(NAPSI)—Kitchens are cooking up some of today’s hottest decorating trends. That’s the word from experts who say families are using their kitchen as never before.
Gathering there to do homework, socialize, watch TV—even cook—they’re making the kitchen, in many cases, the busiest room in the house.
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