I lust over kitchens all day long online. I look at pictures on Instagram, home blogs, and especially Pinterest. I keep hoping to myself that one day, I’ll be able to create my very own American Kitchen. It seems as if that day might be a while for my DH and me, but hey, a girl can dream. Everyone has their own idea of an American Kitchen, but mine would definitely be functional and sleek. I want it to be clean with splashes of color, inviting to the eye, and up to date with the most modern appliances. GE Appliances creates products that suit everyone’s dream, whether they want something more vintage looking or something more industrial. Since 1905, they have understood that creating a kitchen is about customization because no two families are the same. They’ve been doing this for 110 years, so must be doing it right! The kitchen is the heart of the home. I spend most of my time in there, so I want it to be as comfortable as possible. That’s actually why I’m considering moving in May when our lease is up. I need a bigger kitchen! Our current kitchen is teeny and I just can’t deal with it anymore. I’m running out of counter space and I dream of having an open layout, where I can be included with our guests while preparing food at the same time. I would rather live in a place where the kitchen takes up the entire downstairs. How fabulous would that be? There is a documentary series called Our American Kitchen that explores how real GE Appliance owners are living their lives. What common themes are found in the kitchen that we all want? Are there a lot of differences between the needs in a kitchen? How do families vary with their kitchen space? People use their kitchens for all sorts of things, from work to leisure. Some use it to escape from their troubles (That’s me! My kitchen is my stress reliever!), while others use the kitchen to bring their family closer together through sharing recipes and meals. You can check out the documentary here. I’m pretty sure we can all agree when I say that there is no “home” without a kitchen. What role does the kitchen play in your home? Leave a comment below to enter for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card! Entry Instructions: No duplicate comments. You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
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Elena says
Our kitchen is the most important room in our house. It’s a place where we all get together, talk, cook and eat
Elena says
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/583320825861836800
Laura says
The kitchen is a place where everyone can feel comfortable relaxing, talking, and spending time together with good food and good drinks.
Kelly D says
My kitchen serves as the gathering area for my family to sit, talk and enjoy a meal together.
Kelly D says
tweet
https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/583368909127950336
susan says
Our kitchen has been a busy place for the last 40 years as we have enjoyed cooking, baking, and times of fellowship as we have enjoyed friends and family. We have raised two lovely daughters who now have families of their own and who are now doing the same. Our grandchildren now get to help learn about gardening and the preparation and preserving of food, but most of all about the quality time spent as family in the kitchen.
Mami2jcn says
Our kitchen is where we gather and talk.
Mami2jcn says
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/583440612264783873
heather says
Our kitchen is a place where the family gets together to eat, cook, talk and share their day.
Natalie says
Our kitchen is a place where my family often hangs out to do homework, eat, or simply chat about our day. It is a place where we can get creative with inventing new dishes!
Natalie says
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/583635274619604994
Julie Wood says
My kitchen is a place where I make and try out new recipes with my daughter and we have fun experimenting and creating new dishes! It is also a place for everyone to get together and have dinner and talk about their day!
Allison says
The kitchen is always where everyone gathers….sometimes even for an impromptu dance party! My last Bunco night with friends is now referred to as the night of our “kitchen dance party.”
https://twitter.com/allierenee211/status/583671121469427712
Alvina says
The kitchen is where we make the food so we can host! Ours isn’t quite big enough for people to gather in, but it’s big enough to cook lots of food. 🙂
Julie Wood says
Tweet–https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/583972753373433858
latanya says
a big place for creativity
latanya says
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/584064418977341442
Leigh Anne Borders says
https://twitter.com/leighanne000/status/584194013403701249
Leigh Anne Borders says
Our kitchen is the heart of the house. It is where we connect!
Nicole D says
The role the kitchen plays in our home is for the gathering of family and friends to create good times and wonderful food.
Nicole D says
My tweet: https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/584214532358176768
Kris O says
The kitchen is the MOST important place in my home. It is where I spend the most time. It is where my family gathers and builds memories. I love to cook, bake, and entertain…the kitchen brings all those things together in a beautiful way.
Niki Johnson says
Our kitchen bonds us together, and keeps our family communication. We often gather here, allowing for great conversation and family time.
Niki Johnson says
tweeted https://twitter.com/NikiJohnson8/status/584787249151275008
Jessie C. says
The kitchen is the heart of my home. It sees us through from morning to night everyday.
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Jessie C. says
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/584926844622778368
Stacey b says
Our kitchen holds a lot of memories as a lot of time is spent there. It is where the fuel that keeps my family going is made.
Madeline says
The kitchen is where we create many of our happy memories involving food and good talks.
Madeline says
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/585045048758300672
OFG says
It’s a place to share food and stories with the people I love.
OFG says
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/585082521156722688
Chelsea says
Our kitchen is a place for me to relax. When I’m baking or cooking, I usually am listening to music or a favorite podcast, and take time to savor the aromas, taste things in progress, and move around the kitchen at my own pace. Enjoying this time for myself while knowing that I’m creating healthy, homemade meals for my family is a truly wonderful feeling!
Amy S says
Our kitchen is a place for me to be creative. It’s also an inviting place for family and friends to gather and enjoy the meals that we make. 🙂
tina m says
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. our kitchen is a place to talk and just relax
tina m says
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/588146873921368064
Lisa Brown says
it is the place for the family to cook and hang out
Lisa Brown says
tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/589737097981898752
Rebecca says
My kitchen means lots of warm memories and laughter with friends and family over a home cooked meal!
Stephanie Phelps says
My kitchen is the heart of my home it is where I feel like I spend most of my time! I love to cook for them!
rachel says
It’s the center of our home and it’s where I feed my baby, make meals, pay the bills and so much more!
Kimmy Ripley says
I love my kitchen. I learned how to cook when I was pregnant with my daughter. My family really appreciates the food that I serve them.
Anna Pry says
our kitchen is where my kids learn and play at the table pryfamily5@gmail.com
Patricia Caradonna says
My kitchen overlooks the family room and is the central gathering place when the family is home for the holidays throughout the years.
Elle says
The kitchen in my home is the place where the family comes together to eat, cook together, share stories and make memories doing it.
Elle says
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/592684580982923265
Kristen says
The kitchen is the place where we all come together to cook and conspire, to hear about everyone’s day and to laugh.
Kristen says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/rubylorikeet/status/592913239064838144
Lauren E. says
Kitchen to me means quality time with my daughter
Katherine says
Many of my girls :problems” were solved over the dish water
Katherine says
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/596444749000749056
Sharon says
Our kitchen is the ‘nerve center’ of our home. Everyone and everything that comes and goes or stays has to first go through the kitchen.
Lauren M says
My kitchen is a place for renewal at the end of the day – we nourish our bodies and catch up together.
Gina M says
our kitchen is our gathering place!
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Gina M says
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/600312987145080832
Amy Tong says
My kitchen is everything to our home. IT’s where the heart and soul is. My kids and I spend many times in there sharing laughter and creating memories. 🙂 It’s definitely a playground for us.
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Amy Tong says
tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/600535739558801409
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D Schmidt says
The kitchen is definitely our gathering place, my children love to share their day with me while I cook.
mysweetiepiepie says
My kitchen plays may roles, restaurant, office, workspace – whatever is needed at the time.
Rebecca Graham says
The kitchen is the gathering place in my home.
Kerry says
My kitchen is plays the role of a gathering space for my family!
Kerry says
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/610917135116816384
Linda says
My kitchen is the biggest room in my house and most important. It’s where I get to relax and unwind after a long day.
Linda says
Tweet https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/611673077940785152
maria cantu says
We gather in the kitchen and talk about our days.
Susan Smith says
The kitchen is a place where everyone can relax, talk, and spend time together with good food and good drinks.
Susan Smith says
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/612429730059563009
Debbie B says
my family has prepared and enjoyed many delicious meals in our kitchen
Debbie B says
i posted a tweet here: https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/612459553804783616
ANGEL JACKLYN says
OUR KITCHEN IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS… I MAKE DINNER AND THAT MAKES EVERYONE COME TOGETHER TO EAT IT LOL
ANGEL JACKLYN says
2ND ENTRY https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/613230438350372865
ELIZABETH P says
My kitchen is the first room I come home to and the last room I leave…it’s where we all meet to laught and talk.
ELIZABETH P says
https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/613854092213927936
Leela says
It is the center of our happy home.
Cynthia C says
Our kitchen is the most important room in the house. It’s where we gather to prepare and enjoy food and share conversation.
Cynthia C says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/614030357000777728
Barbara M says
The kitchen is the room where we plan cook and clean up a dinner on a weekly basis.
thank you
Barbara M says
Tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/614067616286699520
Karen Drake says
Our kitchen is where we share meals together and talk about our lives, hopes and dreams.
Sandy Klocinski says
Our great room opens into the kitchen and together they are the heart of the home, so to speak. When we have family or friends over, people gather in the kitchen, great room and weather permitting the back yard in a way that it often becomes one big group. The kitchen is great for gossiping and drinking as well as cooking and eating.
Sandy Klocinski says
https://twitter.com/Attea2d/status/614073034740252672
nickie says
My kitchen is a place were we cook and gather
Deborah Wellenstein says
Our kitchen is the heart of our home. It is a place where we come together many times a day to eat, talk, and be together.
Amanda Sakovitz says
The kitchen is the central area of our house where we all talk and eat.
Amanda Sakovitz says
tweet
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/614124629578354688
Theron Willis says
Shared cooking duties bonds family unity.
Hope to win!
Kimmy Ripley says
In our home the kitchen is a place where family comes together for a great meal and conversation.
Stephanie V. says
the heart and soul – where nourishment of family on many levels takes place!
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BusyWorkingMama says
I think about creating a recipe with my daughter for our family to enjoy.
Tamara says
Our kitchen probably plays the most important role in the house (at least above all the other rooms!). We use it to catch up on life together while we cook.
Tamara says
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/pixel_berry_pie/status/614459010503344128
Robin says
The kitchen is “the heart of the home”. It is where memories are made.
Aurelie Red says
For me the kitchen is the most important room in the house, the heart of my home. I love to create delicious meals for my family !
Aurelie Red says
My tweet https://twitter.com/AurelieRed/status/614881143972888577
Kimberly Hilbert says
My kitchen is just a place to cook the food. We socialize more in the other rooms.
joni says
Our kitchen is the place for the family’s “meeting of the minds.”
joni says
https://twitter.com/smilekisses/status/615027511211241472
Bert Ruiz says
Our kitchen is where we get together to cook, talk and have a good time
Bert Ruiz says
tweet https://twitter.com/iamdadtastic/status/615072198135394304
Chi Shannon says
In our home, the kitchen is the place where we hang out, chat and help each other cook delicious food 🙂 It’s a nice little focal point in our lives 🙂
Chi Shannon says
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/615254786926071808
Daniel M says
just a spot to prepare meals, wish it was larger
Ellie Wright says
My kitchen is where family gathers to eat and play games and laugh together. My sons and grandsons have grown up in mine.
Ellie Wright says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/615342759587659776
Thomas Murphy says
The kitchen is the main room in our home where we spend lots of time eating meals together.
Thomas Murphy says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/615367593206128640
Lisa V. says
Growing up, the kitchen was the room we all got together to eat in, but we also gathered there for game night or visiting with others to just converse…our gathering place.
erica best says
it is the core of my family
erica best says
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/615546217167196160
Lisa Garner says
The kitchen is the gathering place for my home where bonding happens.
Lisa Garner says
I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/615620230279069696
Ed says
It is a place to create and then to share!
Stephanie Larison says
It plays an important role in my home. It’s where I’m making memories with my girls when we bake together.
Stephanie Larison says
https://twitter.com/Stephanie64030/status/615657394668855296
Sarah L says
My kitchen hasn’t been updated in 30 years. Now that my mortgage is paid off I plan to update it.
Thanks for the contest.
Sarah L says
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/615698806923857924
melissa Resnick says
being with my family
Erica B. says
It creates bonding time.
joe gersch says
my kitchen creates a role of bonding through baking
Ashley C says
My kitchen is the heart of my home. Its where projects are done, meals are cooked and I spend ALOT of time cleaning up. Its also where people tend to gather. Its a very important part of my home.
Francine Anchondo says
It is a place where we cook and bake and make memories.
angie says
It is the place my hubby and I enjoy cooking large breakfasts together during our weekends. We always have them on Saturday and Sunday mornings and eat at the table enjoying the gorgeous view of our backyard.
angie says
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/615882829730287616
Wanda McHenry says
Our kitchen is a place where great meals are created by both my husband and I.
Wanda McHenry says
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/615886804412178432
Kathy Pease says
Our kitchen is our favorite room for great meals and great conversations
Kathy Pease says
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/615925178212745217
Denise L says
In our home, the kitchen is where all good things come from! We love to cook and bake, so our kitchen usually smells fantastic 🙂
Tabathia B says
It’s a gathering place where my kids can talk about their day while baking cookies
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Kathryn C says
to me, an american kitchen means fond memories of helping mom clean, bake & also doing my homework at the kitchen table and in my own kitchen nowadays it serves the same purposes
Kathryn C says
2nd entry- my #SweepstakesEntry tweet:
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Tabathia B says
https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/615968373202124800
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Richard Hicks says
Kitchen is central at our house. Lots of love and communication there!
Richard Hicks says
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/615985665797394433
rajee says
Our kitchen is attached to our living room to create space
rajee says
https://twitter.com/momsfocus/status/615986485121019904
Crystal F says
It’s a place where memories are made. It’s a place that is used to help celebrate big holidays. It’s where my daughters’ make sweet treats for Santa and dye Easter eggs for the bunny. Thank you!!
Candie L says
Our kitchen is where we eat our family meals. Thank you
denise a says
Our kitchen is place where the family gathers, and talks about there day, hopefully making memories along the way
Claudia Davis says
https://twitter.com/davisesq212/status/616112618495848449
Claudia Davis says
Its role in my home is to share stories of the day, cook together, eat together, do homework together and a general gathering place!