Is your ‘lockdown’ kitchen driving you mad?
It goes without saying that we are all spending much more times in our homes at the moment, so it’s inevitable that we are noticing all those little jobs we’ve been neglecting to do, along with the bigger ones!
One room that we’re all certain to have spent more time in is our kitchens.
MORE SO NOW THAN EVER BEFORE, OUR KITCHENS REALLY ARE THE HUB OF OUR HOMES!
Lockdown has given amateur chefs and bakers the chance to experiment with new and exciting recipes, and utilise their kitchens for so much more than simply reheating their ready-made meals. Many people have re-discovered their love of cookery, and indeed baking, judging by the scarcity of flour! Even the least keen chefs have had to embrace the current lockdown situation and master some basic cookery skills.
Lockdown has given many amateur chefs or bakers the chance to utilise their kitchens so much more!
Either way, the kitchen, which has long been considered the most important room in the home, is now providing a space that has to work on so many levels. So, if you’re in the mind-set that you’re fed up with your current kitchen, ask yourself the following questions:
Does your current kitchen provide you with all the food preparation capacity that you require?
A successful kitchen layout should have a plentiful amount of worksurface area.
A lack of worksurface area is sure to limit your culinary capabilities…
Not having enough, especially when you are preparing several dishes or feeding more people than you usually would do in lockdown can be frustrating.
A WELL PLANNED KITCHEN SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF WORKSURFACE AREAS
Equally, the chances that eating out is going to become common place any time soon is highly uncertain, meaning that we are likely to have to socially entertain in our homes in lieu of visiting a restaurant. A lack of adequate worksurfaces in this instance is sure to limit your catering capabilities, and impact not only on the quality of your food, but also your enjoyment in producing it!
A WELL PLANNED KITCHEN WILL ENSURE WORKSURFACES REMAIN FREE FROM CLUTTER!
Does your current kitchen provide you with enough storage space?
It was only a few weeks ago that many people ‘panic bought’ essentials, clearing the supermarket shelves of pasta and tinned goods, to toilet rolls and paracetamol. Little thought was given to where these items would be stored in their homes, and whilst this situation is hopefully unlikely to be repeated, a lack of storage is one of the biggest issues with so many kitchens.
A LACK OF STORAGE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES A KITCHEN FACES!
Inadequate cupboard, shelving and drawer space only serves to clutter your worktop, which in turn limits the amount of workspace you ultimately have!
A BREAKFAST BAR CREATES A NATURAL DIVIDE BETWEEN PREPARATION AND LIVING AREAS IN AN OPEN PLAN KITCHEN
BESPOKE KITCHEN SEATING CAN BE SEAMLESSLY INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL DESIGN
Younger children will have naturally migrated to be nearer to you when they are home schooling, so that you are on hand to help them, whilst older children and adults may choose to take ‘time out’ in the kitchen, which in turn has caused you angst, as you try to prepare yet another meal for more people than usual!
CONSIDER OPEN PLAN SHELVING FOR FREQUENTLY USED EQUIPMENT OR CROCKERY
A breakfast bar, which has a clear division between the cooking and socialising zones, or perhaps a more formal dining table style arrangement is ideal. It could even be a combination of both, and if space permits, perhaps an easy sofa area too?
CHOOSE CASUAL SEATING TO SOFTEN THE OVERALL SCHEME IN AN OPEN PLAN KITCHEN
If any or all of these previous little ‘niggles’ about your current kitchen are seemingly ‘massive issues’ at the moment, and you’re willing away the hours until lockdown finally starts to lift so you can finally leave the house to start planning for your new kitchen, look no further than Ray Munn Kitchens for your new dream kitchen, post lockdown in 2020.
