Open Shelving in Kitchens and Some Press

<div style="text-align: center;">I just had my comments published in the Houston Chronicle this weekend in an article about open shelving in kitchens.  Thank you, Melanie Warner, for the opportunity!  See the article <a href="http://www.chron.com/life/article/Are-open-kitchen-shelves-for-you-3339202.php">HERE</a>.</div><br /><div align="center">I love open shelving in a kitchen and found some more great images to share.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioadHrWxmEZj5Ac-c-U4I1XVgvIWfpwapRh6LtL1pNvYJgXNVEnKxxnrpN1sZ4yGxyrqJ-kk1rAz3wGfopJCZRKLp8UelKpo63KRbGvWfgPIqHVC4NKbmx-IW3jwWueWtfQ9Xc_PlHqVge/s1600/Patrick+Printy+ED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioadHrWxmEZj5Ac-c-U4I1XVgvIWfpwapRh6LtL1pNvYJgXNVEnKxxnrpN1sZ4yGxyrqJ-kk1rAz3wGfopJCZRKLp8UelKpo63KRbGvWfgPIqHVC4NKbmx-IW3jwWueWtfQ9Xc_PlHqVge/s640/Patrick+Printy+ED.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patrick Printy - Elle Decor</span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Open Shelving in Kitchens and Some Press

I just had my comments published in the Houston Chronicle this weekend in an article about open shelving in kitchens.  Thank you, Melanie Wa...

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