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Designer kitchens do not have to cost a fortune, although they could. In this article, we wanted to provide you with some great tips on how you can make your kitchen the most beautiful (and functional) room of the home. The key with any design is making it work for what you need. For instance, designs for a small kitchen would be different from designs for a large kitchen. Therefore, always remember what you want out of your kitchen.
We suggest you have some sort of inspiration for your new kitchen. Some of the most beautiful designer kitchens are founded on one particular thing. For instance, a hand-painted ceramic tile kitchen table would be a great inspiration for a Tuscany-themed kitchen. You could pull the colors and design from the table, incorporating them into the overall design of the kitchen. The results would be stunning! By choosing an inspiration piece, you can build the perfect room. One tip that a professional designer gave to a group was to create a “dream book”. This book would start with your inspiration and then include photographs of things you like that would enhance or complement. These photos should include windows, doors, tiling, light fixtures, countertops, paint color, and wood trim, literally everything you want to incorporate, again based on the one inspiration piece. Take time putting your dream book together, browsing magazines for the ideal choices. Then, designer kitchens need to be configured to make the most out of the space. Sometimes, a homeowner will hire a professional to do the drawings whereas other times, people will use software programs. You can visit your local computer store, finding some excellent programs that allow you to place cabinets, appliances, kitchen islands, furniture, and so on. Using pre-made symbols, the expense of a professional designer can be eliminated. Typically, the best configuration for designer kitchens is what they call the classic work triangle. With this, you would create a working triangle for three things – refrigerator, stove, and sink. The goal is to make it convenient to reach all of these areas of the kitchen, keeping the floor space open. In addition, be sure that all the triangle sides are equal or less than four feet. In addition, you want the triangle perimeter to be no more than 22 feet but no less than 12 feet. Color for designer kitchens is a very important element. While you want the kitchen to have its own character, you should also choose a color palette for the whole house. As an example, if your home is designed with neutral colors such as tan, gold, maroon, or brown, use neutral colors in the kitchen as well. However, to make designer kitchens unique, add splashes of other colors such as small areas of red, orange, or green. |
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