Category Archives: Questions for a better kitchen design

Common Kitchen Design Mistakes: Why You Shouldn’t Design your Cooktop under the Window

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Typical designs usually center the sink beneath the window, but every now and then customers request a design with the range or cooktop beneath the window. This is a bad idea and here’s why: An open window above the range … Continue reading →

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Storage solutions: kitchen corner cabinets

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

It’s senseless to be “backed into a corner”, or suffer a poor design, for corner base cabinets.  The average kitchen has only one and there’s at least six feet of available storage space available.  Designed well, the corner base cabinet … Continue reading →

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Choosing the ideal fridge location for your kitchen

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Leaving your fridge next to the wall (as shown above) is always the wrong way to go.  Not only does this make the entire design look poorly planned, but it’s also very impractical – and here’s why: The door must … Continue reading →

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The Before Shots and the Completed Design – Project 5

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

IKDO used Ramsjo Red-Brown for a modern kitchen and wet bar design. Cabinet Cost: $7,049.21  (countertop included)

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Kitchen space solutions: Use only the appliances you’ll need

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Everyone gets excited when planning home renovations and it’s relatively easy to get carried away with so many nifty appliances in the market.  That’s how some end up with a design such as this one: This reduces not only your … Continue reading →

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What is the optimal kitchen wall cabinet height?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Please take a closer look at this kitchen. The workable space above the countertop and below the wall cabinets have been so reduced that anyone working there would feel crowded and cramped. It’s poorly designed and it will be very … Continue reading →

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Storage solutions: IKEA movable wire baskets

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Do you often wonder what lurks at the back of the bottom of a base cabinet?  It’s often a handy gadget that you forgot that you owned – or that elusive sack of sushi rice from a last years’ Japanese-themed … Continue reading →

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