How To Design A Kitchen

A well-designed kitchen can add significant value to a house, but there are traps and kitchen esigning is best left to professionals.

Nothing is more damaging to family life, and as a large kitchen remodeling. Most people who spend a lot of time at home in the kitchen. This room is important to use to prepare meals, eat informally, and an informal meeting place for family and friends. People will soon realize how important it is when you tear the room during renovations, even the simple task of coffee will make a great company without a kitchen. It 'is therefore very important that the tear off and installation of a new co-ordinate the design phase to minimize downtime. If you want a real life definition of anger, tell your family's kitchen is reduced to two weeks because you forgot to order something, or the dimensions were wrong and you have to rebuild a wardrobe.

Most experts say that the renovation of the kitchen almost 100% return on investment when the property is sold. The investigation of the properties show that the kitchen is one of, if not the most important feature for potential buyers. Real estate agents have told me that the quality of the cuisine is often or breaks the sale.

Kitchen design is very subjective, there are few hard and fast rules. Feature, or the layout is perfect for one person to another is far from perfect. The issue of lifestyle and how it is running the kitchen is very unique for each family. In most cases, the family, usually the primary user of the kitchen, have very clear ideas about what is needed and what the result is to satisfy their needs. Have often been leafing through magazines, drawing a rough plan, measure, and the dream of their ideal kitchen for quite a while 'time.

In the first look at your existing kitchen, looking for any information on new products and features on the market. Ask yourself questions about your needs and put ideas on paper. Combine your notes and rough drawings with accurate measurements and try to reach two or three floor plans. I usually do not try to radically change something that will change one important element that is important to me or my family, but I'll look for other solutions if I see something that is dangerous or very poorly designed . Try to incorporate the main concerns in the alternative plans.

There are some questions you must answer the first glimpse of the kitchen. Ask questions so you understand all requirements. Councillors call for a needs analysis study, and although I'm not fancy titles, I think the term applies in this case.

Discuss the current kitchen space and design with all the main users of the kitchen at home, the list of pros and cons of the design. Investigate the traffic patterns and the kitchen. Analyze the preparation of meals per day. Try making a "normal" routine daily meal preparation. Should be asked about wanting your family to do more in the kitchen. Is there a hobby or area of ​​interest, such as cooking, you would like to do something else to add, if space and facilities are available.

You think a lot of walking or movement is necessary during the preparation of meals? Ask whether or not to clean up after meals seems a monumental task. You can not solve the problem, but can be reduced by simple layout changes. You or your family might want to entertain more in the kitchen and a dining room, kitchen, and if the functionality of the room could be improved.


Determine how long you plan to his own house. A proposed $ 20,000 kitchen renovation can not be fully recoverable if the intention is to move to a quick sale in the near future. If you convince yourself to improve and returns are not realized during resale, you can lose a lot of money.

Discuss wish list of your family. If the space or money was not, what would you have in your dream kitchen? Discuss topics such as lighting, area lighting and task, needs kitchen spaces, and needs to upgrade equipment. There are other areas that may be discussed which may surface during your investigation. I found to be a good listener and asks many questions to be the best approach.

Kitchen design is a difficult process because everyone's needs and desires are different. I designed and built cabinets and workspaces for kitchen renovation projects that I would my own kitchen and I'm sure, is the opposite. Kitchen design is based on a very personal and individual taste.

Two design "rules" that seem true in all cases, treat the color and lighting. Or light-colored wood cabinets tend to brighten and visually expand the space. Improved general lighting and task always to improve the project. Old kitchen cabinets seemed to be dark and dim lighting, which gave you the impression that they were in a cave. Kitchen yesterday was simply a place for preparing meals, cleaning and leave the room. Lifestyle is now very focused on the venue for many large and diverse cuisine of activities the room is a bright, large display, functionality, and adapt to many of these functions. Take your time and explore all the options as the design is a very important process for any renewal of the kitchen.

There are many styles of cooking game, including L-shaped kitchen, cooking, island style U-shaped, which can present many problems of human trafficking. However, most kitchen designers agree that the sum of all legs in a triangle of work in any style of cooking is the triangle formed by the distances between the fridge to the stove to the sink and return to the refrigerator no less than three meters and not more than twenty-five feet. If the sum of the legs in the work triangle are too small, people trip over them and if too large, food preparation could be a very stressful task. I can analyze this system work every time you create a kitchen design and has proved a useful exercise.

If you feel intimidated by the process of kitchen design, you can explore the option of enrolling in courses in design, offering some of the colleges in your area. Investigate the possibility of seminars offered by local, regional, state and federal unions. And 'the National Kitchen and Bath Association, is listed in the phone book in most major cities, who may have information.

Kitchen design is a very important role, so that a certification program certification kitchen designer. These individuals, who are certified usually specialize in this area that only describes how big a renovation kitchen, the field has changed. It 'nice to live to be doing a lot of satisfaction in kitchen remodeling. However, as all the shops, the information come to learn and the greatest teacher is experience. Read books (I bought and read every book I can see the kitchen Cabinetmaking and Design), participates in seminars and training programs, and analyze every kitchen, you will come across ideas and techniques.

There are certain accepted standards in the kitchen cabinet. The height of counter space allocation between the base and wall cabinets, cabinet depth, and the space required for refrigerators and stoves.

These dimensions are not set in stone, but are generally accepted in the field of special equipment and device manufacturers. Width of most of the stoves is thirty inches, and most refrigerators require 33 inches for proper installation. Normally, the thirty-inch space is conceived as part of an installation plan stove. This gives us a half an inch on each side of the stove so that it can be easily removed and replaced during cleaning or repair.

Refrigerators are not quite standard, such as stoves, but a good rule of thumb is to allow 83.8 inches for this device. The standard of most refrigerators is about 81 inches, however, check the existing equipment, or what you are going to buy before build. I was a little embarrassed for a moment that would not fit standard fridge in 83.8 centermeter allowed me between the base cabinets. This situation is rare, but it is a reminder that you can not take action for granted.

The design of the kitchen is one of the most critical components in a renovation project. Take your time to investigate all options, and the end result will most likely meet your expectations.