A Design to Fit Your Style
10 September 2018
 
 
  
It’s easy to become enamored with the latest
bells and whistles or romanced by what you watch on home improvement
television. Great kitchens offer the perfect combination of style and function
with function being determined by the needs of you and your family. That’s why
we start the design process by asking our clients the following questions: What
will take place in your kitchen? Who will use the kitchen most often and for
what purposes?
  
                  
  
    
  
    
      
    
                    
    Overall kitchen design, appliances and
features are determined by your style, taste, preferences and how you plan to
use your kitchen. A recent survey by the National Kitchen & Bath
Association of 800 homeowners who recently remodeled their kitchens found that
there are three major types of cooks.
  
                  
  
    
  
    
      
    
                    
    Nearly half of all homeowners, according to
the NKBA, are pressed for time and want to prepare meals as quickly as
possible. For those who are time pressed, consider appliances that reducing
cooking times without compromising taste such as an induction cooktop and
convection oven.
  
                  
  
    
  
    
      
    
                    
    The in-home chef is the second major type of
cook identified by the NKBA survey. Those who love to cook for family and
friends will be attracted to space to experiment with new recipes. The in-home
chef truly appreciates a well organized kitchen, with storage solutions that
provide a place for everything. The in-home chef also wants professional-grade
ranges, ovens and dishwashers and appreciates sink workstations featuring
cutting boards, colanders, racks and other accessories that help save space and
provide an efficient place for meal preparation.
  
                  
  
    
  
    
      
    
                    
    The high tech cook is attracted to smart
appliances that can interact with a digital personal assistant, maintain
grocery lists and develop recipes based on the contents of the refrigerator.
High tech kitchens feature motion sensors to activate water flow from faucets
and turn on lighting or charge your smart devices on a countertop or in a
cabinet. These cutting-edge features not only add a sense of wow to a new
kitchen, they also help to make life easier.
  
                  
  
    
  
    
      
    
                    
    The NKBA study found that the many different
functions that a kitchen serves for your family influences design, features and
product and material selection. If you would like to discuss the options best
suited for your lifestyle and kitchen uses, please call us 215-357-9300 or
visit our showroom at 350 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053.
 
  






