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The expensive kitchen feature you'll probably regret.
It photographs beautifully. Then you live with it.
A full wall of black steel, glass-fronted cabinets is the kitchen image of the moment. It's also a display case for every mismatched mug you own, and it costs roughly double the equivalent solid joinery.
What to do instead
Put the money into a proper butler's pantry — even a shallow one — with open shelving inside. You get the same visual pleasure of seeing your things, behind a door you can close.
The find
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Lidded Seagrass Baskets, Set of 3
$165
Hand-woven seagrass with fitted lids. Three nested sizes.
Inside the pantry, for the ugly things.
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Lidded Seagrass Baskets, Set of 3
$165
Hand-woven seagrass with fitted lids. Three nested sizes.
Lids are the difference between storage and clutter with a texture. Always lids.
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