KITCHEN BRINGS FAMILY TOGETHER

If you love to cook and enjoy preparing meals for your family and friends, and find the whole experience of cooking tiring, chances are that the kitchen is not designed properly.Here are few thing you should keep in mind while designing a functional Kitchen:

Use work Triangle principle

Every kitchen is different, so you have to find the ideal “kitchen work triangle” or “golden triangle”. Work triangle is the concept where you place the major aspects of kitchen i.e. Cooking, sink and storage(refrigerator) in a way that they form a triangle where each leg of the triangle is not less than 4 feet and not more than 9 feet. (Refer picture 1 and 2)

Keep commonly used equipment near or in your vision

Have you been into situation where you are in a rush and wasted your time looking for something. Good kitchen should have the commonly used items visible or within reach. You can achieve this by following these practices:

• Use accessories to hang the essential equipment at the back-splash of the kitchen. Market has lots of varieties available or you may ask your designer.

• In contemporary kitchens you may select an area to have ledges. Open ledges gives you the space to store at the same time it makes the kitchen looks spacious.

• Use drawer systems, drawer systems are best way to keep things organised. You will be able to find the right stuff at the right time. You may use the wire steel baskets or the tandem drawer systems to achieve this.

Make space for the storage of monthly groceries

Its an ideal situation, If you kitchen comes with a pantry area. However, most apartment kitchens don’t have separate pantry. In that case incorporate a ladder unit or tall unit in the kitchen design. It helps you designate an area for kitchen stocks.

Use soothing colors Colors play a very vital role in every home. There is a variety of material available in the market for shutters external finishes, wall paints, flooring and wall tiles. Choose a color scheme that is comforting to you. Only word of caution is to choose the materials and colors that complement each other.

Kitchen is a critical room in every house. Right design can transform your kitchen as well as life.

As Kitchen is not only to prepare meals, but for memories too.

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