I think there's a poor (left side, poorly lit, older stove that's worn and dirty) and middle-class (right side, better lit, nicer appliances [plural] and cabinetry) aesthetic being depicted, but both are shown with dirty dishes and empty cupboards, indicating that everyone but the rich are struggling.
Edit: I can't quite explain the commercial coffee maker with three carafes, nor the bathroom sink (#3) in the very back.
I don't think this is that complicated. The two kitchen sinks and oven/stoves kinda demand an explanation, and once you start looking closely you see the details. I don't think the point is to emphasize a dichotomy but rather to illustrate that this is one struggle that both the poor and middle class are in.
Two ovens as well! Capitalist excess!
for me it underlines the message of potential laying idle. two ovens but no food to cook in them
I like that take.
Yeah this is the weirdest laid out kitchen
I think there's a poor (left side, poorly lit, older stove that's worn and dirty) and middle-class (right side, better lit, nicer appliances [plural] and cabinetry) aesthetic being depicted, but both are shown with dirty dishes and empty cupboards, indicating that everyone but the rich are struggling.
Edit: I can't quite explain the commercial coffee maker with three carafes, nor the bathroom sink (#3) in the very back.
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I don't think this is that complicated. The two kitchen sinks and oven/stoves kinda demand an explanation, and once you start looking closely you see the details. I don't think the point is to emphasize a dichotomy but rather to illustrate that this is one struggle that both the poor and middle class are in.
What you're saying is right, too, though.
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Don't see how that contradicts it but I'm beyond arguing further.
It's a his-and-hers kitchen.