Kitchen renovation and remodeling is one of the most valuable things that you can do with your home. Even when you are considering the kitchen design Calgary from scratch, there are a few things that you must know. Just throwing out the money and adding things that are not valuable won’t do any good for your home and its value. Therefore, you got to keep an eye on what you are doing and here are a few tips that will help you.
Wider walkways
Don’t go for a tight space and give enough room for the individuals to move around by designing the pathways of right width. Many people go with the space that isn’t enough for easy movement. And with so many appliances and stuff stored in your kitchen, things become hard as you tend to pull, push, and spill various items while walking around. For a cooking space with single chef, the walkways should be at least 36 inches wide whereas for a two chef kitchen it has to be 42 inches in width.
Accessibility matters
You will not wish to be running around and finding the things here and there in your kitchen. One should pay attention to keeping things accessible and within the reach as it is required. For instance, if there is a table, wrapping sheets and papers should be set alongside. Similarly, the cutlery has to be within your reach too. It becomes hard to move from one end to the other end of the kitchen while you are cooking, just to get your hands on a single item. Therefore, take a look at the accessibility and make sure that you design a kids-safe environment because you would wish to keep a few things out of reach for your children.
Appliances, Cabinets and countertops
Chances are that your kitchen will be filled with numerous appliances while there has got to be a few cabinets and a decent countertop for your cooking activities. Considering this, make sure that you have your kitchen designed in such a way that when you open cabinet doors or appliance doors simultaneously, they don’t hit each other. Moreover, don’t compromise on the quality of these things because it is very likely that you will be using these each and every single day in your kitchen and they got to be your companion for at least a few years to come.
