When starting a kitchen design one of the first questions we have is “what appliances are you going to have?”

This question can mean a few different things. Some people don’t want certain appliances, like a dishwasher or a microwave.

Others want all the “normal” appliances and then an additional wine fridge (because you can never have enough wine storage amirightttt?) or an additional sink, etc.

Also, they could have appliances that are not standard. For instance you could have a 42” refrigerator. Random thought. Why is fridge spelled with a “d” but refrigerator isn’t?

Alright, alright. back on topic. One of the most important things to know when starting to design a kitchen is… the appliances. At the beginning we don’t ask for the specs from these appliances, but just a general idea of what they want helps.

This way we can start our design by adding in all of the appliances. Can you imagine getting your kitchen design and then being told that you can’t fit a dishwasher in because it wasn’t planned for in the design process? I might cry.

So we get a list of the appliances you are thinking about, we then add those into our design and work from there.

There used to be a thought of having a “triangle” work area where you fridge, stove, and sink were all in close proximity and you could draw a triangle between the three.

This thought process has slowly started to evolve with home-life changing.

We now see a lot of times that the fridge is being put more on the outskirt of the kitchen. This way if someone is in the kitchen cooking and their kid wants a snack, or this significant other wants a drink, they don’t have to get in the way.

So when considering a kitchen remodel, or building a new house. Think of the appliances you want included in your design, and also where you would like those appliances to best fit you and your family.

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