Today's kitchens are not just for eating anymore. The kitchen houses separate spaces for specific functions. For example, a walk-in pantry provides generous storage space in a cost-effective way as sometimes it’s less expensive than building in cabinetry. A walk-in pantry typically holds dry food and paper goods, but it can also serve as a home for large platters and serving pieces, entertaining supplies and less frequently used appliance. Sometimes it’s also used for recycling.
When planning a home office in the kitchen, realize that it often becomes a clutter magnet. It makes sense to have a “landing space” either in the mudroom or kitchen area with drawers for school/office supplies, maybe a file drawer or baskets for papers and a bulletin board. We like to plan an ample sized locker area as well. The locker has cubby’s for each child and hooks for backpacks and coats as well as cabinets to hang or store items.
Bottom line: Because we spend so much time in the kitchen, it needs to be comfortable and functional for your lifestyle. It also needs to appeal to mass markets if planning to sell. By creating a kitchen that’s open, organized, functional, with a great traffic flow, you have a kitchen that everyone can be in comfortably but not drive each other crazy. Everyone always ends up in the kitchen anyway, so plan properly and make it pleasurable.
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