Build Your Own Smart Kitchen
A kitchen is that corner of the house where every family member spends considerable amount of time. A well planned kitchen can easily solve the space crunch faced by many families. A kitchen space can be divided into three major areas. The first area is where the cooking takes place. A kitchen table, chimney and sink occupy this area. The second area consists of the food and appliance storage space. Here the monthly grocery, pots and pans, cutlery, spices and appliances such as food processor, etc can be placed. Also the refrigerator occupies considerable amount of space in the kitchen. A strategic location should be chosen to place the refrigerator. The third area is the counter-top where chopping, dicing and other food preparations take place. This area can have provision for seating arrangements. A portable kitchen island can be used for this purpose. These kitchen islands can have cabinets, tabletop, shelves, drawers, towel rack; etc .While designing, care should be taken to maintain a clean, breezy, light and uncluttered look. A well designed kitchen helps a small area appear big.The practical kitchens are the ones in which the different parts can be moved with minimal efforts.
There are a no of ways in which the kitchen can be designed, keeping in mind the space available, budget and requirement. A single line kitchen can be smartly built in small kitchen areas. Here a single kitchen table contains the chimney, food preparation area and sink. A galley kitchen has two tables and provides sufficient space for both cooking and food preparation. This type of kitchen is mostly used by chefs as it consists of lot of shelves and cabinets. Here the cooking area and sink should be in the same line and preparation area should be separate. An L-shaped kitchen is quite the ideal kitchen type found in most of the houses. It has a cozy feel and suitable for families. It takes less space and the dining area can also be accommodated in this kitchen. This kitchen offers efficient utilization of the available space. A U-shaped kitchen allows optimum storage and working area as it takes three walls for its layout. This kitchen is well suited for bigger kitchen areas. It is therefore ideal for culinary experts and gourmet preparations. Portable kitchen islands are basically independent units which offer maximum flexibility and efficiency. They are well suited for small as well as big kitchen areas. Keeping these few points in mind, one can get the desired dream kitchen.
