KITCHEN & BATH
DESIGNING YOUR KITCHEN & BATH
Designing your kitchen and bath is no small undertaking. After all, there are so many elements to these spaces to consider such as cabinets, countertops, plumbing, flooring, and lighting to name just a few.
The details are many and more choices become available every day in turn, making decisions difficult to make. However, these are special rooms in our homes and they are worthy of our attention. These are the rooms in which we truly live.
In our kitchen, we gather with friends and family to celebrate special milestones, we prepare meals, work through homework, pay bills and enjoy a quiet moment with a cup of coffee. Our bathrooms provide us with quite tranquil moments where we can rejuvenate or relax at day’s beginning and end.
In this section, we will offer you some guidance to help you along your journey whether it be designing a new kitchen or bath from the ground up or breathing new life into an outdated space.
Basics: Start with the basics and learn everything you need to know about space planning to start you thinking about your overall layout and design. These are important considerations that will make for a functional and comfortable environment.
Budgets: See how your wants and needs stack up against your budget.
Colors, Trends & Questionnaire: Explore these sections to help you define your design priorities and how you would like your kitchen and bath to function.
Take Inventory: Take inventory of your current kitchen and bathrooms and write down what you like and don’t like about each. Sometimes understanding what you don’t like is the easiest way to find out what you do like. Then make a list of the must-haves and not necessaries.
KITCHEN BASICS
Space planning in a kitchen requires a significant amount of pre-planning. So many aspects have to be taken into consideration: work space layout, plumbing, appliances, countertops, safety, seating, and storage. These guidelines have been provided by the National Kitchen and Bath Association.
These guidelines were developed to help designers with good planning practices that consider the typical needs of users. A committee of experts in kitchen design reviewed lifestyle and design trends and model building code requirements to assure the guidelines promote the health, safety, and welfare of consumers.
Before beginning the process, it is helpful to analyze what features have been successful in your past kitchens as well as what features were not successful. Often, identifying what doesn’t work can help pave the way for solutions that will be more efficient and successful in your next kitchen.
Consider hiring a kitchen designer or experienced cabinet specialist for this process. There are so many details that kitchen designers are trained to look for, they are sure to save you time, money and headaches from regretful decisions.
BATH BASICS
Spending some extra time planning your bathroom layout can pay off in the end. Maximizing space, and proper placement of fixtures can make a bathroom more than just a place to bathe. Much like a kitchen, several aspects need to be taken into consideration: space layout, plumbing, countertops, safety, seating, and storage.
These guidelines have been provided by the National Kitchen and Bath Association. These guidelines were developed to help designers with good planning practices that consider the typical needs of users. A committee of experts in kitchen design reviewed lifestyle and design trends and model building code requirements to assure the guidelines promote the health, safety, and welfare of consumers.
Before beginning the process, it is helpful to analyze what features have been successful in your past baths as well as what features were not successful. Often, identifying what doesn’t work can help pave the way for solutions that will be more efficient and successful in your next bathroom.
Consider hiring a bath designer or experienced specialist for this process. There are so many details that bath designers are trained to look for, they are sure to save you time, money and headaches from regretful decisions.
