Julie and Julia

I saw Julie and Julia this weekend. What a wonderful movie! A very powerful woman about a powerful woman and such a wonderful love story!

But as I often do I notice things about the decor. It is not uncommon for me to rewind a commercial or something on TV to look at a chair or a wallpaper or something....One thing you couldn't help but notice was that Julia's kitchen in France was way too short for her. She was a tall woman and most kitchens are built for someone shorter than her. "HER" kitchen, though, the one that she used for her TV show was built up to fit her. I have done several kitchens and it's very important that the kitchen height FITS the cook and what they like to cook. If you are short, having your counters lowered a few inches can make cooking way more fun. Did you see the remodel of the Roloff's kitchen on Little People Big world? It was dangerous for her to cook in the old kitchen at her height, having to use step stools all the time. They did a great compromise, there was an island that was built for mom and other parts were normal height to fit the taller people in the house. The kitchen is one of the most used parts of the home and it's important that it fits the people living in it. If you are rebuilding your kitchen, make it to fit you, unless you KNOW you won't be there long. You will have more fun and enjoy your kitchen more if you do.