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Expert's Guide To Designing The Kitchen With Stock Cabinets
If you are renovating a kitchen or building a new home, the design service is usually free of charge if you are purchasing a line of cabinetry, such as Kraft Made®, Thomasville® or other special order brands. However, if you are remodeling using stock cabinets, then you usually have to design the layout yourself and this can be time-consuming. Designing a kitchen is not like choosing a iron tree wall art from the metal artwork store.
However, the fact that stock cabinets are manufactured in standard sizes makes the design work easier for you. Base or bottom cabinets are designed to support a counter that is 24 inches deep, but widths can vary. If you need a cabinet to fit an odd measurement, this can present a problem. However, in this instance, a local cabinet maker can probably make the odd piece for you at a reasonable cost; this means that you won't need to special order the whole kitchen.
Planning your Layout.
Use ¼ inch graph paper to create a scaled drawing of your kitchen including locations and widths of door, windows, future painted wood wall art. Unless you are changing the plumbing, note that in your drawing. You want to be open to new ideas, so don't lock yourself into the old layout. For example, don't be hampered by the current location of the stove; it's not that difficult to rewire the new location. Likewise create scaled cutouts of the appliances as well as the width and depth of the cabinets; height of the cabinets is not important at this stage of the process.
Kitchen Guidelines for Successful Designs.
Based on years of experience kitchen designers know what will work and what won't and the following are some rules to consider.
1. Never put a set of drawers in a corner or the space next to it will not be accessible. Your best option for a corner is a lazy susan or a cabinet with a blind opening in a corner.
2. Even if you have counter space on both sides, do everything possible to keep your stove out of a corner because you won't be able to reach the space in the back corner of the corner cupboard beside it.
3. Corner cabinets should be at least 18 inches wide or the opening will be too narrow to use.
4. Add as many drawers as possible: From mixing spoons to hot pads you can never have too much drawer space.
5. Be energy efficient: Don't put the fridge next to the range or your energy bills will skyrocket and your refrigerator will wear out prematurely.
6. Create an efficient working triangle between the stove, fridge, and sink. If you must lay the appliances out on one wall, avoid having the stove between the refrigerator and sink.
Upper Cabinets.
Once the lower cabinets and appliances are laid out, make an elevation drawing. This provides a scaled representation of how the kitchen will look when viewed from straight ahead as opposed to your previous drawing which was an overhead representation. Show the width and height of your windows and doors on the elevation drawing and draw a dashed line to represent where the bottom of the upper cabinets will be. Typically, this measurement is about 54" from the floor, but you might also place them 52" if you are shorter. This will give you a visual as to how the upper cabinets will be hung in the kitchen.
Since upper cabinets are 12" deep, go back to your overhead drawing and draw a dotted line on the plan 12" from the wall wherever you plan to place an upper cabinet.
Next pull out the elevation drawing and make in-scale paper cutouts of available sized cabinets and line them up above the bottom cabinets in the drawing. Try to create a harmonious layout between the door patterns and lines between the upper and lower cabinets. If they don't line up perfectly, create balance in your layout or balance several smaller cabinets against a large cabinet.
Now make a list of everything you need by size and quantity and go comparison shopping.
About the Author
Kenneth Warren is a popular contributor for AmericanArtisanArt.com .Visit the site for deals on copper tree sculpture as well as large wooden wall art.
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