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Over at Hearth Homes, design and marketing
manager Liam Milne incorporated built-in
banquette seating in the Munnion Road show
home in RidgeWood West, along with a feature
that Milne says settles the debate over microwave
placement once and for all.
Over-the-range microwave ovens are too high
for younger kids to use safely, and under-the-
counter microwaves are too low for adult comfort,
so Hearth has adopted a Goldilocks solution to
make the height just right — about 42 inches off
the floor and flush with surrounding cabinetry.
Milne is not a fan of open shelves
in kitchens — "I have yet to meet
a person organized and disciplined
enough to look after them," he
says. But he did embrace the bold
colour trend for the Hearth show
home on Fetterly Way in Taylor
Farm. A gunmetal-blue island with
a second tier on the side looks
like a beautiful piece of custom
furniture and provides subtle
separation, along with functionality.
"It gives you a little bit of an end
point to your kitchen and a start to
your dining area, and it also gives
you a perfect space to store all your
dining room dishes and napkins
and linens."
OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE OVENS ARE
TOO HIGH FOR YOUNGER KIDS TO USE SAFELY,
AND UNDER-THE-COUNTER MICROWAVES ARE
TOO LOW FOR ADULT COMFORT.
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