The kitchen has changed beyond recognition from the small functional workspace of yesterday to the social centre of the home it has become today. Yes, the essentials remain the exact same - a sink / wet area, cooking zone and refrigeration. But added to this is the increasing use of the kitchen as the fulcrum of the home.
New property builds have seen a craze for open plan living in which kitchen, dining area and family room are opened up to generate one huge living space where all the family comes together to share the same space. More aged houses are seeing extensions added, and internal walls removed to create this highly popular open plan living. This has resulted in kitchens being developed to not only be a highly functional space but a gorgeous adornment to the property.
The initial step in planning a new kitchen would be to think about how you live with and use your kitchen. Or even more importantly how you'd like to live with and use your perfect kitchen. Think of how many folks will likely be using the kitchen, from young kids who will grow and develop in the kitchen (and frequently check the quality of construction!), to teenagers raiding the fridge at all hours of the day, and to adults who will use the kitchen as a work zone to develop dinners and run the house and then as a retreat at day's end with a glass of wine to talk about the day just gone and prepare themselves for another day.
What exactly are their and your needs from the kitchen? Do you see yourself as a discouraged chef, and just need the right environment to create gastronomic pleasures? Or will the reheat function on your microwave be the extent of your cooking? Clearly your spending budget will establish the kind and quality of appliances you purchase however it is with out any doubt that the higher the quality of appliance the better and less complicated they'll be to use. Try to create a list of the appliance types you want. Not necessarily the makes or models but whether or not you would like a range cooker or built in cooker and separate hob.
Equipped with this data it is possible to now start to consider the type of kitchen you would like and as to whether construction works will have to be done. This is where issues can get fascinating, and the fun truly starts!
New property builds have seen a craze for open plan living in which kitchen, dining area and family room are opened up to generate one huge living space where all the family comes together to share the same space. More aged houses are seeing extensions added, and internal walls removed to create this highly popular open plan living. This has resulted in kitchens being developed to not only be a highly functional space but a gorgeous adornment to the property.
The initial step in planning a new kitchen would be to think about how you live with and use your kitchen. Or even more importantly how you'd like to live with and use your perfect kitchen. Think of how many folks will likely be using the kitchen, from young kids who will grow and develop in the kitchen (and frequently check the quality of construction!), to teenagers raiding the fridge at all hours of the day, and to adults who will use the kitchen as a work zone to develop dinners and run the house and then as a retreat at day's end with a glass of wine to talk about the day just gone and prepare themselves for another day.
What exactly are their and your needs from the kitchen? Do you see yourself as a discouraged chef, and just need the right environment to create gastronomic pleasures? Or will the reheat function on your microwave be the extent of your cooking? Clearly your spending budget will establish the kind and quality of appliances you purchase however it is with out any doubt that the higher the quality of appliance the better and less complicated they'll be to use. Try to create a list of the appliance types you want. Not necessarily the makes or models but whether or not you would like a range cooker or built in cooker and separate hob.
Equipped with this data it is possible to now start to consider the type of kitchen you would like and as to whether construction works will have to be done. This is where issues can get fascinating, and the fun truly starts!
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