Kitchen plan should make
our every move easy and all our cooking supplies and
appliances within our reach with ample room to turn
and walk between the cabinets easily. There are safety
issues too along with the kitchen design that makes
cooking as pleasant as it can. Especially with kids
and pets, you need to plan the kitchen that is not
within their reach. Cabinets with magnetic locks and a
breakfast bar in the kitchen where children can be
with their moms while she is cooking and still out of
the harm's way is a good idea too. You can get a
hide-away pet-feeding bowl in a sliding drawer near
the floor.
Ergonomic planning in the kitchen, especially in a
small kitchen, makes working much easier and is based on an
activity center with sink, fridge and cooking range being the
three corners of the 'working triangle'. The distance between
these three most used areas of the kitchen should not be so great,
as to make the cook run around several times nor so less that it
is inconvenient to turn from one area to other, which is not safe
too. Refrigerator can be placed near the countertop, so that it
becomes easier to stash vegetables and groceries in it and take
them out again to chop while the dishwater near the sink can be
used to wash utensils easily.
It should be made sure that counters should be at
the right height to make working for the cook easier and if the
cook is left-handed, it may take more thought as to which side the
cabinets should open to make it easier for him or her to work.
Separate areas for heavy pots can be assigned while drawer size of
appropriate sizes for small appliances can be designed
accordingly. Right and appropriate storage areas helps you to keep
the kitchen more organized and minimizes bending and stooping
down, to give less strain to your back.
