The kitchen

"The kitchen and dining area, where food is prepared and meals are celebrated, has always been the heart of the home. It is where we first face the day, and where we re-group at day's end. Here is where practicality merges with our sentiments about what constitutes a home - a family gathered around the table, the bounty of the garden or shopping expeditions transformed into a feast for the senses, leisurely Sunday mornings spent lingering over coffee and the newspaper or watching the birds outside the window. Even at a formal dinner party, guests always seem to migrate to the kitchen, drawn to its nurturing warmth and conviviality."

The natural home by Tricia Foley