Kitchen Design Ideas – What’s Your Style?
Kitchen design ideas, how do you decide which kitchen is for you? So many styles, and colours to pick from. Which will suit you best? You’ll probably want your new kitchen or other interior project to last many years too. It’s not something that you’re going to buy that often. So both it’s style and longevity are going to be important.
Your personality will play a big part too, you’ll want it reflect you and your lifestyle. Additionally, how it will fit into its surroundings.
Balance scale function & Focal Point
Begin the design process using resources like individual product brochures or lifestyle magazines, including Ideal Home, House Beautiful, Elle Decoration or Grand Designs Magazine. A good mood board or scrap book is a good way to balance and consolidate your ideas and can be created via online tools such as Pinterest or Canva. If you’re more tactile, alternatively go for a physical scrapbook cut from various design magazines. You can even paint it with sample paints and attach materials and fabrics.
With just a little bit of looking around, inspiration and ideas will be flowing in. Because there are so many different interior kitchen styles, if you wanted to keep things more simplified. Styles can be separated for ease into several different base trends. Here are some examples: Traditional, Transitional, Mid Century, Contemporary, Scandinavian, Japandi or Industrial. These trends are by no means exhaustive, just a quick and easy base reference to get going. Your own flare can always cross design ideas between styles. This creates a very personal touch and brings your kitchen to life.
Do you like Colour? If you’re brave and like to make big bold statements, you can contrast your kitchen colours to add accent. If you’re less brave but still want an impact, choose a more neutral kitchen colour. Then add coloured accessories or paint the walls.
Textures and materials are as important as colour. How your kitchen feels to the touch can add to the impact. The are many different types of, timber, stone and synthetics to choose.
How do my ideas fit with my budget? You don’t want to compromise and we don’t think you have to. Good design and choice of materials will work efficiently to create you a beautiful kitchen without loosing appeal or atmosphere. Many manufactures offer different products that when used effectively will create your perfect kitchen. Our expertise can guide you how to make the most from your budget.
Kitchen Layout – Zoning
Do you cook? If so you might have heard of the kitchen working triangle, but zoning is important too. Where you stand to cook, clean and prep, these should all work in harmony. Kitchen layout, positioning items into well defined connected areas will enhance the workflow within your space. A good kitchen floor plan, with prep near to food storage, and then in easy reach to serve, will reduce workload on your feet! The five defined work zones are, Consumables, Non-consumables, Preparation, Cooking & Cleaning.
GREEN
Consumables
YELLOW
Non-Consumables
Orange
Preparation
RED
Cooking
BLUE
Cleaning