The Ideas Of Renovating Your Kitchen

Gone are the days when the kitchen was just a room where meals were cooked up for the family! Modern kitchens of today are much more than just cooking and washing dirty dishes! Kitchens today take up the center stage at home where the entire family joins in over a sumptuous meal discussing and debating over the various happenings at office, school, college, the last party attended, and so on. So you just can't afford to overlook the most essential and indispensable space in your home that is your 'kitchen'!

Are you thinking of renovating or remodeling your kitchen? This multi-utility area of your house should be renovated in a way such that the overall appearance and functionality of your kitchen is considerably enhanced than before. You are spoilt for choices when it comes to buying kitchen appliances and kitchen furniture that have flooded the market! Can't think of ideas of how you can go about renovating your kitchen in the best possible way?

Here are a few simple and practical tips of remodeling your kitchen in a cost-efficient and successful manner. q You will need the help of an interior/kitchen designer to come up with a new kitchen plan. q You can share all your idea with the designer and chalk out a plan that is space saving, multi-utility and maximizes the efficiency and aesthetic appeal of your kitchen. q Then consult the contractors who will be building your kitchen based on the drawn out plan. q To begin with cabinets and kitchen cupboards make sure that you first make a proper survey of the ceiling height of your kitchen. Accordingly fix the cabinets/cupboards. This lends you greater storage space. q The best and most durable material that you can opt for in making the kitchen cabinets/cupboards is wood veneer. They last longer than melamine, laminate, MDF or particleboard. However you can opt for laminate countertops available in vibrant colors and designs that are quite strong and can survive years of wear and tear! q The kitchen cabinets have to be stylish, good looking with sufficient storage capacity. There are a lot of choices that you can select from such as cabinets with glide out drawers, in-built spice racks, and many more. Solid cabinet doors are better than glass fronted cabinets. You can hide the unkempt jars and boxes from public view! q The kitchen countertops are usually made of hard and solid surfaces. You can choose from a variety of materials such as marble, stained wood, slate, soapstone, limestone, granite, wood, ceramic tile, stainless steel, concrete, or a plastic laminate to make the countertops. To protect the surface of your counters from being damaged by hot pots and pans you can form trivets by arranging metal rods of different lengths and place them on the counters. q To increase the working space over the kitchen countertop you can move the kitchen sink to one corner instead of placing it in the middle. q You can also eliminate a few extra windows in the kitchen that will bring out more space for cabinet storage. q Your kitchen island is the 21st century equivalent to the conventional and age-old 'kitchen hearth'! It serves a multitude of functions. Make sure that the island is designed in such a manner that it efficiently serves its purpose in the kitchen without occupying too much workspace. Try to keep the kitchen island free of appliances that provides for more workspace. q You must install kitchen gadgets and appliances depending on the space available to you. You just can't allow your kitchen to get cluttered and restrict mobility and working space. So the best option is to stick to the basic kitchen amenities such as a fridge, dishwasher, sink, cooking range, and cooking tops and avoiding any excess! q You must always invest in space-saving, multi-tasking and hi-tech kitchen appliances such as combination ovens/refrigerators, dual dishwashers, etc. that can free your workspace and perform all the essential tasks at the same time. q Always remember that the decor of your kitchen should be in sync with your overall home decor. So while renovating your kitchen install only those kinds of kitchen furniture that go with the look of your house. Your kitchen must be both visually appealing as well as optimally functional. q If you are restricted on the budget then you can revamp your kitchen giving it a brand new appeal by simply repainting the walls, changing the cabinet hardware or you can just change your old faded countertop with a granite one or add/replace a kitchen appliance.

Kitchen renovation is quite an expensive affair. But if you plan out carefully and sensibly you can redo your lifeless kitchen in the most cost-effective way without draining your coffers! So it is best that you consult a kitchen designer who will guide you in renovating your kitchen in the best possible way!