A normal home has many different rooms: the porch for when you first enter the home, then the corridor which connects all of the doors of the house together, then you have got the storage room which is always the dirtiest room, you have the bedroom, which is always the most comfortable room, and you also have your bathroom, which is always the coldest room of the house, and you will find also the living room, which is usually the most glamorous looking place in the house. Some houses may also have a laundry room, which is always the best smelling room of the house, the gym will be the opposite – the room with the worst smell! If you have a cinema room, that will be the darkest room, and if you have a dining room, then that will always be the most plain looking room.
But with no doubt at all, we all know that the kitchen, is the most functional part of the house. This is the heart of the room, the place where we spend hours of our day, putting in our efforts and creativity into making a dish to fill our hungry stomachs with. This room has to combine all features together, as in it must look stunning, it must be comfortable, it must be practical, it must be clean, and the list keeps going. Therefore, it does not come as a surprise then, that when you do need to get a new kitchen, it is a huge decision that you are making, which requires a big thought process.
Initially, you must think of the type of kitchen that you want to go for, and the three general categories that are common across the market are shaker, modern or handless. Choosing one of those purely comes down to the look you would like to achieve, because they all look beautiful in their own unique ways. Shaker style kitchens are the more traditional looking ones. Shaker kitchens are those that feature cabinet doors with square indentations in them to give them a nice simple design. They tend to be paired up with large busy looking handles of either copper or steel, and the whole kitchen is made to look very bulging and sturdy.
On the other hand, you may consider going for a modern style kitchen instead. These kinds of kitchens usually have cabinet doors that are smooth and plain, whether matt or polished, and they feature very slim and practical door handles, that blend in with the whole simplistic atmosphere created. If you want to go one step further into having a simpler design, then you can even go for a handless kitchen. These kitchens have small hidden gaps that can be used to open the cabinet doors, but otherwise, they look very plain and simple…which is the idea of futuristic currently.
You will also have to think about how you want your kitchen to be designed. For example, you may want an L-shaped or a U-shaped kitchen, or some people may go for one strip against a wall, with an island, or a breakfast bar attached to the end of the room. There are so many varying types of kitchen designs you may want to go for, and to help you choose which one is right for you, space is a really big factor to put into consideration…depending on the size of the room, the size of your dream kitchen, and the shape of your room, you will be able to clearly see which design will be most practical and most suitable to your needs in the kitchen.
Another thing to consider when choosing a new kitchen is the location of each component. Some customers prefer to have the fridge next to the hob, and others may put a priority into having the dishwasher very close to the sink…and that all depends on your preference and your unique use of the kitchen. However, when constructing your own picture of your dream kitchen, you must make sure you take into account having enough space next to each component. For example, it is not really clever to put the sink in the corner of the room if you have got an L-shape or a U-shape kitchen, as you will not be able to reach and use the latter half of it as easily. Another example may be that you cannot place a fridge freezer or a tower unit right next to the hob, as you need to have enough space for the excess heat coming out of the hob to disperse into empty space, and not affect any units around it.
The elephant in the room when trying to construct a new kitchen is the colour. Within the room, you are going to have many different components, such as the floor tiles, wall cladding, base unit, wall unit, tower unit, worktop, splashback and much more, and so it is easy for a customer to get a little carried away, choose many different colours, and create a wild looking kitchen, but that may not look nice in the end result. Therefore, to make it simple, you must know whether you would like to have contrasting colours or complimentary colours in the room. Contrasting colours are such that the kitchen base units are dark brown wooden effect, while wall units are very light plain cream. These two cabinet colours will work very nicely together, but they are completely different in terms of colour, style and even design. However, you can opt to go for complimentary colours, such as choosing a dark grey colour for your kitchen, and then going for a Calacatta Quartz worktop that contains many dark grey veins.
Mentioned here are only the most significant points to consider when having a new kitchen done, but there are loads of details which must be discussed. Ultimately, the decision is yours as to what kind of kitchen you would like to go for, and kitchens can be personalised very easily down to every small piece. Therefore, make sure you have got a rough idea on what kind of kitchen style or colour or design you would like to go for, and then you can get inspiration from various images and showrooms, to create your ideal dream kitchen!
But with no doubt at all, we all know that the kitchen, is the most functional part of the house. This is the heart of the room, the place where we spend hours of our day, putting in our efforts and creativity into making a dish to fill our hungry stomachs with. This room has to combine all features together, as in it must look stunning, it must be comfortable, it must be practical, it must be clean, and the list keeps going. Therefore, it does not come as a surprise then, that when you do need to get a new kitchen, it is a huge decision that you are making, which requires a big thought process.
Initially, you must think of the type of kitchen that you want to go for, and the three general categories that are common across the market are shaker, modern or handless. Choosing one of those purely comes down to the look you would like to achieve, because they all look beautiful in their own unique ways. Shaker style kitchens are the more traditional looking ones. Shaker kitchens are those that feature cabinet doors with square indentations in them to give them a nice simple design. They tend to be paired up with large busy looking handles of either copper or steel, and the whole kitchen is made to look very bulging and sturdy.
On the other hand, you may consider going for a modern style kitchen instead. These kinds of kitchens usually have cabinet doors that are smooth and plain, whether matt or polished, and they feature very slim and practical door handles, that blend in with the whole simplistic atmosphere created. If you want to go one step further into having a simpler design, then you can even go for a handless kitchen. These kitchens have small hidden gaps that can be used to open the cabinet doors, but otherwise, they look very plain and simple…which is the idea of futuristic currently.
You will also have to think about how you want your kitchen to be designed. For example, you may want an L-shaped or a U-shaped kitchen, or some people may go for one strip against a wall, with an island, or a breakfast bar attached to the end of the room. There are so many varying types of kitchen designs you may want to go for, and to help you choose which one is right for you, space is a really big factor to put into consideration…depending on the size of the room, the size of your dream kitchen, and the shape of your room, you will be able to clearly see which design will be most practical and most suitable to your needs in the kitchen.
Another thing to consider when choosing a new kitchen is the location of each component. Some customers prefer to have the fridge next to the hob, and others may put a priority into having the dishwasher very close to the sink…and that all depends on your preference and your unique use of the kitchen. However, when constructing your own picture of your dream kitchen, you must make sure you take into account having enough space next to each component. For example, it is not really clever to put the sink in the corner of the room if you have got an L-shape or a U-shape kitchen, as you will not be able to reach and use the latter half of it as easily. Another example may be that you cannot place a fridge freezer or a tower unit right next to the hob, as you need to have enough space for the excess heat coming out of the hob to disperse into empty space, and not affect any units around it.
The elephant in the room when trying to construct a new kitchen is the colour. Within the room, you are going to have many different components, such as the floor tiles, wall cladding, base unit, wall unit, tower unit, worktop, splashback and much more, and so it is easy for a customer to get a little carried away, choose many different colours, and create a wild looking kitchen, but that may not look nice in the end result. Therefore, to make it simple, you must know whether you would like to have contrasting colours or complimentary colours in the room. Contrasting colours are such that the kitchen base units are dark brown wooden effect, while wall units are very light plain cream. These two cabinet colours will work very nicely together, but they are completely different in terms of colour, style and even design. However, you can opt to go for complimentary colours, such as choosing a dark grey colour for your kitchen, and then going for a Calacatta Quartz worktop that contains many dark grey veins.
Mentioned here are only the most significant points to consider when having a new kitchen done, but there are loads of details which must be discussed. Ultimately, the decision is yours as to what kind of kitchen you would like to go for, and kitchens can be personalised very easily down to every small piece. Therefore, make sure you have got a rough idea on what kind of kitchen style or colour or design you would like to go for, and then you can get inspiration from various images and showrooms, to create your ideal dream kitchen!
