There seem to be certain things we have, over time, ended up taking as a given in our homes, simply accepting them as something we should have rather than questioning whether they still have a purpose in terms of our more modern lifestyles.
In the past these have included fixtures and fittings such as wall-mounted radiators, knobs and handles for kitchen cabinets, a central pendant light in pretty much every room and, lets not forget the humble kettle. Most of us have now come to realize that there are contemporary ways of sidestepping all of these thanks to the fast-paced world of ever-evolving kitchen trends, and yet there seem to be certain features that have slipped through the net — kitchen upstands being one of them.
