1. Kitchen as Great Room. Whether you are redesigning an existing kitchen or planning a new kitchen in a new home there are some design considerations to keep in mind, such as including an island or peninsula as part of the kitchen design. These can be used to connect the kitchen to a nearby dining area or family room thereby creating a great room. A kitchen island or peninsula will allow the cook to keep in visual and conversational contact with family members or guests in the adjoining family or dining room.
2. Using Kitchen Cabinet Color to Set Tone of Kitchen Design. Kitchen cabinets will help set the tone for the whole room. The choice of wood will influence the overall look of your cabinets. To create a light look, use light wood such as ash, beech, birch, oak, maple, or chestnut. For medium range, select cherry. For darker kitchens, choose the wood that has some color to it.
3. Plan Out Use of Cabinets and Drawers in The New Kitchen Design. Plan out in the kitchen design blueprint just how your cabinets and drawers will be used and how much space and storage you will need before you start your new kitchen. Look at where you put everything in your existing kitchen and where in your new kitchen design these things will go in the new space.
4. Use the Galley-Type Kitchen Design. As for counter arrangements, many kitchen designers agree the galley-type design be the best in terms of efficiency with its single-aisle and counters to either side, making it easy to turn around to go from sink to cooking range.
5. Under-Cabinet Kitchen Lighting. Kitchen lighting under-cabinet can be an overlooked area of kitchen design. Even if the kitchen has generally good lighting, the counter areas can be somewhat dark. For these areas, under-cabinet lighting can help provide more light to work in. By using simple spots or fluorescent lights a smaller kitchen can be made to look larger.
6. Countertops. Granite, Marble, Soapstone, Quartz, Quartzite, and Dekton, are all popular materials for use in countertops are available in many colors. Granite, Marble, and Quartzite are natural stone which means it's impervious to heat but do need to be sealed once a year to make sure the stain such as wine or soda doesn't ruin the countertop. Soapstone is one of the rare natural stone does not need to be sealed and has all the benefit of natural stone. Quartz is engineered stone that gives durability with zero maintenance. However, it's not good with it comes to extreme heat as well as natural light will bleach the color over time. Dekton, is only 2cm (3/4") thick instead of traditional 3cm, 1 ¼" thick. It's a rare stone that is impervious to heat and has zero maintenance. However, not so much on durability. When it breaks, it'll break like a glass.
