Are you interested in redoing your kitchen? Have no fear. The House Whisperer created the ultimate checklist for you as you start this remodel.
1. A new trend - The Democratization of Design
• Use Pinterest, Houzz, HGTV, DIY for inspiration
• Plenty of design exposure but no design instruction
2. Kitchen elements are evolved and improved
• Full extension, high weight drawers
• Hidden soft close hinges
• Dovetail drawers
• Stable plywood boxes and melamine interiors
• Soft close drawer glides
• Blind corner solutions
3. The best kitchens are designed by those who use them
• Nowhere is minimalism more important
• Kitchens are places for essentials, not random house storage
• Flow is more important than size
4. Not all kitchen elements have evolved
• Counter top heights
• Kicks
• Traditional drawer and door configuration
• Traditional upper-lower configuration
• Monotone color schemes
• Storage maximized at the expense of style
• Irrationality of the traditional backsplash
• Closeted pantries
• General lighting
5. The Freedom of New Approaches
• Multi-height counters
• Streamlined storage needs + improved capacity = more room for design elements
• Furniture legs or deep off-color kicks
• Large pot drawers for dishes in base cabinets
• Uppers only as necessary
• Multi-material, multi-color
• Full splashes where splashes happen, dams elsewhere
• Full height pantries
• Proper workspace lighting, kick lighting, pier lighting, interior lighting
For more information, listen to Dean explain it all below: