Friday, July 16, 2010

With Kitchens, It's All About Function, Not Size

This post comes to you from our design intern, Molly Holland....Take it away Molly!

Considering I have been with Signature for almost two months, I decided to think about the kitchens I have experienced so far.  I have gone on many clientele adventures with a designer and have looked at various kitchens.  Some were extremely small and some were larger than you would even think an owner would need! It made me wonder if they had a crew of cooks and bakers that came in for dinner every night, but I refrained from asking :).

Going on with this idea of kitchen sizes, I realized that both can be very functional.  The coziness of the placement appliances and the creative ways people think of storing food and dishes makes me giddy with excitement because of the inspirations I can add to my idea file of endless photos and brilliant suggestions for design.

I found on the Houzz website that people agree with me on the functionality of small kitchens.  They offered some great ideas on how to get the most out of your small space:

1 - Tall cabinets that reach to the ceiling increase the storage and add a finished look to the space.

2 - Increasing your countertop depth is another way of increasing storage.  Being able to place cooking utensils or showing off your spices can add character to your kitchen and also free up drawers for other kitchen gadgets to be stored.


3 - Roll-out trays in bottom cabinets were one of the best things invented (at least for right now :)) in the cabinet world.  This not only goes for small kitchens, but for any size area.  Roll-out trays allow for organization and easy access to those hidden food boxes or rarely used cooking trays.  These roll-out trays come from Cardell which Signature carries!

While these are just a few ideas for smaller kitchens, visit the Houzz website for more ideas and let your dream kitchen prosper!

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