When remodeling the kitchen, there are various thoughts that need to be
considered like the kitchen design ideas, the size of your kitchen and
most importantly, your budget. Whether or not you design or remodel your
own kitchen or you prefer to hire a professional to do it, you will
need thorough planning. It does not just save you time, it saves you
money as well. You need to think about your present needs and the things
that will need to be installed inside your kitchen.
When putting into place all your kitchen design ideas, you must bear in
mind that kitchen renovation should only be done once or for a couple of
times in a lifetime. Therefore, your design should be modernize yet
elegant in a way so that the design will be kept updated for the many
years to come.
Kitchen Functions
The first thing to consider is the main functions of the kitchen and
that is for storage, cleaning and cooking. This is the place where you
store your food into and therefore should have enough cabinets and a
refrigerator installed for this purpose. This is the place where you
clean your pots, pans, plates and many other things, so you should have a
large sink for an easier washing and if possible, a dishwashing machine
to clean up the dirty dishes.
It is also the place where you, prepare, cook and serve your food.
Therefore, you should have an island where you prepare the ingredients
for your recipe, a stove that is not aligned with the refrigerator for
cooking and a counter table for serving your food.
The work triangle is a classic kitchen design idea that professional
designers use because it eliminates the needless steps when cooking.
This is basically composed of the three major appliances inside a
kitchen - the sink, refrigerator and stove since these three are not
supposed to be aligned together or be placed side by side with each
other.
Floor
For the flooring, you may use materials like wood parquet or ceramic
tiles. However, these types are a bit expensive though but can last for
many years before they require renovation. Vinyl is also another
material that can be used in making the kitchen floors. However, they do
not last a very long time as compared to wood and ceramic. So be sure
of your budget.
Walls
For a classic look, use neutral color for painting. You may think that
it is boring. However, neutral paints never wear out of trend, and
compliments different types of flooring and countertop's design. You may
hire a painter to make uniquely designed walls if that is what you
prefer. It still depends on your budget though.
Appliances
The best thing to do to maximize the use of your kitchen is to buy
kitchen appliances that fit your allotted space. One of the greatest
problems of kitchen designers are the old stuffs being placed on new
designs. If you do not have enough budget to buy new appliances, then
you need to work out your design in accordance to your existing
appliances.