DESIGN TORONTO TRENDS 2017
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Interior designer Merike Lainevool, owner of Kodu Design, with projects in Vancouver and Seattle, Washington, says she’s been impressed with the small-space kitchen innovations coming out of Europe. At a trade show in Italy recently, she discovered smooth-surface induction cooktops that seemed to disappear into the countertop. “When not on, they do double duty as a countertop or an eating surface,” she says.
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The Europeans are also making fabulous use of vertical kitchen surfaces, she says. Backsplashes are outfitted with hanging rails for utensils, knife magnets, paper-towel holders and other tools that would otherwise occupy counter space. Some even slide back to expose storage nooks for keeping spices and condiments. •
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