{"id":38788,"date":"2018-05-13T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T22:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=38788"},"modified":"2018-04-26T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:00:24","slug":"our-microwave-drawer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=38788","title":{"rendered":"Our Microwave Drawer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you all heard of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U6YFOZ6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00U6YFOZ6&amp;linkId=edc8d6e501c5dab6447a131265fcf31f\">microwave drawer<\/a>?\u00a0 I had not heard of one until we started designing our kitchen with my friend and kitchen designer Debra Hupman?\u00a0 Maybe I&#8217;m late to this party, but it was a whole new concept for me.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35286\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_4299-e1494603382734-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PAntry essentials - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_4299-e1494603382734-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_4299-e1494603382734-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_4299-e1494603382734-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(pantry in last house)<\/p>\n<p>You might recall that we kept our microwave in the pantry in our last house.\u00a0 It certainly wasn&#8217;t convenient, but it sure did serve a purpose.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t want to see it sitting on the counter in our kitchen, and we really couldn&#8217;t find a place in the design for it.\u00a0 Our pantry was a working pantry, and it&#8217;s also where I had my bake station, the blender, the toaster, and a sink. So, putting the microwave in there made perfect sense and worked well for us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38789\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.25.16-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot from Amazon\" width=\"640\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.25.16-PM.png 447w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.25.16-PM-317x323.png 317w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.25.16-PM-300x305.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U6YFOZ6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00U6YFOZ6&amp;linkId=edc8d6e501c5dab6447a131265fcf31f\">microwave drawer<\/a> is just what it sounds like. This is the exact one we are getting, and you can see it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U6YFOZ6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00U6YFOZ6&amp;linkId=edc8d6e501c5dab6447a131265fcf31f\">here<\/a>. It is a drawer built into the cabinet design.\u00a0 You pull it out, and what do you know???\u00a0 It&#8217;s a microwave.\u00a0 You set the dishes, bowls, etc. in it, close it, push the buttons, and nuke your food.\u00a0 And by the way, this is not a sponsored post.\u00a0 We just wanted to let you know about it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38791\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.27.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot from AJ Madison\" width=\"750\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.27.10-PM.png 488w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.27.10-PM-295x323.png 295w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.27.10-PM-300x328.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajmadison.com\/\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>It looks so much better than having a microwave on the counter &#8211; at least for me and my family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38792\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.28.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot from kitchens and baths\" width=\"750\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.28.11-PM.png 493w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.28.11-PM-288x323.png 288w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.28.11-PM-300x337.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/kitchensandbaths.info\/\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Our island will be very long, and there is plenty of room to place it in the cabinet design there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38790\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.26.29-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot from House Beautiful\" width=\"750\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.26.29-PM.png 475w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.26.29-PM-278x323.png 278w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-4.26.29-PM-300x349.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>It will also be very convenient in that spot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If any of you have a microwave drawer, let me know how you like it?\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to find out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Affiliate link used.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you all heard of a microwave drawer?\u00a0 I had not heard of one until we started designing our kitchen with my friend and kitchen designer Debra Hupman?\u00a0 Maybe I&#8217;m late to this party, but it was a whole new concept for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38796,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38788\/revisions\/38796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}