Kitchens no longer begin and end at glossy surfaces, as we now have so many more options to consider, from timbers and stone to concrete and glass. Yes, your kitchen can be as ‘whatever’ as you want it to be!
How do you get there? FIRST! contact me 6318384362 or info@northshorecontractormanagement.com that's the first step to success. Now I'll give you some tricks to the design trade to make your unfunctional, ugly kitchen into a functional work of art.
1. Get to grips with the kitchen triangle
The concept of the kitchen work triangle is that primary tasks are carried out within the triangular space between the cooking top, sink and fridge. You don't always have to follow this rule but the use of your kitchen is based on this design concept.
We can draw these three points out and build out from there.
2. Plan your appliances around your lifestyle
There is a machine for pretty much anything these days – and you need to decide what your goal with that new kitchen is before you splurge on the appliances of your choice.
If you’re BIG on cooking, you might want a top-of-the-range oven. Or if you’re always on the go, a self-cleaning one might be more sufficient.
3. Get clever with storage
Even the smallest of kitchens can get very clever with storage – vertical storage, appliance nooks, pantry drawers, corner drawers, lazy Susan's … there’s no more excuse for having a myriad of elements cluttering your countertops. I love these sneaky little design improvements - when you show your friends and family they will be amazed by your kitchen intuition
4. Understand the principles of lighting
How can you avoid hot spots and shadows in your oh-so perfect new kitchen? Consider the following: Here's are some examples - HOME DEPOT WONT GO OVER THESE ITEMS LIKE NORTH SHORE CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT WILL
• Ambient lighting will provide overall illumination for your kitchen, radiating a comfortable level of brightness.
• Task lighting will help you perform specific tasks (like food prepping) and is often used over kitchen and laundry work spaces.
• Accent lighting can be used to create visual interest in your room, like drawing attention to your backsplash, wall art, etc.
5. Don’t forget your flooring
As mentioned in my last article - Flooring, What's under your feet?
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Even though flooring can have a major impact on your kitchen renovation, it is so often an afterthought. Rather consider it at the early planning stages to avoid a budget blowout.
Remember that your choice of tiles (or wood, or linoleum, or vinyl flooring etc.) needs to fit in with your kitchen’s design style. Fortunately there are a range of flooring options available these days, so be sure to consider an option that will not only look terrific in your space, but can also withstand the test of time and foot traffic.
6. Be realistic with your budget
Design and pricing of flooring, lighting, cabinets and whatnot all need to work within your budget, this is something we do together at your home or with one of North Shores design team consultants. Getting a road map is the start of your new space.
7. Know that it’s going to get messy
This might be the biggest complaint I hear from people - setting expections of contractors and having North Shore Contractor Management oversee your projects will stop any sort of mess biuld up. A pet peeve of mine is having someone leave a mess behind.
This might sound obvious, and yet so many people are upset once that renovation starts impacting their daily schedules and lifestyles.
Think about rubbish removal, covering flooring and furniture, how you will prepare meals, how to calm down your pets who are upset with the new people trampling in and out your house, etc.
Shape up a clear plan, and your home won’t be thrown into disarray come build week.
It's the new year, it's time for that upgrade you have been talking about. Make it flawless, painless and fun
www.northshorecontractormanagement.com is the place to start 😀
Regards,
Stuart Siegel
631-838-4362