A Good Kitchen Cabinet Layout Will Make Your Kitchen Cabinets Eye Catching And Functional

When you adopt such a simplistic approach to your kitchen cabinets, you might as well prepare yourself for disappointment.  As easy as it looks, planning for a cabinet layout requires careful thought on your part, especially when you consider that there are basic principles to be followed in this case.  After all, you want to benefit from the wisdom of experts in kitchen layouts, don't you?

Here are tips for planning your perfect kitchen cabinet layout with basic design principles as guides.  Of course, you have creative control but it does pay to know the basics.

The Triangle  

You will find that interior kitchen decorators follow The Triangle Principle to determine the best layout.  By definition, it is the triangle formed by the kitchen's three most important and most used workstations - the refrigerator, the sink and the oven/cooktop. 

As much as possible, you should plan for a compact triangle since it will make your work in the kitchen more efficient, thus, faster and easier.  You will be traveling lesser distances between these three workstations, hence, lessening the effort necessary in spending hours in the kitchen cooking for a big family. 

Your kitchen cabinet design will significantly contribute how well you work in the room. After all, cooking is easier when the cabinets for pots and pans are within easy reach.  This principle works for all shapes and sizes of kitchens.  Thus, if your kitchen adopts the U-shaped style, your particular layout will necessarily follow said kitchen layout. 

Since The Triangle is the most important aspect upon which all other design elements in your kitchen will emanate from, you have to at least draw initial plans on paper.  Your 3D imagination will often not cut it so put it in paper.  Or better yet, use technology to design your kitchen from the general floor plan to the kitchen cabinet layout.  You can download free software over the Internet for this purpose. 

Longest Line

When planning your kitchen cabinets, keep in mind that the basic, often best, design for kitchen cabinets is the straight line across the kitchen's longest wall.  Not only is this easiest to build but it allows for future renovations with as little hassles as possible.  On the downside, this allows for limited creativity although it can be offset with more decorative cabinet doors. 

However, if you employ other kitchen design layouts, then you can exercise more creativity particularly in your cabinet layout.  And speaking of kitchen layouts, you can choose from these selections:

• U-shaped kitchen for the most compact work triangle
• L-shaped kitchen for greater flexibility no matter the size
• G-shaped kitchen for plenty of space in pathways and storage
• Single wall kitchen for simplicity and style
• Galley kitchen for its suitability in small spaces

Your kitchen cabinet and their layout will depend in the type of shape you choose.  Regardless of the shape chosen, however, you must ensure that the refrigerator and the stove in The Triangle are a good distance away from each other since hot and cold in appliances do not mix well, not to mention that it is far from being energy-efficient.

Storage Spaces  

Now that you have decided on the general kitchen cabinet layout, you have to decide on the organizational style that you will adopt to systematically organize your small kitchen appliances and gadgets, plates and glasses, pots and pans and other accoutrements to a good kitchen.

You can follow these tips in this regard:  First, place your dish cupboard above the dishwasher, which should be preferably near the sink, for easy storage after washing.  Second, position your food cabinet between refrigerator and stove.  Third, cluster your small appliances stored in one cabinet for easy pull-out.   

You will soon discover that careful planning of the kitchen cabinet layout will save plenty of time, effort and money in the future.  So, get to it, draw it down, experiment with software and imagine your kitchen cabinet layout the way you want it to be - just right for your needs.

Summary:

Your kitchen cabinet layout should be given special attention as it will for part of the general kitchen layout.  Just remember the principles of The Triangle, longest line and efficient storage space organization to come up with the right layout.

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