Kitchen BasicsPlanning and trends

Kitchens are...

• Considered the control center

• most lived in room of the house

• most often remodeled

• strong selling feature

• 10% of the value of the home

• remodeling cost 20,000 - 80,000

When planning a kitchen….

• Build cabinets to fit the cook• 36” high standard• 24” deep

standard• 3” increments

• Build shelves to fit the supplies

• Understand anthropometrics

Reach Limits

Four Kitchen Layouts

• One Wall (pullman or strip)• Corridor ( galley)• L- shaped• U-shaped

Work Centers

• Primary work centers• Cook Center• Refrigerator Center• Sink Center

• Secondary work center• Mix center• Serving center

Work Triangle•Developed in the 1950’s

•used to evaluate the efficiency of a kitchen plan.

•A line is drawn from the center of the sink to the center of the cooking surface to the center of the refrigerator and then back to the sink.

•These points are the three major centers of activity.

•Today’s kitchens often have more than one triangle

Doorway and walkway clearances

Doorways should be at least 32” wide and not more than 24” deep in the direction of travel.

Walkways (passages between vertical objects greater than 24” deep in the direction of travel, where not more than one is a work counter or appliance) should be at least 36” wide.

Work aisles clearances

Work aisles (passages between vertical objects, both of which are work counters or appliances) should be at least 42” wide in one-cook kitchens, at least 48” in multiple cook kitchens.

The work triangle should total 26’ or less with no single leg of the triangle shorter than 4’ nor longer than 9’. The work triangle should not intersect an island or peninsula by more than 12”. The triangle is the shortest walking distance between the refrigerator, primary food preparation sink and primary cooking surface, measured from the center front of each appliance.

Work triangle

Traffic flow should not go through work triangle

Avoid door interference

Dishwasher placement

Kitchen TrendsStorageAppliancesStyles

Cabinetry / Storage / Accessories

• Lazy-Susans• Drawer inserts• Pantry• Tilt-out drawers at sinks• Roll-out shelves• Tray dividers for baking sheets• Recycling/pull out waste baskets• Spice Racks

Storage designed to fit the user

Tall towers are used to anchor the end of cabinet run. Towers can include drawers below and tray dividers above the built-in appliances.

Accessible pantry designed for easy access.

Counter tops, Sinks and Faucets

• Granite, Concrete, Solid Surface

• Stainless counters, tile and laminate

• Farmhouse sinks (apron fronts)

• Solid surface sinks • Three “bowl” sink• Wall mounted faucets• Pot fillers• Faucets “all- in- one”

sprayer

Granite is most popular counter top with an undercount sink. These sinks are easy to wipe off crumbs into the sink because there is no raised edges.

Solid surfaces create a seamless and contemporary look.

Concrete Countertops are unique and can be personalized.

Concrete counter tops with integral sinks.

Copper farmhouse sinks are very popular and expensive.

Teak sinks are a beautiful solution for a clean, contemporary kitchen.

Pot fillers increase functionality.

Touch control faucets

Appliances

Appliance Trends

• Refrigerator drawers• Sinks that are dishwashers• Dishwasher drawers• Refrigerators with internet access• Bright colored appliances (Red,

Blue, Yellow)• Wine chillers• Ovens with side opening doors• Ovens that cool and operate via

phone app

Wine coolers

Espresso machines

Dishwashing drawers

Wood panel appliance doors

Wine racksWarming drawersLighted cabinets

New Appliances and trends

Pull out cutting boards

Sink tilt-out

Spice racks

Plate racks

Pull out waste bins

Kitchen Styles

• Contemporary• Transitional• Traditional

Contemporary

Contemporary

Transitional

Traditional