She also loved the layout with the island and extra cabinet space, both of which ended up becoming even more important when she became a mother.
The Nationals are expecting one extra cabinet position and one in the outer ministry.
Hezbollah's post-election threats and intransigence won it an extra cabinet seat and virtual veto power over government decisions.
It is also installing 5km of extra chiller cabinets across the chain so that it can bring in more fresh fruit, pre-prepared salads and delicacies like fresh crab, fresh scallops and smoked salmon for Christmas and beyond.
For example, they enlarged the kitchen, adding extra cabinets, added an office at the back of the house and enlarged the den, expanding the house by 350 square feet.
I baked some gluten-free muffins, and there are plenty of extras in the cabinet next to the fridge.
Mindful of this, Mr Sarkozy has asked François Baroin, the finance minister, and Valérie Pécresse, the budget minister, to draw up a list of extra budget savings for 2012, ahead of a cabinet meeting on August 24th.
Still, at least the corporation's number crunchers can save a bit of extra cash by putting extension of the BBC News trophy cabinet on hold.
His cabinet office minister, Francis Maude, added that "a bit of extra fuel in a jerry can in the garage is a sensible precaution to take," a comment criticized by the fire brigade as increasing the risk of fires.
While the government struggles to prevent Greece from defaulting on its debt, the Socialist cabinet has debated a medium-term economic plan which will impose 6.4 billion euros of extra savings in the rest of this year alone.
