5 Top Tips for Improving Your Professional or Personal Kitchen
Whether you’re a professional chef or simply a cooking enthusiast, there are ways to improve your kitchen so you can make the most of your cooking time without compromising on the quality of your finishes.
If you want to change up your kitchen, here are five top tips for success.
1. Declutter and Organise Your Drawers and Cupboards
Decluttering and organising are two of the biggest favours you can do for your kitchen, and it could even earn you a little bit of cash!
It’s inevitable that after a period of time, everyone ends up with appliances, machines or other kitchen equipment that they don’t need, so decluttering your kitchen could help you find space for the things you love and help you find what you’re looking for more easily whilst you’re cooking your favourite dishes.
If you want to sell your old kitchen equipment and accessories, online marketplaces like GumTree can be the perfect place to list and sell your goodies.
2. Redesign Your Kitchen
There may be times where you need to redesign your kitchen to fit with your family’s needs. Whether you’re a growing family, need to downsize or simply fancy a lifestyle change, redesigning your kitchen could give you the space and custom build you need.
One of the leading reasons to redesign your kitchen is for greater worktop space. This is essential for growing families in particular, especially if you require bottle sterilising equipment!
Companies like Lawcris provide a wide variety of kitchen worktop surfaces in hardwearing melamine and laminate. Choose from a huge range of patterns and colours to match the vibe of your kitchen whilst providing protection against the hustle and bustle of your everyday cooking duties.
3. Lighting for Ambience
Lighting in dining areas can provide some much needed ambience for your family and for hosting the best dinner parties.
If you’re a fan of warm mood lighting during the darker winter months, using pendant lights over your dining table, or warm tinted dimmable spotlights can provide a great level of ambient lighting for casual dining.
To browse different types of lighting, visit retailers like Dunelm for high quality light fittings, lampshades and other personal touches for your kitchen or dining space.
4. Add Personal Touches
Adding personal touches such as art, decorations or photographs to your kitchen will help to make your kitchen uniquely belong to your family. You could frame your children’s art, mount posters, or create a mural to decorate your space.
Alternatively, you could also use fridge magnets to decorate your fridge and other magnetic surfaces with artwork, reminders, and postcards to bring that wonderful family oriented feel to your kitchen.
5. Open Plan Your Kitchen and Dining Space
Converting your kitchen and dining area into one open plan space will enable you to maximise your entertainment space and reduce the barrier between kitchen and dining.
This also makes carrying hot dishes or multiple items to your table much easier, and reduces the risk of accidents.
By increasing the total space in your kitchen-diner, you could add extra features such as a log burner, bookcases or comfy armchairs for after dinner drinks.
Do you have any tips for improving your kitchen space? Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section below!
