Kitchens: Making Most Of Small Kitchens

In the late 90’s the style of construction of the houses was different. The kitchen was usually the smallest room in the house. The area of the kitchen was usually between 150 sq feet to 200 sq feet. Interior designers have in spite of the limited space available come up with highly creative and innovative solutions to make your kitchen look stylish and beautiful.

Kitchen Work Triangles

A kitchen work triangle is an imaginary triangle that connects the preparation or the cook platform, the sink, and the refrigerator. A simple kitchen work triangle is the element in the small kitchen design that makes the kitchen look spacious and beautiful and also spacious in spite of the small size of the room. The most convenient of the kitchen work triangles that can be used very efficiently in the smaller kitchens are the Corridor or the Galley kitchen work triangle. In this kind of a kitchen work triangle the two work platforms are locates parallel to each other. The kitchen work triangle hence is very simple and all its sides are equal or congruent. The peninsula kitchen work triangle is also very useful in such situations. The peninsula kitchen work triangle is used when the when you want to combine the kitchen with the living room. You cal also use the L shaped kitchen work platform.

Mobile Kitchen Islands or Kitchen Carts

There are many ways to make your small kitchen look beautiful and be useful. You can use a variety of kitchen carts and also mobile kitchen islands. Many mobile kitchen islands are equipped with a chopping platform, a towel hanger and sometimes also a place to store your preparations and drinks. The island is fitted with heavy duty rubber wheel and also has two casters that can be locked.

Overhead Kitchen Pot Racks

The interior designers have come up with highly innovative ideas that help you to making most of small rooms. The pot racks are attached over heads to the ceiling. The over head pot racks. The rack consists of 6 straight and 12 angles hooks. The height of the overhead pot rack can also be adjusted according to your height. The over head rack is also lighted with 3 halogen lamps each consuming 20 watts of energy. All you have to do is stretch your hand and get the pot over your head.

In addition to the over head pot rack you can also use the pot rack that can be hung on the wall.