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Hello guys, welcome back to the core puzzle. I hope you all are doing well. Today's video is gonna be about kitchen layout guide to create a functional kitchen design. So let's get right into the video. If you're planning a kitchen renovation then you must be looking for a kitchen design ideas that works best for the space that you have available. Not everyone is able to build a brand new house to live in. This means that most people have to renovate their existing kitchen and have to decide on a kitchen design that transform their current space into something that is functional and works for their family. Our kitchen designers often work with our clients to custom build a kitchen within their current space. We spoke to our designers and they said that deciding the right type of design doesn't just mean deciding on a U-shaped, L-shaped or galley kitchen. There are a few technicalities that need to be kept in mind before deciding on a layout for the kitchen. They work by seven rules that go into designing a kitchen that works for our clients. In this video we will discuss the following. One, seven core technicalities to keep in mind when designing your kitchen layout. Two, kitchen ergonomics 101. Three, six most popular kitchen layouts. Which layout is for your kitchen design? Whatever shape your kitchen has it must be livable first. It has to be an area where you can walk around at ease without pumping into things. You need to align your cabinets in a way that when opened they are not pumping into something else. Therefore, space planning is vital before you can decide a shape for your kitchen. Seven essentials to keep in mind when deciding on a layout for your kitchen design. In the first section of this video we will discuss the seven essential features that you should keep in mind before deciding on a layout for your kitchen. Kitchen ergonomics and the work triangle. Kitchen ergonomics is important in order to achieve a great kitchen design. Ergonomics is a study of designing an environment that fits people instead of people fitting into environment. A work triangle was initially devised as a measure of efficiency of the kitchen. The triangle ensures that there is a clear pathway from your stove, the cleaning area which is your sink and your refrigerator. There should be no other traffic through this triangle. Food traffic and designated storage areas. One of the top priorities in your kitchen design should be to ensure that you have a clear primary pathway throughout the kitchen without obstructing the oven or dishwasher doors when opened. Kitchens are almost always a high traffic area in any household. Your kitchen design must include clear designated areas where you will be storing your appliances which will be your living area and where you will be doing most of the cooking. Make a list of all your big appliances, your cutlery, your regularly used utensils, your washing area, your cooking area and make sure that your kitchen design includes a designated area for these things. An example here shows a rough drawing of how the areas should be designated in your kitchen designs. Distance between all your fixtures. It is important for your kitchen area to not be too cramped. There are many kitchen designs that include all the amenities but they end up having very little space between fixtures. This means that in reality when you are working in the kitchen it will not be a very functional space. Hence think about the distance between your cooking area and your sink for example. You also don't want your fridge to be too far away from your stove because it will end up becoming inconvenient. Your dishwasher should also be in an easy distance from your sink so that you can rinse and easily load your dishwasher. Distance between your island and cooking area. If you have an island in the kitchen then you should make sure that there isn't too much or too little space between the island and the cooktop. Islands are usually a great area to prep your meals which means that if it's too far from the cooktop then it will complicate things. On the contrary if there's too little space between the island and the stove then you can't have more than one person comfortably cooking and prepping in the area. Also most islands do have storage cabinets built into them and they should be able to comfortably open and not collide with the parallel countertops or your sofa. Place the cooktop and kitchen first within your kitchen design. A good rule of thumb is always to figure out where the sink, cooktop and the dishwasher goes before deciding on the other designated areas. The sink and cooktop are the areas where most of the action happens in the kitchen. Designers often first decide on these elements before designated areas for preparation of storage cabinets. Also ensure that there is ample room around the sink and cooktop. If you have a large island with quite a surface area then you can install your sink on it as it could provide you with lots of area to work with. Everything should comfortably open and not obstruct the pathway or any other fixture in a functional kitchen design. Be smart about where you place your cooktop. Ventilation is very important in kitchens so that there is too much moisture in the kitchen. Too much humidity and the moisture in your kitchen will end up making your walls moldy and ruining your furniture especially if it's an open plant setting. You can install a cooktop on your island but it will be expensive to install a good ventilation system and you will have no splash back to catch all the splatters. Hence we recommend our clients to install their cooktops on an exterior wall while installing a kitchen. Keep vertical storage in mind. Storage is one of the most important components of a functional kitchen design. A kitchen can be beautifully designed but if it lacks storage then it makes for a bad kitchen design. Not everyone has the choice of having large and spacious kitchens with numerous storage cabinets for storage. However a lack of space however doesn't have to equate to lack of storage in small kitchen designs. You can think about building vertical storage in the walls that can be accessed by kitchen ladders. You can store items that you do use very frequently in the higher cabinets and you can incorporate a movable ladder as part of your kitchen design. You can also install open shelves and hanging hooks on the walls which can add another dimension to your kitchen design. Create a floor plan and visualize your kitchen in 3D. Once you have decided on materials dimensions and aesthetics of your kitchen make sure that you create a 3D plan for your kitchen. Most renovation companies like ours provide 3D drawings for clients so that the client can visualize the kitchen before manufacturing and installation begins. Even if you're doing a DIY project it is always a good idea to generate 3D drawings for a kitchen via an app or a designer. Six most common layouts for your kitchen design. Which one is right for your space? Now that we have discussed the essential dimensions and distances required for a functional kitchen design let's discuss the six most popular kitchen design layouts of today. A good layout will help you maximize the space available to give you a functional kitchen for your family. A kitchen is different from all the other rooms in home as ergonomics has a huge role to play in its design plan. Getting the right heights and distance between objects is most important for its functionality. U-shaped kitchen. U-shaped kitchens work well if you have a lot of space available. U-shaped kitchens have counters on three walls of the kitchen forming a u-shape. These types of kitchens offer ample space to eat, cook and entertain. Larger u-shaped kitchens can also accommodate an island in the middle to provide additional bench space. U-shaped kitchens are usually found in a standalone room of itself or in the corner of a large room. The modern u-shaped kitchen has evolved from being made on three walls into an L-shaped kitchen with a disconnected island for a u-shape. This allows people the flexibility to enjoy an open planning living which is the most popular style today. If you have a small kitchen then a u-shaped kitchen is possible to have but opt for the modern u-shaped design with an L-shaped kitchen and the narrow island that can double as a breakfast bar. L-shaped kitchens. An L-shaped kitchen is great for small spaces like apartments and units. They are different from u-shaped kitchens as they have one less wall where you can put counters and storage. It is great for small families, couples or single inhabitants of a house. While there is less counter space and storage available in an L-shaped kitchen it is a more cohesive design for smaller spaces. With ingenuity and some innovation you can maximize storage by building storage vertically and reach these spaces with a trendy kitchen ladder. L-shaped kitchens are also great if you have a corner that is not being used and if you're looking at maximizing this space. If your kitchen is an open plan living kitchen and dining area then you can potentially build a small island that can double as dining and do away with the dining table altogether. This will give you more bench space and you will not be stuck with the dining table that you don't use. Galley kitchen. Galley kitchens have two parallel walls with countertops and a walkway in between them. Traditionally galley kitchens often feature in standalone rooms of their own. This style is very popular in older oakland homes with more people choosing to remove one of the walls to integrate the galley kitchen into an open plan living space. Galley kitchens work best if you have a narrow room and prefer your kitchen closed off from the rest of the house. A galley kitchen can easily be converted into an open style kitchen by demolishing the wall between the kitchen and the living space. If you are demolishing a wall that has countertops adjacent to it then you can convert this row of countertops into a long island instead. This way you can keep the storage and workbench space. Another great way to integrate a galley kitchen into your living space is making a large open window without a glass pane on the wall that has one of the countertops adjacent to it. Island kitchen. Kitchens in the past always featured islands which were predominantly used for prep work in kitchens. Islands faced in the past few decades as the space available for them became looser and other kitchen designs provided more storage. This however has changed in the past decade as islands of today feature storage cabinets on all sides. They provide extra breath space and act as small breakfast nook. Installing an island isn't possible for all spaces but there are sleeker styles available today. It is possible to incorporate an island in L-shaped, U-shaped and galley kitchens as long as there is enough room to move around all the counters. Peninsula kitchen. In peninsula kitchens your island extends from the rest of your kitchen. This type of island provides more benchtop space or a dining area when there isn't much space available for a standalone island. This works especially well for L-shaped kitchens as seen in one of our renovations. Lynette's family really wanted a breakfast nook in their kitchen design but didn't have the space for an island in the middle of the kitchen. Hence we created a peninsula design for her kitchen which allowed her to have her breakfast nook without making the area cumbersome. Two island kitchen. This type of kitchen is only possible for a kitchen design which has a large space to work with. You can create a lovely two island kitchen which can be installed in the middle of the kitchen design with a pathway in between them. You can use one of the islands for bread work and in the other you can even install a cooktop and make that your cooking area. Two islands of a smaller size work better than one large island in the middle as there is more accessibility available with two small islands. It is also better for walking around and the general flow of your kitchen. Hello guys welcome back to decor puzzle. I hope you all are doing well. Today's video is gonna be about kitchen layout guide to create a functional kitchen design. So let's get right into the video. If you're planning a kitchen renovation then you must be looking for a kitchen design ideas that works best for the space that you have available. Not everyone is able to build a brand new house to live in. This means that most people have to renovate their existing kitchen and have to decide on a kitchen design that transform their current space into something that is functional and work is for their family. Our kitchen designers often work with our clients to custom build a kitchen within their current space. We spoke to our designers and they said that deciding the right type of design doesn't just mean deciding on a u-shaped, l-shaped or galley kitchen. There are a few technicalities that need to be kept in mind before deciding on a layout for the kitchen. They work by seven rules that go into designing a kitchen that works for our clients. In this video we will discuss the following. One, seven core technicalities to keep in mind when designing your kitchen layout. Two, kitchen ergonomics 101. Three, six most popular kitchen layouts. Which layout is for your kitchen design? Whatever shape your kitchen has, it must be livable first. It has to be an area where you can walk around at ease without pumping into things. You need to align your cabinets in a way that when opened they are not pumping into something else. Therefore, space planning is vital before you can decide a shape for your kitchen. Seven essentials to keep in mind when deciding on a layout for your kitchen design. In the first section of this video, we will discuss the seven essential features that you should keep in mind before deciding on a layout for your kitchen. Kitchen ergonomics and the work triangle. Kitchen ergonomics is important in order to achieve a great kitchen design. Ergonomics is a study of designing an environment that fits people instead of people fitting into environment. A work triangle was initially devised as a measure of efficiency of the kitchen. The triangle ensures that there is a clear pathway from your stove, the cleaning area which is your sink and your refrigerator. There should be no other traffic through this triangle. Food traffic and designated storage areas. One of the top priorities in your kitchen design should be to ensure that you have a clear primary pathway throughout the kitchen without obstructing the oven or dishwasher doors when opened. Kitchens are almost always a high traffic area in any household. Your kitchen design must include clear designated areas where you will be storing your appliances which will be your living area and where you will be doing most of the cooking. Make a list of all your big appliances, your cutlery, your regularly used utensils, your washing area, your cooking area and make sure that your kitchen design includes a designated area for these things. An example here shows a rough drawing of how the areas should be designated in your kitchen designs. Distance between all your fixtures. It is important for your kitchen area to not be too cramped. There are many kitchen designs that include all the amenities but they end up having very little space between fixtures. This means that in reality when you are working in the kitchen it will not be a very functional space. Hence, think about the distance between your cooking area and your sink for example. You also don't want your fridge to be too far away from your stove because it will end up becoming inconvenient. Your dishwasher should also be in an easy distance from your sink so that you can rinse and easily load your dishwasher. Distance between your island and cooking area. If you have an island in the kitchen then you should make sure that there isn't too much or too little space between the island and the cooktop. Islands are usually a great area to prep your meals which means that if it's too far from the cooktop then it will complicate things. On the contrary, if there is too little space between the island and the stove then you can't have more than one person comfortably cooking and prepping in the area. Also, most islands do have storage cabinets built into them and they should be able to comfortably open and not collide with the parallel countertops or your stove. Place the cooktop and kitchen first within your kitchen design. A good rule of thumb is always to figure out where the sink, cooktop and the dishwasher goes before deciding on the other designated areas. The sink and cooktop are the areas where most of the action happens in the kitchen. Designers often first decide on these elements before designated areas for preparation of storage cabinets. Also, ensure that there is ample room around the sink and cooktop. If you have a large island with quite a bit of surface area then you can install your sink on it as it could provide lots of area to work with.