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The 10 Best Kitchens for Entertaining

Secrets to maximizing your space

By Jillian Quint
| Apr. 8, 2015
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The 10 Best Kitchens for Entertaining
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Open Shelving

The Grab-and-Go Shelving

Open shelving is not only chic and striking, it also makes grabbing tableware a breeze. Plus, there’s your incentive for splurging on a new (read: matching) set of dishes.

Photo Credit: Our House

Tandem Sink

The Tandem Sink

The worst part of hosting gatherings (aside from Uncle Herb’s “jokes”) is definitely the cleanup. Keep the dish situation under control with a second “dirty” sink--and then have the teenagers double up on dishwashing duty.

Photo Credit: Atlanta Homes Magazine

GE Kitchen

The Center Island

If your gatherings happen to involve lots of family-style dishes, like savory monkey bread and buffalo chicken meatballs, then a center island is key. Display all of your appetizers on the island (the focal point) and let guests mingle in the kitchen at their leisure. It takes the pressure off you to serve.

Find this kitchen style at GE.

Wine Cooler

The Mini Wine Cellar

Remember: “As long as there’s wine, everything’s fine.” The next time you’re planning a kitchen reno, a built-in, under-the counter, temperature-controlled wine fridge is a total no-brainer.

Photo Credit: Urrutia Design

Chalkboard Paint

The Central Command

Use butcher paper or a swath of chalkboard paint on your wall or fridge to broadcast the evening’s menu--and encourage guests to leave notes. Consider it the guestbook for your lively kitchen.

Photo Credit: Design Sponge

Double Range1

The Double Range

To ensure that all of your dinner-party fare is ready at the same time, splurge on a burner-heavy stove top. It will make your life so much easier if you can whip up everything at once instead of in shifts.

Photo Credit: GE Appliances

Stow Away

The Stow-Away Storage

Free up much-needed counter space by stowing your small appliances (toaster, blender, etc.) in cabinets and out of sight. You can take them out when you need them, but when it’s time to entertain, you’ll enjoy a clean, open expanse of party-prep space. 

Photo Credit: Kelly Deck Design

Seating

The Versatile Seating

Lightweight barstools around your center island are your very best friend. Use them to create a pre-dinner cocktail hub or a spillover dining area--or drag them into the living room when seating there becomes too scarce.

Photo Credit: Home Adore

Cocktail Station

The Cocktail Bar

While we’d love to hire a bartender for the evening, a handy cocktail station or bar cart is the next best thing. Encourage guests to help themselves by corralling all of your glasses, libations and cocktail fixings into one centrally located hub. 

Photo Credit: Heather Cody

Open Floor Plan

The Open Floor Plan

If you take one lesson, let it be this: The hostess with the mostess is the one who enjoys her own party. And that means being a part of the action. So for the love of mini lasagnas, knock down that dividing wall.

Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty Living

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Your girlfriends know it, the neighbors know it--heck, even your begrudging mother-in-law knows it: You throw the best shindig in town.

The only problem? Your kitchen isn’t actually company-ready. (We’re looking at you, butcher block stacked with old Lands’ End catalogs.)

Luckily, we’ve done some research. From easy-peasy weekend projects to small-scale renovations, we’ve rounded up ten tips for crafting the ultimate kitchen for entertaining.

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