Effective Ways to Maximise Space in a Bespoke Kitchen Design
Maximising every space around your kitchen is more than just creating space, storage or workspace-related social areas. Sometimes, even having a tiny home means you can go for more efficiency than you expected. The space optimisation solutions needed to improve your kitchen require innovation and a goodlooking aesthetic, as well as a chance to impress.
Layout Getting your layout right from the beginning is an essential part of kitchen space that mirrors your lifestyle. Naturally, this will be influenced by your living arrangements and kitchen shape. Whether it’s a straight line, U-shape, L-shape, G-shape or parallel or an island, you should plan with the specific measurements of your kitchen in mind so your design works for your living space. All kitchens need an efficient work triangle, the zone between your
cooking area, refrigerator and cleaning area, such as your sink. Making sure you balance all three areas is an essential step toward having a well-designed kitchen space. You should adjust the space between these three zones until you have an optimal working triangle with an efficient layout in your kitchen. Make sure you have appliances and storage areas that won’t get in the way during your cooking time. This is extremely important if you want to avoid making a mess in the kitchen and avoid unnecessary foot traffic when you can get things done much easier with the proper layout.
Storage Speaking of storage, you should always be aware of its importance in the kitchen. Whether this means pots and pans, ingredients and food or the smaller appliances in your kitchen, storage is an essential part of making sure your kitchen is free of clutter and wellorganised. You don’t have to think that ample storage is only something limited to larger homes, as you can find highly compact solutions with modern kitchen design. They give you more storage area for your space, making use of every available space in your design and ensuring you can keep things nearby but never getting in the way of your cooking activities.
Corner Units Corner units are one of the best ways to optimise your storage space, which may otherwise have gone unnoticed. You can use specific approaches like carousels or pull-out baskets to ensure you don’t need to bend down and rummage, looking for pans, bowls or jars at the back of your storage space.
Larder Units
Your storage space isn’t just horizontal but also vertical if you approach it that way. Larder units are one great way to do that. They work similarly to corner units, with trays and baskets you can swing out or pull out when the doors are opened, bringing their contents out within easy reach. They can provide your everyday essentials with ease of access and a great aesthetic.
Appliances If you have limited space available in your kitchen, you should consider using integrated appliances. Those can provide you with the functionality you need while at the same time being an excellent finish and leaving a much smaller footprint compared to the usual freestanding appliances.
Ovens Built-in ovens will often come with different functions that fit a wider range of cooking styles, regardless of whether or not you like to keep things simple or you enjoy making complicated meals. They often come with much larger capacities than you may need, softclose functionality, LED displays and are designed with easy cleaning in mind.
Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers and Dishwashers Built-in washing machines, dishwashers and tumble dryers are also capable of providing the functionality you need, while simultaneously being capable of concealment inside cabinets for a seamless look. ©K&I Kitchens