Increasing Standing Space in Your Kitchen With a Remodel

Remodeling a kitchen requires planning. Without ever realizing it, the standing space that is available can often be a huge problem. Many kitchens are accepted as part of the bigger picture in purchasing a home. Features such as low energy bills, the number of bathrooms or an attached garage can outweigh the floor plan and work station of a kitchen. However, when finally deciding on a new kitchen remodel, start with your ease of movement and the desired placement of appliances and supplies before selecting new cabinets.

Why Standing Space is Important

The problems faced in creating a flow of standing space often includes:

Abnormal placement of appliances
Too little common space for visitors
Unfriendly cabinet space in relation to food prep area

Think about the amount of steps that you take when putting together a meal. Everything from getting bowls and pans to retrieving foodstuffs can often require unnecessary steps. Being forced to make several trips around the kitchen in gathering supplies not only wastes time, but can also throw your mind off balance in preparing the meal at hand.

How a Kitchen Remodel Can Address more than Style

Many older styled kitchens were not built with lots of counter space and small appliance storage. There were no elaborate food processors, coffee machines or deep fryers to tuck away neatly. Plug-ins were limited and direct lighting was unheard of. Today, moving about to access everything needed can cause you to sweep over the entire kitchen when planning and implementing a meal.

Take the Eyes Closed Test

Pretend that you are going to make a meatloaf and scalloped potatoes for dinner. Standing at your normal work station, close your eyes and collect all of the items necessary. This should be an easy feat when everything is organized. Also count the number of steps taken to prepare this simple meal. If you have to stop several times to remember the location of each necessary item, a kitchen redo with increased standing space and limited movement is in order.

Professional Design Services

It can be tough to picture a kitchen where there is adequate standing space, cabinets that have a special place for everything and where there is enough counter space for a designated work station. This is a large part of what designers offer when selecting a kitchen remodeling company. Some of the benefits that can be overcome by using a professional include:

Adequate lighting
Extra electrical outlets
Keeping workstation separated
Easy access to food prep items
Limiting steps with improved appliance placement

Planning a kitchen remodel is not just about putting a new shine on this room, but to become better organized and stress free when it comes to meal preparation. Increased standing space and unnecessary steps will make you wonder why this project was put off for so long. Contact a kitchen remodeling company today and consider their suggestions.

Reviews

From start to finish Kurtis was a great company to work with. From the initial contact and design concept with Gregory Holster to the cabinet drop off team, the install team led by project manager Jeff Tuomi and the countertop company, the project was on time and all work was performed beyond expectations. This was greatly appreciated seeing as it was completed on December 23. All the people involved were professional and did an excellent job.

Ken M.

Shanna was our project consultant. Picking out cabinets along with counters can be somewhat overwhelming but her knowledge & experience helped us make the right decisions. Dylan & Juwan unloaded truck & Dylan check off ship ticket to make sure all boxes were accounted for. Courteous & pleasant to talk to…nice job of stacking everything neatly in our garage. We couldn't be more pleased with the service & so happy with our kitchen

Deborah D.

We recently worked with Lauren on cabinetry for a master bathroom renovation. She was great to work on the design and selections. Lauren was efficient and responsive from cabinet selection through ordering. Our overall installation was smooth. We had some unforeseen circumstances impacting our ability to accept delivery of our cabinets on the initial agreed upon date. Kurtis was very accommodating in rescheduling delivery given our project challenges. We couldn't be happier with our cabinets for this project.

Shannon O.

We had complete renovations to our kitchen and main bathroom. From start to finish, the design with Shanna was exactly what we asked for and Jeff stayed on top of the renovations, communicating each step of the way. Every worker was professional and the final product is elegant and functional. We were very happy with Kurtis and would choose Shanna and Jeff again.

Eileen M.

We love our new kitchen! Kurtis Kitchen & Bath did an outstanding job, and Adrian at the Clarkston location was exceptional to work with—creative, patient, and really listened to what we wanted. The project was well-organized, and we went from demo to a fully functioning kitchen in just 30 days. Highly recommend!

Carter C.