Stopped by that new home showroom on 82 Ave and came away with a different take than most

I visited the Home Design Centre last Saturday and everyone seems to love the open shelf kitchen displays they have. But I gotta say, I think open shelves are a terrible idea for anyone who actually cooks more than once a week. All that dust and grease from frying will settle on your dishes, and you'll be washing everything before you use it. Plus the realtor I talked to said they hurt resale value because buyers see them as impractical. Has anyone else found open shelves to be more trouble than they're worth?

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ruby_jones1mo ago

Hate to gently correct but open shelves in a house from the 2010s actually don't hurt resale value in my experience as much as people think. I know a few flippers who put them in and homes sold just fine, especially in the newer builds where buyers expect that look. The dust thing is real though, I have a buddy with open shelves and he says he just runs plates through a quick rinse before using them, it's not that bad unless you're deep frying every night.

jasonallen1mo ago

Also great if you want your cat to have a perch to knock stuff off of.

taylor.reese1mo ago

@ruby_jones Totally. It's like we traded cabinet doors for dust rags and called it a trend.