Maximizing a Mountwell Avenue Kitchen
A regular installment of The Homes of Haddonfield
For 10 years, Helene Delaney toyed with the idea of remaking the one room that is the centerpiece of family life. "When I first moved in, I always knew I wanted to do the kitchen," said Delaney. "The cabinets were old, and they weren't in great shape. You struggled pulling the drawers out." Her early 20th-century old home on Mountwell Avenue needed a more practical kitchen, one that fit the needs of a 21st-century family. And Delaney wanted a more beautiful kitchen, too. As Delaney's friends redid their kitchens over the years, she kept mental notes. "There were so many things I saw in other kitchens I really liked," she recalled. "I thought, 'Someday, someday.'" That day came last summer. And the result is a kitchen that cooks up meals …