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Determine the purpose of your kitchen.
Same as bathroom, the kitchen is probably one of the most complex and most costly restoration projects you can do and, honestly, it is best if we leave it to the hands of the professionals. Of course that doesn’t mean that you cannot totally interfere or suggest anything to the professionals, it’s your house in [...]
The Corridor/Galley Kitchen
This is a step up from the simple single wall kitchen. The corridor kitchen design is very functional because the classic kitchen triangle can be used in this setting. This kitchen design layout offers more cabinet space and counters.
The advantage of this kitchen layout is that it brings the most out of a [...]
Kitchen sinks.
With regards to kitchen sinks, one has the option of whether to install a one-bowl sink or a two-bowl sink depending on the workload of the person. You wouldn’t have a two-bowl sink if you’re only 3 in the family, wouldn’t you? It takes up unnecessary space when in fact you could have placed a [...]
Black’s the culprit.
Having dark colors inside the house, aside from the fact that it can impose a very gloomy ambiance, can make your home look smaller. The scientific explanation for this is that dark colors absorb all the light and so, light tends to be trapped (it doesn’t reflect back much light to the eyes compared to [...]
Some practical tips on kitchen renovations
1. Use durable materials. Especially if you use your kitchen often, you should use good, sturdy materials that will stand the test of time even though it’s exposed to a lot of heat, moisture, oil, and whatnot.
2. Make sure that you have safe storage space for all you utensils, implements, pots, pans, etc. Knives especially [...]
Kitchen Make-Over
Kitchens being the most to suffer from wear and tear from constant use most often precedes all other parts of a house as a candidate for a make-over. There are a lot of small things that can give an otherwise drab kitchen new life such as novelty cabinet hardware that comes in many shapes and [...]
Induction Cooktops: A great kitchen innovation (4/4)
Safety
The Induction stove-top stays cool no matter what. The heating process takes place in the cookware and not in the stove top. This is ideal because you don’t have to worry about you and your kids getting burned. YOU CAN TOUCH THE STOVE TOP WITHOUT GETTING BURNED, (unless your hand is made of [...]
Induction Cooktops: A great kitchen innovation (3/4)
Advantages of Induction Cook-tops 2
Maximum control and accuracy
The process of induction cooking works like this: energy is given directly to the cook-ware via magnetic field; this maximizes the use of energy unlike the electric and gas stove-tops. No excess heat is generated. You have absolute control of the temperature and you can change it INSTANTLY [...]
Induction Cooktops: A great kitchen innovation (2/4)
Advantages of induction cooktops
Better energy consumption
It runs on electricity, (which is ideal because petroleum products are getting more expensive nowadays ). And because of the faster cooking time, you can save on the electricity as well.
Compared to electricity powered stove—tops induction cooktops appear to be 85-90% more energy efficient. Compared gas-driven models, induction cooktops use [...]
Induction Cooktops: A great kitchen innovation (1/4)
If you are renovating your kitchen, you may want to include INDUCTION COOKTOPS in your list of development.
So what is an Induction cooktop?
Induction cooking is cooking without flame. Yes you’ve read it right WITHOUT FLAMES.
While traditional ranges (be it gas or electric types) the burners are heated up. Then you would take the pan on [...]
