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It doesn’t matter how stunning the finishes or amazing the appliances, if your kitchen remodeler didn’t create a functional kitchen they didn’t do the job properly. When you cook, you need a kitchen that is beautiful and functional. Inspired Remodels takes the time to talk to you about your cooking style and needs before they start designing; so you get high function and style. Here’s a few kitchen design tips from kitchen remodeler pros

How Many Cooks in a Kitchen?

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The traditional kitchen design accommodates one cook. The key players in the kitchen are placed to form a triangle. This design allows one cook to move efficiently in the kitchen between the stove, the refrigerator, and the sink.

Contemporary kitchens often need to accommodate more than one cook. A functional kitchen for more than one cook follows the design of a professional kitchen. The focus is on workstations and not the traditional triangle. So, prep, cooking, and cleanup workstations are organized around the associated appliance with ample room to work.

If you rarely use a full size oven or stove but rely on microwaves and toaster ovens, your kitchen remodeler should take this into consideration as well. What is an afterthought for some can be an important part of your cooking style.

What’s Your Social Style?

If you like to cook while visiting with your guests, an island or bar with seating is a must have function in your kitchen. This allows you to chat, enjoy a beverage, and be a part of the social action while you cook.

If you want solitude while you create culinary masterpieces and a “big reveal” is more your style, all seating will be outside the kitchen. Pass-throughs and how doors function is even more important in this set-up. No one wants to balance a platter and fumble with a doorknob or lever.

Lighting Needs

Kitchen lighting is crucial to function. You can’t measure, read a recipe, or check a thermometer if you can’t see clearly. Ambient lighting is important, but it is just the start. Workstations or task areas should be well lit with additional lighting. Decorative lighting can be incorporated for when the kitchen is not in use. Night lights are great for those late night trips for a snack or drink of water.

Hire a Kitchen Remodeler that Understands Design

Before you hire a kitchen remodeler, make sure they understand the elements of good kitchen design. Pay attention to the questions they ask you. If their only concern is the color of the cabinets and paint then pay them no more attention.

A professional kitchen remodeler like Inspired Remodels understands that great kitchens begin with a great conversation about your needs. Inspired Remodels will take the time to find out about your personal functional requirements as well as your likes and dislikes in finishes, appliances, and styles.

When Inspired Remodels is your kitchen remodeler, you get a kitchen that looks great and functions superbly. Inspired Remodels can turn bathrooms into spas and remodel any other room in your house. Just Contact Us to get started.

Call (949) 716-1938 and schedule an appointment today. You have nothing to lose but an ugly kitchen.

Nothing imparts your personal style like your kitchen. Whether you are an Iron Chef or the Queen of the Microwave, your kitchen should be a reflection of your style. If your ready to let your kitchen reflect your personality, then its time for a professional kitchen remodeling job.

Successful Kitchen Remodeling Job Tips

There’s more to a successful kitchen remodel that wandering through a showroom, picking out some cabinets and selecting paint color. You need to identify what you need, what you want, and your budget.

Dream Book. Start collecting pictures from magazines, on-line articles, and Pinterest. If you are one of the last remaining people that haven’t used Pinterest, now is the time to start. Identify what you like and what you dislike. As you look at pictures note what colors, lines, and textures appeal to you. When you have a dream book, it is much easier to sit down with your designer and communicate your wishes. Speaking of wishes, make sure that you include a wish list. If you have special desires, such as certain cabinet features or countertop height, include those in the wish list as well.

Determine Budget. Know how much you are willing to spend before you sit down with a designer. Don’t be afraid to tell the designer upfront any cost concerns you have. A seasoned designer can work within your budget constraints to come up with a design that meets your needs. But, they need to know the budget upfront. As a rule, you can figure that your budget will be allocated:

30% Cabinets
23% Design and Installation
15% Walls, Ceilings, Floors
12% Appliances
10% Counters
10% Electrical, Plumbing, Ventilation

Your budget will always go further if you keep the existing layout. This stretches the budget because electrical, plumbing, and walls don’t need to be moved.

Pick the Right Kitchen Remodel Partner – Why Chose A Design Build Firm

This is by far the most important step in a successful kitchen remodeling. Instead of hiring a designer and then picking a building contractor, pick a design and build firm from the beginning. In the long run you will save money and have much less stress. A design and build company like Inspired Remodels has the staff necessary to provide the design services to bring your kitchen remodel dreams to life and the construction crew to make it happen.

Inspired Remodels will perform a consultation with you in your existing kitchen. Then taking into account your vision for the completed project and your budget they will artfully craft a design that incorporates colors, lines, and textures to achieve the look you want.

There’s no scratching your head while you look at blueprints when you work with Inspired Remodels. Before you approve your kitchen remodel you will review a CADD design that allows you to view a 3-D rendering of your new kitchen. This 3-D rendering will reflect your kitchen layout and incorporate the cabinet finishes you have selected.

If you are ready for an amazing kitchen, you are ready for an Inspired Remodel. Call (949) 716-1938 or use our Contact Us form.

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