10 Tips to avoid mistakes in our Kitchen Design
We are increasingly aware of the growing importance of kitchen design in our homes
No matter how different our lifestyle may be, in the end much of our domestic activities will take place in the kitchen.
Therefore, today we want to raise 10 mistakes that we have to avoid if we want to succeed in the design of our modular kitchen :
1. Avoid obstructing the so-called working triangle
The working triangle in the kitchen consists of the refrigerator, the sink and the cooker itself. This area is the one with the most activity and it is the one we must take the most care of when planning the design, avoiding distancing these elements too much from each other, as well as avoiding the interposition of possible obstacles between them.
Regardless of the size or layout of our kitchen design, it should follow this simple rule to achieve greater effectiveness in the main use of this room; cooking.
A triangle that is too small can cause us to bump into each other inside the kitchen and if it were too big it would become a tiring activity.
2. Avoid the lack of illumination
Lighting is one of the great forgotten protagonists in the design of our homes. And from our Interior Design and Decoration Blog we have already talked about the importance of lighting up our homes
3. Don't forget about good ventilation
Both the use of a good cooker hood and designing the kitchen with good natural ventilation must be essential in our kitchens. Avoiding the use of hoods that are often of a very elegant design and yet do not comply with a good extraction of stale air.
Likewise, we should study the installation heights of the hoods in order to enjoy cleaner and more pleasant kitchens for us.
5. Do not ignore the workspace on the countertop
We often come across kitchens that are not long enough for the work surface. All the activities that we carry out in the kitchen require a worktop, so it is convenient to adapt this need to our kitchen.
For this purpose, we can use islands or develop L- or U shaped kitchens. It is important not to forget to have a large worktop area in our kitchens, especially near the sink and the kitchen itself.
6. Do not make a mistake when choosing an island in the kitchen
They are fashionable and we know it, they are a fantastic design element, but in many occasions we insist on placing an Island in our Kitchen, or a bad location of it inside it, can be a disastrous choice.
If we do not have a kitchen of adequate size, an island can hinder the development of a good working triangle, as we talked about in the first point, or it will make us have a lower storage capacity. It is important to determine whether or not the choice of an island in our kitchen design can be a good decision.
Read about modular kitchen in jaipur
7. Don't forget to protect the walls of your kitchen
Whether for budget or aesthetic reasons, we often do not provide adequate protection for the vertical surfaces of our kitchens, especially in the fire or sink areas.
We are facing an increasing tendency from our customers to ask us for the walls of the kitchens without tiling, normally finished with smooth paint.
We understand this as a mistake if it is not done with head, and it is necessary that these vertical walls are easy to clean, avoiding finishes that have a high porosity and thus an easy absorption of vapors and fats that spread through the kitchen
.
8. Do not forget the space for Recycling
Either in the space under the sink, or in a separate piece of furniture, we can resort to choosing a wide variety of bins for recycling.
Today there are a large number of containers on the market that allow easy sorting of the different types of waste we generate.
9. Not to sin of excess of Fashion
Although it should not be treated as a big mistake, it is convenient to take into account that the market is somewhat volatile in terms of trends and even though today a color or a design is especially fashionable, it can have a very short half-life and make our investment not the best option.
It is not only a question of colours, but also of kitchen utensils that today appear in all the magazines and that perhaps are not particularly useful to us. As we always indicate to our clients, it is important to know us and our needs to avoid absurd investments.
Read about modular kitchen in pune
10. Do not make the mistake of not having professionals
Taking charge of a kitchen design project on your own, as well as not having professionals designing your home renovation project, is a common mistake.
When you have a Professional Architect and with knowledge of the value of the costs of the Materials and of the Works to carry out, this will not only suppose a great economic saving inside the Work to carry out, but also it will turn into an appropriate investment in the future, revaluing the value of our house and determining the importance or not of the works to carry out for the same one.
No matter how different our lifestyle may be, in the end much of our domestic activities will take place in the kitchen.
Therefore, today we want to raise 10 mistakes that we have to avoid if we want to succeed in the design of our modular kitchen :
1. Avoid obstructing the so-called working triangle
The working triangle in the kitchen consists of the refrigerator, the sink and the cooker itself. This area is the one with the most activity and it is the one we must take the most care of when planning the design, avoiding distancing these elements too much from each other, as well as avoiding the interposition of possible obstacles between them.
Regardless of the size or layout of our kitchen design, it should follow this simple rule to achieve greater effectiveness in the main use of this room; cooking.
A triangle that is too small can cause us to bump into each other inside the kitchen and if it were too big it would become a tiring activity.
2. Avoid the lack of illumination
Lighting is one of the great forgotten protagonists in the design of our homes. And from our Interior Design and Decoration Blog we have already talked about the importance of lighting up our homes
And the kitchen is a space in which we should not have the luxury of poor lighting, as we use sharp and dangerous cooking utensils.We must consider good general lighting, which avoids shadows within the work space and is reinforced by task-specific lighting. The usual thing is to reinforce the food preparation area, as well as those areas we use in our kitchens to enjoy our breakfasts or meals.
3. Don't forget about good ventilation
Both the use of a good cooker hood and designing the kitchen with good natural ventilation must be essential in our kitchens. Avoiding the use of hoods that are often of a very elegant design and yet do not comply with a good extraction of stale air.
Likewise, we should study the installation heights of the hoods in order to enjoy cleaner and more pleasant kitchens for us.
4. Do not forget the storage space
In our kitchens we usually store a lot of things, utensils, food...
And not only that, but often everything related to the cleaning of the home is also inside the kitchen, which is why we need a lot of storage space and we also have to consider that it is easily accessible.
We have often come across kitchen houses that ignore this space in order to achieve a more "attractive" design and this is something we should avoid.
That is why we like to define the space of the kitchens we work in and to define their design adapting it to the needs of the client. Through a proper planning and foresight the kitchen not only has to be more attractive, but also has to have all the storage space we need.
Even taking advantage of the base of the same to increase the total storage capacity.
In our kitchens we usually store a lot of things, utensils, food...
And not only that, but often everything related to the cleaning of the home is also inside the kitchen, which is why we need a lot of storage space and we also have to consider that it is easily accessible.
We have often come across kitchen houses that ignore this space in order to achieve a more "attractive" design and this is something we should avoid.
That is why we like to define the space of the kitchens we work in and to define their design adapting it to the needs of the client. Through a proper planning and foresight the kitchen not only has to be more attractive, but also has to have all the storage space we need.
Even taking advantage of the base of the same to increase the total storage capacity.
5. Do not ignore the workspace on the countertop
We often come across kitchens that are not long enough for the work surface. All the activities that we carry out in the kitchen require a worktop, so it is convenient to adapt this need to our kitchen.
For this purpose, we can use islands or develop L- or U shaped kitchens. It is important not to forget to have a large worktop area in our kitchens, especially near the sink and the kitchen itself.
6. Do not make a mistake when choosing an island in the kitchen
They are fashionable and we know it, they are a fantastic design element, but in many occasions we insist on placing an Island in our Kitchen, or a bad location of it inside it, can be a disastrous choice.
If we do not have a kitchen of adequate size, an island can hinder the development of a good working triangle, as we talked about in the first point, or it will make us have a lower storage capacity. It is important to determine whether or not the choice of an island in our kitchen design can be a good decision.
Read about modular kitchen in jaipur
7. Don't forget to protect the walls of your kitchen
Whether for budget or aesthetic reasons, we often do not provide adequate protection for the vertical surfaces of our kitchens, especially in the fire or sink areas.
We are facing an increasing tendency from our customers to ask us for the walls of the kitchens without tiling, normally finished with smooth paint.
We understand this as a mistake if it is not done with head, and it is necessary that these vertical walls are easy to clean, avoiding finishes that have a high porosity and thus an easy absorption of vapors and fats that spread through the kitchen
.
8. Do not forget the space for Recycling
Either in the space under the sink, or in a separate piece of furniture, we can resort to choosing a wide variety of bins for recycling.
Today there are a large number of containers on the market that allow easy sorting of the different types of waste we generate.
9. Not to sin of excess of Fashion
Although it should not be treated as a big mistake, it is convenient to take into account that the market is somewhat volatile in terms of trends and even though today a color or a design is especially fashionable, it can have a very short half-life and make our investment not the best option.
It is not only a question of colours, but also of kitchen utensils that today appear in all the magazines and that perhaps are not particularly useful to us. As we always indicate to our clients, it is important to know us and our needs to avoid absurd investments.
Read about modular kitchen in pune
10. Do not make the mistake of not having professionals
Taking charge of a kitchen design project on your own, as well as not having professionals designing your home renovation project, is a common mistake.
When you have a Professional Architect and with knowledge of the value of the costs of the Materials and of the Works to carry out, this will not only suppose a great economic saving inside the Work to carry out, but also it will turn into an appropriate investment in the future, revaluing the value of our house and determining the importance or not of the works to carry out for the same one.
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