May 18 2009
Kitchen Design Plans, Tips on Small Kitchen Designs
Tagged Under : Design Your Own Kitchen, Kitchen Design Plans, Kitchen Island Designs
The kitchen is often the focal point of any house, as well as a place for cooking and eating it is often a meeting place where the whole family gather. Therefore it is important to have a kitchen that is both functional and pleasant to be in. If you thought that it was too difficult to design your own kitchen, then think again. There are many different kitchen design plans and with a few tips you can have the kitchen that you have always wanted.<br />
SMALL KITCHEN DESIGNS
If you have a small room for a kitchen it may at first seem to be very difficult when you want to design your own kitchen to your personal preferences. But remember that a functional kitchen does not rely just on the kitchen floor design, where everything has to fit into tight corners to make the most of the available space.
One simple but effective idea is to put an island in or near the centre of the room. These provide great storage as well a convenient and handy workspace. Kitchen island designs automatically create more space, as they are usually placed in the centre of the kitchen it also gives you easy access all the way around.
With a little thought you could even incorporate something like a breakfast bar as part of your kitchen island design. And don’t forget that you are not just limited to a square or rectangle for your kitchen island, it could be round or oval or any shape that will fit into your kitchen floor design.
As well as the actual design there are also many kitchen appliances available these days that come in smaller sizes, especially designed for the smaller kitchen. Things like refrigerators are available that are only twenty four inches deep as apposed to the usual thirty inch deep models. And don’t forget things like microwave ovens that will fit easily onto a worktop below overhead cabinets.
Also think about hanging your pots and pans on a rack over your kitchen island. This not only makes them more accessible and easier to get at when needed but will also drastically cut down on the amount of cupboard space that they take up. And its not just pots and pans that can be hung on racks, you can also hang up things like cooking utensils, oven gloves, and anything else that you use often. This way you don’t have to go searching through cluttered drawers just to find one item.
Lighting is another important part of the décor to think about when you design your own kitchen. With the proper kind of lighting it can create the illusion of a bigger room. There are lots of different types of lighting available these days, so you no longer have to put up with a fluorescent strip light or glaring 100 watt bulbs. The simple use of dimmer switches can give you a greater flexibility for different lighting moods.
These are just some of the basic tips for small kitchen designs. When you come to design your own kitchen make sure you think it through properly so you get exactly what you want. Whether you want an old world kitchen design, or if you are after a great island kitchen design, remember that its your kitchen so its worth getting it right, as its you who will be using it.
It's your kitchen, just tell her where you want it. It is common to have them side by side though
Oh. My. God. This was so fast I thought my computer was having seizure.
I have watched most of your building vids and you get so like into it! My houses are all like 4 walls and the same color. I swear every house in my town has the same kitchen!
Good work / keep it up.
Hello Helen,
Here is a program that you can use to 'visualize' your interior design scheme. It's free to try for 15 days, I have this myself, it's very user friendly. I'm not sure about 'cut out' templates though, I think this might be helpful to you. If the link doesn't work down there, the program is called Punch Professional Home Design Suite. Good luck.
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An efficient work triangle in the kitchen doesn't have to be equilateral but it does help to keep it reasonably close. Measure the distance between the 3 major work areas, sink, cook top, and refrigerator. Total the distance between the three. The optimum distance should be between 12-21 feet. In an equilateral triangle that's 4 to 7 feet per side. There are other things to consider such as how many people will be cooking at the same time and is there enough space to accommodate all persons comfortably.
'Kitchen backsplash ideas'
Designing a kitchen is as much a science as it is an art. Knowing the recommended measurements to use when planning the project can make all the difference in the final outcome.
Here are important guidelines for your kitchen design project.
1. For efficiency, the work triangle (the space between the sink, refrigerator, and stove) should measure 26' or less with no single side longer than 9', or less than 4'.
2. In kitchens smaller than 150 sq. ft., opt for at least 13' of base cabinets, 12' of wall cabinets, and 11' of countertop. In kitchens which are larger, go with at least 16' of base cabinets, 15 1/2' of wall cabinets, and 16 1/2' of countertop.
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ARTICLES 1 : Tips Kitchen Design articles
http://kitchen-backsplash-ideas2.blogspot.com/2008/12/kitchen-backsplash-ideas-10-important.html
ARTICLES 2: Simple Kitchen Backsplash Ideas For Your Kitchen
http://kitchen-backsplash-ideas2.blogspot.com/2008/12/simple-kitchen-backsplash-ideas-for.html
ARTICLES 3:Value For Kitchen Backsplash Idea Tile
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Sources
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http://kitchen-backsplash-ideas2.blogspot.com/
Ok thnks!! =P
It's called 20/20 Twenty twenty
ohhh yeah, just put moveobjects on on then grab and delete the chimney
removing the fireplace!! you still got the fire place but not what behind that is! when you entered a cheat and you removed it!! How do you do that??
I would search into google: "ikea kitchen software", they have a great piece of 3D software for kitchen designing.
I just went to this one last night, HGTV, click on kitchen design. I am going to be renovating my kitchen in the near future. They will give you basic layouts to choose from, they also have some finished kitchens to get ideas from. You can also put in your rooms dimensions and select cabinets, appliances for the layout of your new kitchen. You can sign up and it will save your designs and plans so that you can go back and make any changes until you are happy with what you have, then you print it out. Good luck, from what I hear WE are going to need it!
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dude you get so into it!!! O_O its like pure amazingness!! i have never played sims 3 but man you make me want to go rob walmart!! XD lol this is an amazing house!! keep up the great videos!!
what’s the cheat to remove the chimney?
thanks and sorry for my english :S
do what?
How did you do that with the Fireplace??
Cool house!! (Again) =D
And I’m studying the SimSupplies!! It rea;ly works!! thnks
Google Sketchup will work very nicely. It's the program I use to design cabinets for clients. IT's FREE!! Good Program!!
You probably want your production to flow, just like a factory floor. You don't want people trying to go around each other and getting paths crossed when trying to get food from the coolers or freezer, you want one area where people are preparing food and can pass it off to the waiters without crossing the path of the cooks or busboys. You want the chef to have access to all the ingredients and pots and pans easily accessed.
You want each person to be doing what they do best and not mixing routines.
Basically you lay out the floor pan so that the flow of food from the refrigerators and pantries and food processors goes directly to the chef and then handed off to the preparer and then to where the waiters can get to the plates and deliver them without traipsing thru the kitchen