When it comes to choosing a kitchen, there are often ideas and visions about the design and color. But the size and budget of a kitchen are usually quite inflexible. Here are some tips to help you find the perfect kitchen for your needs and financial situation.
The first step is to take stock of the situation. Decisions are easier to make if you know what else you can do apart from what you want to do. So ask yourself the right questions: What household appliances do you already have? Are you handy? How do you use the kitchen? Do you cook a lot?
Second step: Look at what you already have. Before you start, you should draw up a floor plan of your room – even if only a rough one – and try to identify its strengths and limitations. You can, of course, seek advice from interior design experts (kitchen builders, interior designers, interior decorators) for such steps.
While it is important to know the characteristics of your room, it is equally important to see and make use of its limitations.
The use
The kitchen of a large family serves a different purpose than the kitchen of a couple who do not cook at all. A sociable kitchen with a bar or dining area is purposefully different from a kitchen that is separate from the dining room.
It is therefore helpful to make a list of what we really need before choosing the kitchen. In addition, experts can give us valuable tips when choosing household appliances. Induction, triple hob, professional oven? Gas? Electric?
Design
Ultra-modern designer kitchen or more rustic? The style of your kitchen will be determined by your taste and wishes right from the start. So choose the desired aesthetic first to make the search easier. Anything is possible when it comes to colors. You can play with the electrical appliances to bring in even more designs (e.g. a gray kitchen for the contemporary look, with small, red lacquered electrical appliances for the modern, colorful look).
Be careful when choosing a kitchen and don’t pay too much attention to the materials, because a kitchen needs to be functional, affordable and also durable. Design is therefore not an end in itself.
Quality is also reflected in practical aspects, so a good kitchen should have practical and efficient storage options. In terms of design and modernity, some kitchens are made of particularly hygienic or easy-to-clean materials so that the worktops can be cleaned as closely as possible without the joints turning gray and having to be re-grouted every year. These are also important details when choosing a new kitchen.
The requirement for the work plan
Worktops are of crucial importance. It is the worktop that will bear every cup that is put down, every knock, every sponge stroke and so on. It is also what gives the kitchen its ultimate style. A rustic wooden kitchen can completely change its style simply by changing the worktops (for example, by replacing the vintage tiles with waxed concrete worktops). Therefore, choose your employment program carefully.
Tip: On a tight budget? Choose a kitchen with an elementary but high-quality style and then play with the color of the walls. A kitchen of excellent quality but very simple, not our dream to begin with, can stand on walls colored according to all the rules of the art and thus bring all the style. It is better to bet on quality and let your imagination run wild, even if you call in an interior designer.
Don’t hesitate to download our kitchen catalog for more tips or visit our exhibitions for inspiration.