A Well-Designed Kitchen is An Organized Kitchen

The number one regret among homeowners in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill North Carolina who recently remodeled their kitchen was not investing more in storage capabilities.  Storage investment comprises the dollars needed to create sufficient storage capabilities, allocating the space for storage and most importantly dedicating the time to understand how homeowners’ families in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill use their kitchens and the multiple roles that today’s kitchens are asked to play. Working with a professional designer to develop a storage plan will address how often you cook, entertain, and hold gatherings and the other functions that you need your kitchen to provide such as office space, classroom, study, café, bar, central hub, or other purposes. A great kitchen must not only look out of this world, it also must incorporate the best functionality to meet your needs.

Rule number 1: There is no such thing as too much storage.  A professional designer can create storage opportunities where none currently exist by converting unused or rarely used areas of a kitchen into customized storage space.  These areas may include a pull-out corner cabinet with pull-out shelves, a lazy Susan, or racks. Other common potential storage areas are spaces next to the range/cooktop/oven and refrigerator that can accommodate a narrow pull-out cabinet to store spices, baking supplies and other pantry items. 

Rule number 2:  A well-designed kitchen is an organized kitchen. There should be a defined place for everything in your dream kitchen. Organizing tools are available for drawers and cabinets where you can easily store cutlery, plates, glassware, knives, and other items used daily in the kitchen. Appliance caddies that store and lift stand mixers help to keep countertops clean and clutter free. This helps create more space for work, meal preparation, studying, homework, etc. Similar clutter-free benefits are obtained from appliance garages that can be used to store coffee makers, hand mixers, grinders, and other small appliances that often are left on countertops because there is no other home for them.

Rule number 3:  Don’t forget the recycling center. Creating a recycling center in a new kitchen is a must to effectively manage trash. Typical centers feature color differentiated bins where homeowners in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill can deposit glass, cans and metals, and trash.  You can even add a composting station to make your new dream kitchen more environmentally efficient.



Rule number 4: Think outside the cabinet box. Open shelving has become an increasingly popular feature in new kitchens among homeowners in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Open shelves are a welcome storage addition to fill odd spaces in a kitchen such as above or along the sides of a door, above the sink, next to a range hood or even hanging from the ceiling above an island. Open shelving provides in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill a space to showcase collectibles, family heirlooms, plates, serving pieces, mugs, sculptures, or just about anything that is pleasing to the eye or makes a personal design statement. 

If you would like assistance creating a clutter-free kitchen, call us at 919-415-1978 or visit our showroom at 7072 NC HWY 751 Suite 108 in Durham, NC.