Tips for Your Kitchen Interior Design
When it comes to kitchen interior design, there really is more to it than meets the eye. Before considering colorways and decorative features, it’s important to get the flow of the space, the position of appliances, and work surfaces just right to make sure that your space is functional in a way that suits you and your family’s lifestyle needs.
So how would a professional interior designer approach the look of a new kitchen? We’re here to fill you in with expert interior design tips for all types of kitchens. Be yours contemporary or traditional, we’ve got all the know-how you need to help turn your kitchen into your dream space.
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IS YOUR KITCHEN LAYOUT PROPERLY SPACE-PLANNED?
This really comes into the remit of a kitchen designer, but if you’re designing your kitchen yourself, ensure you get the following spot-on:
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Is everything where you need it? Consider how and where you use the different items in your kitchen, and place everything conveniently. Breakfast cereals and bowls should be near the breakfast table or kitchen island, for example. Plate storage and the bin should be as near as possible to the dishwasher, which, ideally, should be near the sink. Breadboard and bread storage near the toaster; cups near the teapot or boiling water tap.
‘If you’re installing your hob on an island, it’s a good idea to incorporate a prep sink on the island too so that you don’t have to walk across the main kitchen thoroughfare with pans of boiling water to reach the main sink. Adding a prep sink also helps to zone the different areas of the room, which is useful if there’s often more than one person working in the kitchen at the same time.’
Is the gap between cabinetry runs wide enough? Designing a galley kitchen? Or perhaps installing a kitchen island? Paths through the kitchen should be 1m wide, and through cooking zones, at least 1.25m wide.
Have you got the direction of traffic right? All kitchens lead off other rooms and often overlook a garden, so getting the passage between the various spaces right is vital, especially so if you’re designing an open plan kitchen, diner, and living space, or planning a family kitchen. Ideally, the layout of the kitchen should look natural but you also want to ensure that the cooking zone isn’t the room’s main thoroughfare. Why? From a safety point of view, you don’t want children catching panhandles as they pass; and, from a cook’s point of view, you don’t want to be constantly moving out of the way of people passing through. And if your kids constantly access the fridge or cupboards for snacks, that might mean considering the location of these two zones carefully, too.