Make Your Kitchen The Hub Of Your Home

It’s well known that the kitchen is the heart of the home and that the real party is in the kitchen. As such it’s worth putting some thought into your kitchen planning.

Here is our lightning fast guide to making your kitchen the hub of your home.

Cabinetry that works for you

Are you in the process of planning a new kitchen? Be sure to really think about what you want or need – don’t just replace kitchen cupboards like-for-like!

The easiest way to make a space even better for hosting and socialising is clever design, ideally squeezing in extra storage!

Our top three kitchen storage ideas are;

• Use Drawer Line cabinets
  This way you can utilise the whole space within the cabinet! Rather than having dead space above your tins.

• Install Kitchen Top box (es)
  These half-height wall units are ideal if you don’t want to waste space above kitchen units, refrigerators, or even doors.

• Use kitchen larder units
  These are deeper and taller to gain valuable extra storage, meaning less cabinetry needed (they could even free up enough space for a small kitchen table!)

Pull up a seat

If you are hoping to have company while you cook then consider seating. People need somewhere to sit with a cup of tea, a book or their homework. Enter the Kitchen Table.

A round kitchen table is best – no chance of jabbing yourself on a corner while cooking – and an extendable option is ideal for high days and holidays.

The Indus is our top pick with the option to extend it out to a huge 240cm this table otherwise takes up only 105cm!

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Consider kitchen colours

A final thing to consider, if your kitchen is where you are spending a large part of your time. If you are hosting and socialising with immediate and extended family and friends, then the kitchen aesthetics are crucial.

You may think your modern home needs a modern kitchen but our top-tip is to opt for a “blend” of modern and traditional.

Our favourite blended options for both;

• Trad-kitchen
  Traditional with a twist – consider blue kitchen cabinets. Our Nora Navy Blue with copper handles is perfect with a range cooker, printed tiles, open shelving and wood effect counter.

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• Trend-kitchen
  White kitchen cabinets may be about as “traditional” as it comes, but hear us out. White gloss cabinets and bang-on-trend Aperol Orange metro tiles paired with a round glass table and some beautiful Ercol style wooden chairs.

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The golden rule of making your kitchen the hub of your home is of course your lifestyle. A welcoming vibe, fresh cooked food and a kettle always ready to be switched on. Everything else is decorative.

But for the actual kitchen elements check out our full range of kitchen furniture today!