The size and quality of a kitchen is of great importance in the home, it has been suggested.Constraints on costs and space have pushed the size and scope of kitchens down the list of priorities for homebuilders - according to cookery expert Prue Leith and the nation is losing out as a result.In an article for Building Design, the restaurateur and food writer bemoans the lack of attention given to kitchens in modern dwellings, noting that flats without kitchens [] are precisely the ones not selling in the current housing market downturn.Ms Leith also questions the logic behind building homes without a kitchen big enough to sit down and eat in, underlining how important a kitchen can be at the heart of a home for households of all sizes.A key way to make the most of a kitchen whatever its size is to install beautiful and functional features, such as Franke kitchen sinks.