Create a Functional Kitchen

In your home there a 3 key areas that you spend the most of time, the kitchen, bedroom, and living room. Making sure these 3 rooms are not just aesthetically pleasing but functional is very important. So let’s focus on the kitchen, because if you’re cooking for yourself or your family, you want to make sure your kitchen is fully functional for your needs. Here are 4 things to consider when making your kitchen more functional:

Galley or Open kitchen?

When it comes to a kitchen layout there are countless possible ways to arrange your kitchen, but galley-style and open-concept kitchens are the two most common. A galley-style kitchen is suitable for small spaces, as it can use a long, awkward part of the house for this critical function. Other people prefer an ample, open space so they can see out to other rooms of the home. What’s most important is that you make your design work for you. It is important to know what kind of layout you want for your kitchen or what is going to fit in your home.

“The Triangle”

If you talk to any ergonomic or design expert, they’ll tell you that the triangle is the best design for a kitchen. But what does that mean? The stove, sink and refrigerator should all be within a small work triangle to make prepping and cooking more efficient. But some kitchen spaces can’t be designed with this perfect model, so ensuring your layout works for you is essential.

Accessibility 

A key to a functional kitchen is how accessible it is. You want to have easy access to your most commonly used utensils. For example, if you need a spatula at the stove but have to go across the room to get it from a distant drawer, your kitchen could probably be more efficient. You will want to arrange your cabinet and drawer space to reflect the zones in your kitchen. Have enough storage for pots, pans, cooking utensils, and things like access close to your range or island/ prep area.

Visibility is Key

Accessibility and visibility almost go hand in hand. Not only do you need to be able to access everything in your kitchen but you want to be able to see everything. Have you ever found a tool in the back of a cabinet or drawer that you forgot you had but could have been using all the time? It happens to everyone when it comes to kitchen organization. Anything you use regularly should be kept in sight so you don’t forget about it.

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