Simplicity, appreciated

A hundred times thank you for the story about Martha Shulman’s simple kitchen [“Savoring Simplicity,” June 19]. You cannot imagine how weary many of us are from reading articles about $100,000 kitchens swathed in stainless steel and seas of granite and marble.

All I want for my dark little 1981 kitchen is inspiration for painting cupboards, walls, ceiling and floor and new low-cost but good quality countertops. I have a wonderful stove like Shulman’s, and I too actually cook in this kitchen!

Jan Price Pasadena

I loved your article on petite kitchens. I too have one, and all along I have thought it’s not the kitchen, it’s the cook. Too often there’s more sizzle than steak, more candles than cake when it comes to state of the art designer kitchens. In other words, where there is a big show, it’s to disguise there isn’t much cooking talent.

Laura Mills Lytle Creek