Kitchen the Most Functional Place in a House
The kitchen is the most functional room in the house and the one that needs to be well-planned. Some people may be surprised by how much time a well-designed kitchen can save. When everything is logical and functional, you can simplify and streamline your tasks to take an hour instead of hours. The layout of your kitchen & following of some tips can make your kitchen more functional.
Layout is Most Important
The kitchen is one place in your home where you will need to be on your feet and moving around. You'll be standing close your counter to cook, and all the while, you will be walking from cabinet to cabinet to find the supplies and ingredients to perfect your cooking creations. You need enough space to open cupboards, and access shelves. Logically following, a design that keeps you bumping into walls and corners makes absolutely no sense.
Here is a list of places in your kitchen where optimizing space is an absolute must:
Refrigerator
Any Drawers
All Cupboards
Around corners of Counters & Cupboards
Pantry
Cabinets
Any Shelves
Table
The bottom line is that a functional kitchen is all about maximizing your space. So be smart about your layout, and don't try to cram more than is logical to fit. As useful as these items are, you'll be happier and more productive without them.
Along similar lines, don't buy more dishes, silverware, and appliances than you can store. In order to maintain a clean,
aesthetically pleasing, and functional kitchen, you need to eliminate as much clutter as possible. As long as you're relatively clean and conscious about sanitation, your kitchen design should be fine.
Organize your cupboards so that everything is arranged in a logical place. Keep your spices close to where you do your cooking, and set up your pantry on the other side of the room. Keep your dishes and silverware close to where you plan to serve your food, and keep your fresh fruit in a visible location that is easy for you and your family to access. Store perishable foods in the refrigerator, and store your canned goods in the pantry. Install your dishwasher and trash compactor close to your sink.
If you plan to decorate with pots, vases, and other glass items, make sure you don't keep them close to the edge of your kitchen counter. Especially if you have children and pets, you want to avoid injuries related to broken glass.
Tips for decorating Kitchen: Choose Your Style
style of your preferred kitchen will set you off in the right direction. Choosing your style can be an immense challenge or the easiest part of your design. A clear mind on your style will get you headed down the path to success.
Choose Your Color
Kitchen paint colors are sometimes difficult to choose. The color of your kitchen cabinets will affect the overall style of your kitchen. Color also affects our moods; an all white kitchen has a sterile feel while a colorful kitchen can cheer us up and get us in the mood for some cooking. Or simply leave the wood natural with polyurethane for protection.
Choose Your Cabinet Material
The wood you choose for your kitchen has design implications as well. A dark wood has to be painted or stained to make it lighter which covers up some or all of the wood's characteristics. This may be your desired style, or a downfall of the design.
How You Intend To Use Your Kitchen
If you intend the kitchen to only be a place for cooking then extra seating may not be necessary. But if you would like the kitchen to be a gathering area extra seating is a must, an island accomplishes both of these needs.
Storage
Storage is a big deal in kitchens. No matter how much cabinet space you have it never seems to be enough. Or just adding better accessibility to the cabinets and making the chores of cooking easier and less tedious.
Lighting in the Design
Let's not forget about lighting. Lighting has to be planned for in the early stages of the design. After the kitchen layout is decided on lighting comes next. A lighting designer can help with this but you can do it yourself as well if you know what's available. Wiring has to be done in the earlier stages of the whole construction process.
Your Style of Decorating
Your style of decorating will have an impact on the design of your kitchen. Sometimes more than you know. Decoration is a fun way to impart your own personality into the design. Your own style is a place to start when trying to decide on kitchen design ideas.
Stop Misuses
Let's not misuse the gas and water. Don't forget to turn off your gas after cooking. This will also save you from any accident from fire.
Thus you can change your kitchen in pleasant functional place of your home.
