Kitchen Layout and Design:
Kitchen remodeling includes selection of cabinets, appliances, flooring, counter top surfaces, paint color and all manner of accents. But did you know that the layout of your kitchen can be changed to suit your very particular needs, tastes and to maximize the space available to you. This includes moving appliance locations, rerouting plumbing and electrical. In larger projects, walls can even be moved or removed completely.
The layout of your work stations is very important when designing your new kitchen layout. Reflect upon what kind or surfaces would work best for your use. Counter tops can be built to include cutting boards for those who use a lot of fresh vegetables. Raised bar tops are convenient for those breakfast bar fans, and for those of us who are neat freaks, over sized sinks or built in dish drainers are appealing. Islands too, can be utilized to expand particular work areas. Avid cooks find a center island stove with plenty of surrounding counter space is very useful and convenient.
In any kitchen the work stations are divided up into three main work areas, the stove, the sink, and the fridge. These work stations make up the primary working triangle of the kitchen. All other work and storage areas are arranged within and around the primary working triangle. Each of the main stations should be arranged with in nine feet and no less than three feet of each other. This will allow for enough room for more than one person to work within the triangle without impeding upon each other. By keeping the distances within nine feet, nothing will take more than a few steps to reach. Excessive travel between stations makes food preparation more tedious and less enjoyable. Efficiency and effectiveness are well accommodated within these guidelines.
Some people can easily envision a proposed space and others have a considerable amount of trouble seeing a 3d result in an empty room. To help with understanding what to expect from your space take a chalk line or tape into your empty kitchen and mark out where you are thinking of putting your new cabinets and appliances. This will assist greatly in ensuring the proper materials have been ordered, and you will have a clearer understanding of what you can really do with your space.
In addition to floor plan of workstations all kitchen remodel projects must contend with storage needs and appropriate aesthetics. Evaluate your food storage needs as well as you cookware and dishes. Would you like to display your dishes in glass cupboards? Do you have a lot of pots and pans that need big lower cabinets or drawers? Also consider your households food storage needs. Would a large pantry benefit you more or would a side by side refrigerator? Any and all of these choices can lead to a dramatically different end result in laying out your kitchen. Speak with a cabinet supplier about your needs. Have a sketch drawn up so you can have an idea of what it is your kitchen will look like with your selections. It is best to do as much research as you can before hand in order to ensure your new kitchen layout meets your needs and matches your tastes. Be adventurous and look into options that may seem a little different than you have had in the past, it may turn out that you have stumbled upon your dream kitchen.
