3. When planning a kitchen it makes sense to use
Custom Kitchen Cabinets rather than those available off the shelf.
Whether you have just purchased a new house, or have decided to
redesign your kitchen, it makes sense to use custom kitchen units
and furniture rather than try to fit stands sizes into you existing
space. Why is that?
Your kitchen has specific dimensions, and you cannot change these.
The same is true of standard furniture units, such as floor and wall
cabinets, pantry units and also islands containing storage and
butcher's blocks. The trouble is that when homes are built the
standard furniture dimensions are never taken into account, and
once fitted, standard units are generally an inch or two long or short.
4. Fill in the Spaces
That means you have a space between the end of a unit and a wall,
and we all know the problems associate with that! It often comes
down to a broom handle or something similar to recover that knife or
even to fetch out that little present your cat brought in! Some are in
more urgent need of recovery from that 1-2 inch gap than others!
By using a furniture store that can provide you with a service offering
custom kitchen cabinets, you can specify the length of your end
cabinets. While standard versions can be used generally, you can
specify the length of those at each end that actually fit to the wall, to
be exactly the correct length. That enables you to make best use of
the space without simply sticking a piece of wood in to hide it.
5. Using a Lazy Susan in Planning a Kitchen
If you have trouble using a corner in your kitchen to its best
advantage, then you can have a lazy Susan designed to your
specifications to use up all the corner space available with a rotating
unit fitted neat to the back and side walls. Most Lazy Susans require
33 - 36 inches along each wall from the corner. You might not have
this space available, so you would need a custom kitchen cabinet
manufacturer to make one for you to meet your available dimensions.
This would likely involve changing the way it operates for it also to
conform to the regular depth of fitted kitchen furniture, although that
is not a problem if you are planning a kitchen and know the right
furniture manufacturers to approach. The lazy Susan is just an
example, and there are many other examples of functional kitchen
furniture planning that could be used.
6. Wine Racks and Other Occasional Items
Wine racks are useful items to insert between individual units in a
row along a wall, because they can easily be altered in size so that
the entire unit stretches from wall to wall without end spaces. They
are functional and appropriate for a kitchen. Other kitchen units that
you can have made to your specifications are spaces for appliances
that are best kept behind closed doors, such as power washers,
steam cleaners and patio cleaners.
These might not be regarded as classic kitchen furniture, but
nevertheless they tend to attract attention and enhance the
perception of your home and kitchen to visitors. To be honest, it is
not always the look or the designer's name of a kitchen appliance
that matters to your guests, but its price and the way it looks in your
kitchen. They are more likely to be jealous than to seek you out to
express their appreciation for your custom kitchen cabinets.
7. Filling Kitchen Space
A front-loading washing machine or dishwasher that is built into your
cabinetry behind a door offers the opportunity to provide for the
extra inch or so needed to match the unit exactly to an end wall.
Simply make the space and the door slightly wider - there is always
some space between the appliance and the sides, so an extra inch or
so rarely matters.
When planning a kitchen you might also include a butcher's block
set on an island unit. Some also incorporate sinks and faucets, and
also storage for crockery, cutlery and/or kitchen knives. It is
important, particularly in a kitchen, that you have sufficient traffic
spaces about the island. By using a firm that can supply custom
kitchen cabinets to your own specifications you can make sure that
you have the free space around the unit that you need.
