If you are building a kitchen from the ground up we suggest you consider the following: Good lighting is very important in a kitchen, particularly in front of the sink and above the stove. For example you could make your Centre island part of your working area by placing your stove, or stoveprepstove prep bowl inside it (remember to plan your plumbing and electrics accordingly). Rather let the Island be one, even two of the points of your triangle.
However, be careful not to let a Centre Island encroach on your working triangle or you might be tripping over people. A Centre Island often becomes the hub of the home. Bar Stools around the Centre Island can provide informal seating for friends or for kids to do their homework while you cook. If you have space for one, it’s a good idea to have it near the stove and not too far from the dining area so you can use it for serving. Centre IslandĪ Centre Island is very popular in the modern kitchen. Another popular option is to have the Coffee Dresser near the dining room or breakfast area, with a toaster, because coffee and toast go together (actually we’ve found coffee goes with everything, similar to wine). Our clients also often place a Coffee Dresser next to the fridge, for easy access to milk. You should be able to load up the pantry cupboard from here too, so ensure that that is nearby. It’s nice to have a surface next to the fridge where you can place grocery bags or items that are being taken out or loaded. Rubbish bins and cleaning materials are also usually kept close to the sink. If you have a dishwasher, place it near the sink too. Two sinks are also useful as this enables you to have a separate prep bowl for washing vegetables. SinkĮnough working space next to the sink to drain washed dishes and to stack dirty ones is essential.
Things that are used frequently are best in a wall cabinet so that you don’t have constantly to bend down to access them, such as breakfast bowls, side plates, salad bowls or wine glasses. On the wall above the stove, you might like to hang one of our Wall Units, possibly one for a microwave or one for more crockery. The prep space does not have to be big: a meter of space is probably enough. The space either side of the stove is an ideal place to situate Pot Drawers and storage units for crockery and cutlery (have a look at the Cutlery Server), while the wall above one of these storage cabinets is ideal for an MK Spice Rack, hung where it’s easy to reach when cooking. Find out more about the Design Lab now.Allocate working areas near the stove for food preparation and for storing ingredients: like oils, seasoning, spices, and stuff you need to cook with like pots, wooden spoons, spatulas and wine (whether it goes in the food or in your glass, both ways end in your tummy, just saying). All collaboration is conducted via the telephone and email. Our innovative E-Design Service has transformed the way interior design is planned and delivered. Our team can also work with you to create dream interiors for other parts of your house. We can help you transform your current kitchen or work with you to make sure your plans for a new space match your expectations.
Our Interior Design team includes specialist kitchen designers, with over 20 years of design experience. We have developed an E-Design service specifically to support this type of user. Typically, we have seen users that intend to buy a kitchen based on their design want some hand holding and reassurance. We have been reviewing plans, tweaking plans, starting again with new plans and everything in between. We have also been heavily involved in finding alternative solutions for our visitors that are struggling to create the finished product. It helps to work through your own ideas before you start speaking to kitchen designers and retailers. 3D Kitchen Planner tools are great for amateur kitchen designers and it is good to experiment with your own kitchen designs.