Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! This morning, I was reading The Washington Post’s annual LIST of what’s in and what’s out for the coming year. I had the actual newspaper in my hands, but really, I should have read the article online to click through to all the references I didn’t get.
Instead, I just kept interrupting poor Ruthie, who was minding her own business behind the Sports section. “Who’s Harris Dickinson?” “What’s Sotol?” “Who’s this Kristi person and what does she have to do with Nikki Haley?”
But then I saw this one: “Out: Curvy couches. In: Curvy kitchens.”
Wait. What?
Are curvy kitchens a thing? How did I miss it?
Well, the Post didn’t. Back in September, Jura Koncius* wrote a great article about curvy kitchens.
Bottom line: as in any room, the thinking is that curved shapes are more organic, friendlier, softer, and more welcoming than straight lines and sharp corners.
Huh. That may be, but to be honest, I’m not buying extreme curves in kitchens. I just don’t love the look.
In the article, Jura wisely addresses the question of, What if you don’t want your kitchen to look dated in a few years? Because *I’d* say that the curvy kitchen is a fad, not a trend.
The answer: smaller gestures. Incorporate round shapes via a large bowl, an oval table, or curved chair backs.
I don’t know if those small gestures are enough to make you feel au courant, but you have to ask yourself: is the kitchen the right place for fads anyway?
*Congratulations to the fabulous Jura, who is starting a new chapter of life after 47 years at The Washington Post!!!
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