Checklist for Cooking, Clean-up & Dining Space for Your Kitchen Layout

When it comes to designing your kitchen space for its practical usefulness, you need to ask some specific questions to yourself.

Questions Relating to Cooking & Cleaning-Up

• In your household, who is responsible for carrying out most of the cooking chores?
• The person involved in the cooking chores is right-handed or left-handed?
• What would be the height of the person who executes cooking tasks?
• Does the person have any type of physical limitations which needs to be taken into account?
• What is the cooking approach in your kitchen? Does one person cook alone all the time or take the help of one more person? Or Are there many people helping each other and carrying out the cooking chores?
• Is there adequate counter space for food preparations or do you require more space?
• Do your sinks have adequate space? Is your dishwasher big enough to hold your dishes?
• While carrying out cooking chores, how easy it is to access water? Is there a need to add an extra sink to your kitchen space for convenience?
• Is your existing oven and cooktop adequate? Or do you require a larger one?
• Does your current kitchen have kitchen appliances that are simple to clean and maintain?
• Do you currently have simple to clean counters and other surfaces?
• In your home, what type of cooking style is preferred the most?
• Instant and easy to cook meals
• Baking and desserts
• Cooking family recipes

Questions Relating to Meals & Entertainment

• Do you want to include spacious eating space in your kitchen?
• Are you interested in adding a table and 4 to 6 chairs in your kitchen?
• Would you like to install a kitchen benchtop or a bar with some stools or both?
• Do you want to install a separate kitchen island? Probably, you may like to accommodate dining space within your kitchen island.
• Are you looking forward to entertain your guests in an informal or a formal atmosphere?
• When inviting guests for celebrating a specific occasion, do you intend to hire an expert caterer or would you execute all of your cooking chores yourself?
• When arranging an event in your house, how many guests would typically partake?
• How frequently do your guests spend time in your kitchen?

Whether you are going for a complete kitchen renovation or building your new kitchen from scratch, the above listed are some vital designing questions that you need to seriously introspect.

If you take all these tips into account before starting your kitchen renovation, then you will be sure of having an outstanding kitchen.