Monday, April 28, 2008

Warmest Room in the House


The Warmest Room in the House: How the kitchen became the heart of the twentieth-century American home was a pretty straightforward book. As the title suggests, it's a history of attitudes toward food in America, with an emphasis on how that affected the design of the kitchen. Broad-focused, informative, and easy to read. Kept my attention all the way through.

Book 27

3 comments:

Gail said...

Just put this on hold. The book cover shown at my library is of a 50's style family in the kitchen. I found myself feeling uncomfortable with that cover. I liked the whisk picture better. Either way, it sounds interesting and I plan to read it.

SnowLeopard said...

You can see how kitchens have changed from the small dark variety of the 50s--70s, to the wide open and brightly lit kitchens of today. We do spend quite a lot of time in there- aside from sleeping and sitting in front of my computer, I'd say I spend the most of my time in the kitch! :) Did this book give some good floor plans as well? Sounds interesting, even if just to flip through.

Turi Becker said...

Yeah, that other cover seemed to be more common, when I was looking for an image.

No, no floor plans in the book, and very few illustrations. Good info, though.