Archive for May, 2008

Single Wall Kitchen Layouts

One-wall kitchen floor plans can be very efficient, provided they are small enough. What’s that you say? Isn’t bigger better? Not when it involves walking back and forth along a long lineup of appliances and worktops! Keep your layout compact, or add an island across from your one wall if you have the space, and [...]

Kitchen Work Centers or Zones

Today, the traditional work triangle is often not enough to describe how a kitchen will work. Kitchen floor plans involving more appliances (extra sink, dishwasher(s), separate cooktop and oven(s), microwave oven, etc.) have more potential work stations which the triangle can’t account for. And if you add more cooks to a single triangle, it’s a [...]

Kitchen Design Online

If imaginary kitchen floor plans are ever going to see the light of day, they have to get out of your head to where other people can see them - onto paper, usually. There are several tools to help you do that, from good old paper and pencil, through cardboard cutouts you can place on [...]

Kitchen Island Designs

Islands are very popular features in kitchen layouts - but an island is not automatically a useful feature, or a good use of space, in every kitchen.
There are several things to consider when you start working on kitchen island designs.
Do you have the space?
First, and most important, do you have space for a kitchen [...]

IKEA Kitchen Cabinets FAQ

Questions and answers about IKEA kitchen cabinets
IKEA makes one of the best-known ranges of RTA (ready-to-assemble) kitchen cabinets ever. Get answers to your questions about IKEA kitchens here - and if you have a question that I haven’t answered, check the Links List below for more places to find information, or ask your question on [...]