Kitchen Layout: Part 4 of 10 Must-Know Interior Design Tips

Interior design tips can often feel repetitive or even too modern. It’s also the worst feeling when you’re trying to design a custom home or renovate your house, and someone is pushing their opinions and style on you (even though it’s not what you want). The good news is here, at Katie T’s Home, you don’t have to feel that way. In fact, I’m designing my own custom home with ZERO experience in interior design. But if there’s something I’m good at, it’s researching, planning, and forward-thinking about the pros and cons of design elements. So, uncover all 10 interior design pros/cons in this quick tip series by signing up for the newsletter below!! So, without further ado, let’s jump into the kitchen layout. 

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The Kitchen Layout

The fourth quick tip in this mini-series is weighing the pros and cons of the kitchen layout. 

The kitchen has many different elements to think about, so I may do a mini-series on the kitchen alone in the future.

In a modern farmhouse, the kitchen is not just a place for cooking–it’s a space where memories are made and families gather. 

As the hub of activity, the kitchen should be designed with both aesthetics and practicality in mind. From durable countertops to efficient storage solutions, every element in the kitchen should serve a purpose while still adding to the overall design aesthetic. 

The big takeaway here is to think about situations like the examples below BEFORE and DURING the design stage. Don’t settle for a kitchen someone else designed with their preferences in mind.

• Where will everything be stored? (literally, take the example kitchen that you have and think about where your plates, cups, bowls, beeswax wrap, excessive Tupperware, etc. will go before you give the final approval on the design)
• Do you want a window near the sink? 
• Do you want a center island for food prep? Or would you rather have a U-shaped kitchen?
  • If either, think about the distance from the food prep area to the sink, stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher and if this distance is ideal for your cooking style.
• Does the location of the dishwasher make for optimal loading and unloading? Ex. Is the dishwasher in the corner or in an area where it will be harder to put the dishes away?
• Are you opting for easy-to-clean surfaces?
• Will specific options look dirty/stain easily? (For example, a white kitchen sink looks gorgeous in my book, but it does stain if you don’t keep it on top of it).

So, the quick tip here is to think about how the kitchen functions when it’s in use because this will make or break your overall satisfaction with cooking in the kitchen.

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