Long-time Winnipeg builders Diego Vassallo,
president of KDR Homes, and Rob Swan, co-
founder of Huntington Homes, often put both
kitchen extras into custom homes and show
homes. It's all about meeting clients' needs and
showing potential customers what's out there.
A spice kitchen is a small room off the main
kitchen that has its own venting system, range
or cooktop, sink and often a microwave oven
and dishwasher.
More importantly, it has a door that prevents
odours and oil particles from spreading to an
open kitchen and great room.
Vassallo says his company began featuring
spice kitchens in some show homes about four
years ago.
"We started putting them in our larger
show homes in the areas that we feel the
demographic likes them," he says.
"We're finding that as we put them in, they're
becoming more popular. It separates those
odours from getting into the majority of the
house. They probably use that kitchen more
often on a day-to-day basis."
Swan says Huntington Homes started getting
requests for spice kitchens eight to 10 years
ago. Sizes vary, but the spice kitchens his
clients add are typically about six-by-eight feet.
"Often their spice kitchen will be large enough
that they're using that as a pantry as well, but
often they'll have both," he says.
HUNTINGTON HOMES — Portfolio
HOUSE SPECIALTIES
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