“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. Well, we know how we all crave for good food. To cook good food, a properly arranged, well maintained kitchen plays a good role.
Looking for ideas on how to design your new kitchen or redesign your old one? Well here we have 10 most essential things that you must add to your kitchen.
Sturdy Kitchen Island –
With the crunch of time in our daily lives, kitchen island provides a good place for all to hang out. A properly positioned kitchen island helps you interact with your family while prepping your meals. The kitchen island also provides an extra space for prepping while someone else cooks. A sturdy base of granite or quartz for island top is preferable. Since, it makes it durable for long term while making it aptly glamorous.
Easy to Use Cabinet –
Properly closed and easy to clean cabinets are a must have in all modern-day kitchens. Ensure that the cabinets are ergonomically positioned like at arms height. They can be well fitted below kitchen island to save space as well. The cabinets should also be designed as per their specific purpose. For instance, a cabinet for bigger utensils will be different from the ones used to store cutlery.
Your cabinets should also be well lit. These days different low wattage light fixtures are available that will serve the purpose. The cabinets can have different colors each to make them aesthetically appealing and make your kitchen more vibrant. To make them look even better, you can add customized stickers with family photographs as per your preference.
Well Ventilated –
Kitchen should have proper ventilation for both safety and aesthetics. A proper chimney is a must have in modern day kitchens. It only removes steam and smell from the kitchen, it also helps in keeping it clean. Beside artificial ventilation, natural ventilation is also appreciated. A window opposite to your cooktop helps remove unwanted smell while providing you with a view. You can decorate your kitchen window with beautiful plants and enjoy your own garden.
Proper Lighting –
Kitchen should be well lit to make it fully functional. Kitchen lights should be well thought out so that it makes working in the kitchen easy. The lights should not be too glaring or too dim. They need to be positioned in such a manner so that the minimum number of lights serves our purpose.
Double Sink –
In today’s rat race, you do not wish to waste your time at the sink to separate out your dishes. Double sink helps you soak in one and rinse in another, type of facility. This makes your life easier and reduces the amount of time you spend washing your dishes. To further make our washing experience better, the sink should have both hot and cold-water supply.
Swing Out Faucet –
Our usual short necked faucets make it difficult for us to fill our fat bellied pots. A swing out faucet on a long-jointed arm makes your pot filling task much easier. This can be positioned close to your cooktop to make it help you make that cup of coffee faster.
Induction Cooktop –
Induction cooktops are an easy to clean, environment friendly alternative for our traditional gas cooktop. In case you wish to have induction cooking mode available, you must ensure to have a well-positioned induction cooktop. It should be in a well-ventilated position along with your normal gas cooktop.
Fitted in Refrigerators –
Traditional refrigerators usually take up a large portion of our kitchen floor. In case of small kitchen spaces, working in and out of a kitchen becomes difficult with the refrigerator on the floor. So, to make more space in your kitchen, you can opt for an in-drawer refrigerator. This besides creating more free space in your kitchen, makes it more aesthetically well kept.
Designated Place for Grinders –
While designing your kitchen do remember to designate a specific place for your grinders and mixers. This place should be well designed in terms of electrical safety specifically. In case of space constraint, you can add a pull-out lift. This may be fitted in a drawer and pulled out when required.
Enclosed Bins –
Traditional dustbins usually occupy floor space and tend to smell bad. This besides being a health and hygiene threat, may also encourage pets. The bins in your kitchen should be well covered and should have a specific drawer. Your bins should be differentiated to segregate recyclable and non-recyclable wastes. This makes waste disposal easy and hassle free.
Your kitchen deserves as much care as you devote to designing your dream home. So do check out these ideas to make your kitchen not only fully functional but also well arranged to serve all your purpose.
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