Like the Restaurant
Problem
Your client wants her home kitchen to be as functional as a restaurant kitchen.
Solution
A restaurant kitchen is functional because everything is within reach, not behind doors or in drawers. Create open upper cabinets to stack cookware and serving plates. This approach can be decorative as well as functional if the dishware is attractive. An island can have open shelves for large pots and trays and can allow easy access to bins of vegetables stored there. The cook shouldn’t have to turn around or walk to another area of the kitchen when all six burners of the professional range are in use, so hang utensils near the range for easy reach at crucial times.