The start of a meal. The core of the home. The center of
family life. The kitchen brings together all the elements of life and is also
one of the biggest line items in your home budget. We advise you to spend some
significant time in its planning, starting with an evaluation of how you store,
prepare and cook meals for your family and your guests.
Think about the tool
and implements you have in your existing kitchen, what you are inclined to
purchase if you have more space, and how you would improve on what you have at
present. Walk through the preparation of a complex meal and think about door
swings, prep space in relation to sinks and food storage, door swings, traffic,
and your physical/visual relationship to others in the space while you are
working.
When you get it right, the preparation of food becomes a simple
pleasure, particularly when you are entertaining in that fabulous new kitchen
of yours! As a part of the kitchen planning process lets have a look at some
storage options that you may not enjoy in your present kitchen:
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| Handy at the end of an island, this feature can be used for napkin storage, cutlery, carving tools, candles, paper storage, writing tools, address/phone books etc. |
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| These Lazy Susans swing out of the corner and slide out for easy access and cleaning. |
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| Another solution for those hard to use spaces, and one that actually allows for storage of large implements! |
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| Use one for trash and the other for aluminum cans (crushed). |
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| Perfect for those small kitchen tools that you spend every day digging in the bottom of drawers to find. |
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| Now pretty much a standard in new kitchens these trays bring your pots and pans out of the dark recesses of your storage space. |
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| In lieu of a walk-in pantry, these pullouts offer massive amounts of storage. |
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| Available in any style of configuration, the base end caps can assist with the ease of setting a table, storing wine or just adding a place to feature a beloved art piece. |
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| If you are not opting
for stools at your kitchen island the space may alternately be well purposed
for storage. |
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| Glass storage is an issue in every kitchen. These two solutions offer accessibility and in the picture above a chance to feature beautiful glassware in a space seldom usable for any other purpose. |
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| Often-used appliances can be left plugged in and stored out of sight. Now that is convenience! |
