After all the post-war constraints and space-saving efficiency, the new, radical, open-plan kitchens in dwellings built in the 1970s and 1980s were very welcome. They were expanded to create a shared family space with a combination of functions, and many had enough room for the all-important kitchen table. This kitchen appeared in a 1980s Habitat catalogue (although the orange is very 70s), and it would still be a huge selling-point today.