Kitchen Planning and Design :: What is the most dangerous …

November 2nd, 2012 design, kitchen, planning, tip of the day

The kitchen has long been seen as the heart of a home, functioning not only as a place to eat, but also somewhere to socialise & entertain. With plenty of more modern homes being built around open plan living, keeping the space safe & in lovely working order could be even more important.

Irrespective of how your home is set up, & how safety conscious you think you are, its still a lovely suggestion to keep in mind that the kitchen can be the most hazardous room in the house. It is filled with a considerable number of potential hazards, & in the UK, 2.7 million people were treated in hospital for accidents in the house last year. So it makes sense to keep your kitchen as safe as feasible to make sure you can avoid the most obvious pitfalls.

Safety conscious? Get home insurance and make sure your kitchen is covered too! Continue reading

October 3rd, 2012 cabinets, compact, dishwasher, kitchen

For the rock bottom priced kitchen, an off the peg countertop, available from DIY superstores, with a sink unit and open shelves above and below, will save the cost of cabinets but will be subject to grease and dust and look untidy.

There are bespoke mini-kitchens prefabricated with various combinations, which are not cheap but worth studying for ideas. It will generally be cheaper and more desirable, but not quicker, to design a more client-specific combinationinstead. These can be concealed with sliding or folding doors, which could also form part of a storage wall where the depth of the cupboard is suitable for clothes-hanging spacealongside.

A good example is Culshaw Bells Complete Kitchen. (Read more for the big reveal!

September 20th, 2012 cabinets, design, kitchen, planning

The open kitchen has been a modern design staple for some time now. The pros of such an open and airy space, are many. They allow people to freely flow in and out of the adjoining rooms, and are usually closely located near a dining room or breakfast nook, which encourages togetherness, closeness and an all-around more social, and more interactive environment.

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