five mistakes to avoid when designing your kitchen
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Five Mistakes to Avoid When
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Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
The kitchen is usually the center of most activity in a household – it’s a place you have to be in every day, so it counts to make sure the design of your kitchen takes functionality into account as well as aesthetics. Here are five ways to avoid some common pitfalls when designing your kitchen:
Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
1) Avoid cabinets that stop short of the roof– the tops will collect dust and unwanted items. You also don’t want to overpower your kitchen with too many cabinets. Pay attention to the aesthetics of the kitchen. The last thing you want is to feel boxed in by cabinets. You’ll appreciate the breathing space above countertops without cabinets hovering over every inch of them.
Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
2) Don’t make a single material or texture the overwhelming focus of your kitchen - instead, try playing around with different materials such as wood, stainless steel, glass, marble, etc. You can liven up your kitchen by using interesting and creative design elements with a functional quality to break up the monotony of the mundane.
Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
3) Don’t over-design your kitchen – know when to stop! It is all too easy to get excited about having a creative and inspiring kitchen , but loud colors and too many statement pieces can get boring after a little while. Opt for calmer, more neutral shades rather than the color that’s trending right now.
Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
4) Don’t go on vacation in the middle of a construction or remodeling project - your contractors need you. Your opinions on the work in progress are necessary because the kitchen is YOUR living space – YOU will be using it day in and day out! Make sure it’s a kitchen you’re happy with by being available to provide oversight .
Five Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Kitchen
5) Do not attempt to construct or remodel a kitchen on your own - it will be more expensive and time-consuming than hiring a professional to do the work for you. The Home Supply & Lumber Center in Hawthorne, New Jersey, provides all kinds of lumber and home supplies and specializes in building kitchens. The Home Supply & Lumber Center's kitchen department is staffed with all the professional help you’ll need – designers, coordinators, carpenters, and customer service professionals. If you live in Hawthorne or neighboring communities, the kitchen of your dreams is only a call away at (973) 427-7400.