by jaime netzer
p h oto g r a p h y by j e s s i c a pag e s
It’s so familiar as to be cliché: You’re with your group of friends, hosting a party at one of your houses, and inevitably the group drifts away from carefully decorated living rooms and tastefully lit formal dining rooms…to the kitchen. Filled with noise and light and fire and mistakes, any good kitchen is truly the heart of a home — whether you use your oven for frozen pizza or beef bourguignon is irrelevant. The four Austin kitchens featured here share a respect for that habit we all share, and an interest in tossing aside the formal for the comfortable. Go ahead; Pull up a barstool. tribeza.com may 2015
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