There are kitchen design mistakes to avoid, whether you're updating to ready a home for sale or want to increase its value. It's important to understand and accept you won't think of everything but you can greatly mitigate missteps by knowing what to avoid. Since the kitchen is by far the most used room in the home alongside the living room, it's critical to plan. But just a plan alone won't cut it. You must think about style, function, and flow to get the best results possible.
Kitchen Design Mistakes to Avoid
The biggest kitchen design mistakes usually are totally avoidable. But the drive to get it underway and to completion can make a person myopic. For instance, you're tired of those old appliances and countertops. You love the look of stainless steel, you probably want new stainless steel appliances. But don't go too far with this finish. By including stainless steel finish into other fixtures, it will be overwhelming and look ridiculous.
Get a group of professional interior designers together and you expect them to have differing opinions. But the four pros HGTV talked to about common kitchen-design mistakes, all shared the same concern: When you don't pay attention to good kitchen-design basics, there's trouble. --HGTV
Another misstep is to skip the "triangle," that corner where the stove/oven, microwave, and kitchen sink intersect. While the design might look great on paper or on-screen, its practical use could be rendered awful. The bottom line is, you need to take detailed notes of what's not working in your current space to create the best kitchen design. As you'll see, style isn't the least of your worries because function is more important, in so many instances. Here are some of the top kitchen design mistakes to avoid:
- Poor ventilation. This is something too few homeowners think about (unless it's already one of their biggest problems). You must have adequate ventilation so you aren't stuck with opening windows and turning fans on high. Choking family members and friends is totally unnecessary, so take the time to put in a good ventilation system.
- Not enough light. Light is one of the most important style and function elements. What's great about light is it doesn't have to be the same thing over and over again. Change it up with different but complementary styles so you have plenty of light when working.
- Too few electrical outlets. The number of devices and appliances needed to be recharged and powered are numerous in practically every home. Be sure to include plenty of electrical outlets, more than what you need now because it's entirely possible you'll add to your needs in the future.
- No place for the trash bin. Believe it or not, homeowners completely forget the need of a dedicated place for the trash bin. It's only when they are already into the remodel it's realized or worse, after the update is complete.
- Things opening into other things. Perpendicular drawers and doors which open into one another is a sad reality. But you don't have to suffer from this inconvenient frustration. Also, things which open in the wrong direction, including doors, drawers, and appliances.
- Cabinets which do not go to the ceiling. There is such thing as too much cabinetry but also, the lack of cabinetry. Take advantage of vertical space by building cabinets which go up to the ceiling to get the most out of them.
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