Wofmata pulident of ichens "ia offer "impslstyý ParKitees. said kltchens ave convertit=e and easy main- uteaig.tçfmlyroi eac. od.nenit du ol-fashiontd, la muw honnes .putlculaay, I op hen~oc~ - whtre Guet sald kitchees are growing the kitchen timng 'and living jn size relative to odier rons moms essentiaily fomi one becalise people aue spending Great Room - tejoys renewed more time in them. "Kjtchens popnIriIý.have, in a sentie, become family -ntbre Is also a trend to enter- room extensions, ie which bus- taie as homte radier chsan going bandsanmd even chuldree aue out Ia restaurants'. nos jut be- more nvolved chan ever cause of ecanomics, but because before," he said. utl% more fuin and peu"na. Cal McCadsîe, contracts sales people "ody, iecluding a lot of manager for Canac Kitchens men, love ta prepare foaut aAd., agrees chat kitchtes je eew honte. li's a great couple ar- »Il uenovated homes are tiviay." lie said. generally bigger chan jne upasa. Regarding design, Mr. Wolf- "Many kitchens today frature matn said esaaly eew kitchens large windows, biga ceiliegs and feature ligliter. baighter cabinet walkouts ta Ilie bsckysrd,$ lie finishes, so chat they au aisy- taid. tooking and cliteiful ta work in. Mr. McCadaie added chat dit le addition, dieue is a stroaig colour white is cutTentiy "Véry. move aoward a -furnîture look" very papular" in new kutchen in cabinets, such as the use of cabinets and appliances. "We're soiid oac or oak venters. And alto seeieg mom glass cabinets. "tht use of mouldanga to create And cenare jalands me popular an eye.pleasing look is very je lurger kitchens." lie sajd. a'uch ie vague." lc said Thie necessity of many "Kitchte design as it relates ta, European bousehols ta, use fuectiotois very important," said available space and energy Mr. Wolfman. "A gond kitchte resources as efficiently as pos- is comaplemented by ali mas parts, sible is baving a major influence inkcluding coueters. tilts, ap- on due design and operation of pliances, lighting and tlooeang" kitchen appliances ie the '90s. Fuecîonall;, "Iet is a graw- Geaffrey Hedges, vice'presi' ing number of conveneece- dent and general manager of oniented cabinets on the markea Miele Appliances Lsd., said bis today, suri as cabinets watli company markets liigb-aech, built'in garbage catis and tray Gereniade kitchen applian- sections for qumck and easy ces, including avens, fradges and saorage of utensils," he samd. dishwasliers, tchat consurait lets Klaus Bogner. genteal ctant lalf the water andlor enet- manager for Nommac lichens gy of standard North Ameencan Lsd.. sasd convenieaice canras units. cati alto include pot and pan Advances je aperation that au drawers, and rall-out umuts. makieg their way ieto today's ,?More and more people aue also kitchtns inclJude ."convection askseg for s slide-out garbage avens whicb use fans ta circis- container fronm Europe diat féa- lace lits, su, food çooca quicker, tus sepaame recyclable0non- more eveely and more entrgy uecyclable waste compat- efficieetly," said Mir. Hedges. ments," be said. Regarding design' Mr. Hedges "Tie eipliasis today' is ta said! deeaand is risieg for esake kitchens as usable as pot- "inaegraatd" kitchtn appîmances sible. CansumnerN aue mucli more chsat coteplemnt and fit iglit amei-contcious now chibn je tojt cabinetry, includang sp- past and tlierefore aue willing tu pliances tchat have due saine pay for canvenience. le faca. depdi as adjacent caueterops. meaey of chenu, particulatly '"Çeramnic cooktops, where due tmpty-nesaers, lnsist on having htating elemfents are lidden un' convemnlece fetures," suid Mr. demneath, aue also grawîeg je Bogner. populaity," be suid. lqterms ofdesign. Mr. Baguier nis article was prepared by satd the dlean. Esiropean look,. the Toronto Home Builderi' As- whicli cati iriclude framelets sociatton as part of ils consumer cabinets wîth conctaled linges information pragram. Phiant and obscured handIts, and built- 391-HOME for informaaion on in. compact appîsances, is je new homes or renovatton. Poaching is a crime! Couaiess wmld animais are bearag ktlled or capsured il legally in Canada. Poaching musc bc stopped. Cali 1-800-563-9453 tol'asd out hoas you can he* CALL FOR AFREE. M4ARKET VALUIE EVALUATION CHAIS PLIES 1%*jEWEL L AUDREY NEWELL '-' TI ~4TOfflÇPAZtýMILToN NEWELL Reflm"878-4444 Bo