DesignNJ_Dec22Jan23_digitalIssue

stylenewjersey | EXPERT ADVICE
TIPS FROM A PRO
Christopher
Peacock
on Luxury
Kitchen Trends
INTERVIEW BY MARIROSE KRALL
CHRISTOPHER PEACOCK
New Jersey Showroom in Millburn
973-376-7070
PeacockHome.com
Christopher Peacock understands the value of a beautiful kitchen
— and the way that value has risen exponentially in the past two
years. Peacock, an internationally renowned master craftsman
and founder of the New York City-headquartered custom cabinetry
brand that bears his name, is ideally placed to observe and respond to
societal shifts that affect our relationship with the most-used room in
the house. Of course, the most seismic shift in recent memory has been
the pandemic, which transformed the way many people viewed their
kitchens. “Cooking was certainly magnified,” Peacock says. “Many of our
clients would call us with questions about their kitchens because they were
using them for the first time. They had beautiful kitchens, but they had
never cooked big meals. Additionally, the kitchen became the command
central of the house in a bigger way than it ever was before. It became this
multifunctional gathering space that is sometimes used to cook.”
DESIGN NJ: What trends have you seen in kitchen design that seem to have
been pandemic-driven?
CHRISTOPHER PEACOCK: The net result of the pandemic, I think, is that
people have rediscovered the joys of preparing food at home. There’s
a greater interest in appliances large and small and the features those
appliances offer. And because we’re cooking more, we’re storing more
food, so large pantries and refrigerators are in high demand now as well.
In addition, in the construction of high-end homes, we’ve seen a
change from the days when people wanted a big, open-plan kitchen and
family room. Now we find many people building kitchens in enclosed
spaces. There’s a focus on the kitchen as a gathering space in its own right
rather than as an adjunct to a living room.
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