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Kitchen Creations
A look at how four old-house owners cooked up answers to common kitchen quandaries.

By Nancy Berry

Old-house owners often discover that the trickiest room to restore is the kitchen. How, for example, do you combine a period appearance with modern conveniences? We’ll look at four kitchens that got turn-back-the-clock treatment and how the homeowners were able to re-create the look and feel of an old-house kitchen when faced with the common problems of space—either too much or too little—ADA compliance, or replicating authentic detailing.

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