By John Cherveny
4 Hot Tips To Make Your Ideal Kitchen
Planning a fancy dinner, having a relaxed Sunday brunch with your family, grabbing a quick drink after work or socializing with a couple of close friends. Whatever your case might be, there is no doubt a kitchen is a vital center of operations in which every social and intimate event take place.
Given the amount of quality time spent there, such space must welcome both owners and guests. Try to consider these 4 basic aspects when designing or remodeling a kitchen:
A smart layout
Whether you go for a linear, L-shaped or island design, general criteria leading the setting of contemporary kitchens consists on creating versatile compositions that puts the advantages of domestic engineering to good use.
For instance, a well-organized space that revolves around a cooking island facilitates the meals preparation process. A peninsula counter is another flexible option that allows taking full advantage of the space: it is a prep station, a space division, and an entertaining center in case of a small soiree, altogether!
A single module containing clever storage solutions and wide countertops makes room for a nice spot reserved to eat breakfast, enjoy some wine and tapas, and even get homework done.
Greatest functionality
When discussing kitchen designs, storage space is key, since it seems like there is never enough of it. Well-equipped furniture to store utensils, built-in appliances, and walk-in pantries are some wonderful ways to save space.
Upper and lower cabinets with see-through doors and drawers provide full contents visibility, so everything is at hand and easy to find. In addition, multi-purpose sinks with sliding draining grids and cutting boards provide more efficiency to the mix.
As for materials, stainless steel equals modernity, neatness, and durability. Choose this material when buying utensils, household appliances or decorative pieces.
Contrast
The charm of a kitchen comes from the exquisite combination of materials, textures, and colors. If your choice is an all-white look for cabinets and hardware, dark African granite is an excellent choice for countertops.
As for the cabinet doors, if you are more into vibrant colors, a warm tangerine orange increases natural daylight and a luminous tone of blue stands out from a countertop made in light gray marble or hay.
In the pursuit of coziness and warmth, use nice crystal enclosures so the kitchen and the garden are well integrated. Additionally, flooring is the background from which you can build your kitchen. Make it all a contrast against tuff, stoneware, hardwood, tile, and polished concrete.
All about appliances and high-tech
Keeping comfortability and aesthetics in mind, a kitchen can be equipped with highlights such as a ventilation system that eliminates fog and bad odors, or top-notch household technology that allows multi-tasking as well as energy saving. Appliances connected via Bluetooth, automatic faucets, and environmental-friendly washers and dryers are good examples.
An ideal cooking module incorporates the hotplate, the oven, the microwave, and the hood, arranging solutions for handy utensils, such as a bar under the hood or a magnetized plate in the wall.
Complement the décor with a spice shelf embellished with a topknot, an embedded shower fitting or your favorite designer object. After all, a kitchen design is full of details related to the rest of the house, which reflect your personal background.
John Cherveny is owner of Homes By JMC in Stuart, Florida. He has been building custom homes for more than 30 years. And in these 30 years, he’s gained incredible wisdom about how life and home intersect and shape our reality. He’s learned what is it that makes homes special, enjoyable, functional and satisfying. John is fond of saying to clients “the details do matter.” So in this Homes By JMC blog, he shares all the details he’s come across and why they matter for creating a pleasurable home experience.