![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivVIOw-EUwmdWQiMLQIEvwbYWrHZZy18JyPz8vvMb5g_kyhB9FhDOXbyHpOMky9vS5PWHAzuTZfT9UBm3GN7qSF3ZuVoNbisP9RXUqzwD9o6B7sPySunLVtn7Xh3-0Vgd1DTSOOKt15uP/s320/Picture+1.png)
Plenty of counter surface: Check. Accessible storage: Check. Abundant natural light: Check. This circa-1819 view of the kitchen at St. James Palace confirms that qualities we esteem in contemporary kitchen design were also important in earlier days. My favorite feature—the massive, bi-level work table in the foreground.