Feb 10
18
Oswald Melman
re you a home owner? Have you been eagerly considering a kitchen renovation project for who knows how long?! YES? Then consider yourself in luck, because here we plan to lay out a list of three crucial aspects of your project to keep in mind to prevent yourself from completely botching what should (and could) be a complete success story. The kitchen is a particularly “sensitive” area within the home given the high concentration of electric appliances, the large amount of work which gets accomplished inside it, and the big bills which can come along with not having a properly functioning set up. So, here we hope to illuminate our readers with a short series of considerations that simply cannot be overlooked when planning out and executing a renovation project in this particular room.
1. Plan, plan and plan some more! Don’t be foolish enough to jump into your renovation project at the first impulse; this is a task that requires significant planning, and said planning should take as long as is necessary for you to get things just right. First of all, take very precise measurements of your kitchen and create a floor plan that reflects reality, with no margin of error whatsoever. Use one of the many different electronic renovation planning guides that can be found online, or simply get the help of an expert in the field. Remember, you want to hammer out all the details on paper before you start putting any ideas into practice; after all, the cost of an eraser will be infinitely lesser than the cost of fixing an actual error that has been wrought in wood, stone, etc.
2. Choose a theme. If you want your kitchen project to be brought to a successful close, then remember to unify the project around a central theme. Keep yourself tuned into themes that already exist throughout your home or in its surroundings: a home in the country set among pine forests will do well to have a kitchen with a similar, rugged, piney style to it. For a more modern and elegant touch, consider working around stainless steel and noble stones such as soap stone or marble. Whatever the case, it’s important to have a certain degree of unity in this regard; if you fail to do so, it will be glaringly obvious at the end of the work (and, unfortunately, only at the end).
3. Remember the three fundamental stations. In the end, the kitchen is a place where work gets done, and this should be reflected in the final floor plan you create for your kitchen. In particular, for work to be smooth and efficient in this room it is fundamental that the space between the sink, the fridge and the oven/stove be neither too short nor too long (room sizes vary and therefore dimensions do too, yet think of four to six feet between each as a good idea) and that these three stations be triangulated. Only in this way will you find that you can maneuver comfortably as you are cooking and cleaning and preparing meals or entertaining guests.
Pam
re you a home owner? Have you been eagerly considering a kitchen renovation project for who knows how long?! YES? Then consider yourself in luck, because here we plan to lay out a list of three crucial aspects of your project to keep in mind to prevent yourself from completely botching what should (and could) be a complete success story. The kitchen is a particularly “sensitive” area within the home given the high concentration of electric appliances, the large amount of work which gets accomplished inside it, and the big bills which can come along with not having a properly functioning set up. So, here we hope to illuminate our readers with a short series of considerations that simply cannot be overlooked when planning out and executing a renovation project in this particular room.
1. Plan, plan and plan some more! Don’t be foolish enough to jump into your renovation project at the first impulse; this is a task that requires significant planning, and said planning should take as long as is necessary for you to get things just right. First of all, take very precise measurements of your kitchen and create a floor plan that reflects reality, with no margin of error whatsoever. Use one of the many different electronic renovation planning guides that can be found online, or simply get the help of an expert in the field. Remember, you want to hammer out all the details on paper before you start putting any ideas into practice; after all, the cost of an eraser will be infinitely lesser than the cost of fixing an actual error that has been wrought in wood, stone, etc.
2. Choose a theme. If you want your kitchen project to be brought to a successful close, then remember to unify the project around a central theme. Keep yourself tuned into themes that already exist throughout your home or in its surroundings: a home in the country set among pine forests will do well to have a kitchen with a similar, rugged, piney style to it. For a more modern and elegant touch, consider working around stainless steel and noble stones such as soap stone or marble. Whatever the case, it’s important to have a certain degree of unity in this regard; if you fail to do so, it will be glaringly obvious at the end of the work (and, unfortunately, only at the end).
3. Remember the three fundamental stations. In the end, the kitchen is a place where work gets done, and this should be reflected in the final floor plan you create for your kitchen. In particular, for work to be smooth and efficient in this room it is fundamental that the space between the sink, the fridge and the oven/stove be neither too short nor too long (room sizes vary and therefore dimensions do too, yet think of four to six feet between each as a good idea) and that these three stations be triangulated. Only in this way will you find that you can maneuver comfortably as you are cooking and cleaning and preparing meals or entertaining guests.
Pam
