What height is your kitchen counter and how tall are you?

[nuliajuk]

...Using the argument that "people have grown since 1950!", which is a euphemism for "now men cook too"...

Anyone have an opinion on what the most comfortable height is?

I think waist height or maybe 1" lower should be about right. When we did our own kitchen reno in an apartment condo some years ago, we set the counter height at 37" and are now wishing we'd insisted on that for our present kitchen. I'm 5'-8", he's about 5'-10" now but used to be 6'0" even.

The height of 35,4" (or 36") dates from the 1920s, and was originated by a home economist named Christine Frederick by using the time and motion studies used in factories at the time. People are taller than they were in the 20s and 30s, although 39" is possibly a little too high for you and your husband.