St. Valentine’s Day brings thoughts of giving and receiving love. The kitchen is the heart of the home, an excellent place to prioritize doing a remodel so it facilitates the preparing of nourishing food, entertaining, and making of memories. The following are popular kitchen remodeling improvements homeowners make to enjoy their home more, helping to facilitate connection, peace, and harmony.
Connection Older kitchens were built closed off from adjacent living areas isolating the cook(s) from others. Eliminating a wall or perhaps a set of upper cabinets blocking a sightline is an opportunity to improve the use and flow of the kitchen. Reconfiguring the kitchen often includes an addition of an island for more storage, prep space, as well as a place for people to gather be with those preparing the food.
Peace People want a clutter-free counter with plenty of storage. Appliance garages can have small appliances be out of sight yet easily accessible. A beverage/smoothie center and coffee maker can be in a wall cabinet. A cabinet can have vertical dividers to store platters, baking sheets, and cutting boards. There are smart storage solutions for utilizing the space in kitchen corners. There are pull out cabinets for trash and recycling receptacles. There are options of pull-out racks for spices, oils and the like, as well as cabinet doors that have a spice rack built in to easily see what you are needing. Ideally, a walk-in pantry or a butler’s pantry really levels up the experience of the kitchen.
Harmony Windows may currently be in an awkward position, or be inadequate for ample natural light. People are wanting to blur the lines from indoors to outdoors, extending dining or entertaining to the outdoors from the kitchen. A designer when interviewing to discover your needs and wants will provide a cohesive plan of the placement of appliances, cabinets, windows and sliding glass door or wall to fit your budget.
It is also wise to consider updating appliances to be energy efficient for long term savings on utilities. Dishwashers conserve water and some are so quiet, you don’t even hear them running! Another common problem is inadequate ventilation, important for good indoor air quality. An experienced designer will help you think of all the details you may want to create your custom kitchen to enjoy for many years to come.
Happy Kitchen Remodeling!
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