5 Popular Kitchen Layouts For You to Consider
Regina Gekonge
1. The L-shaped kitchen
Has cabinets along two perpendicular walls, the open-plan design of the L-shaped kitchen offers great flexibility in the placement of appliances and work zones.
How to make the L-shaped kitchen layout work:
Make the most of the corner by installing a walk-in pantry cupboard. This way you will not lose the valuable space that is usually lost in a corner, and you gain a huge asset to your kitchen.
2. The U-Shaped Kitchen
Consists of cabinetry along three adjacent walls, this type of layout provide plenty of storage. The U-shaped kitchen allows great workflow and multiple users at the same time.
How to make the U-shaped kitchen layout work:
The windows should be kept open and uncluttered in the U-shaped kitchen, it provides the perfect opportunity for an uninterrupted work triangle.
3. The Island kitchen
It is very popular in an open plan home, it provides a large work surface or storage area in the middle of the kitchen. The Island can incorporate a cooking surface, it can also be used simply as a preparation area for enjoying meals.
How to make the Island kitchen layout work:
Because it is located at the center of the kitchen, it is a great place to install prominent decorative lighting that can also serve as task lighting and a social area where family and friends can interact while meals are being prepared.
4.The One wall kitchen
This is a simple layout consisting of cabinets installed against a single wall, it can have upper and lower cabinets or shelve over base cabinets, creating a clean aesthetic.
How to Make a One Wall Kitchen layout work:
Has so much width to work with, the cabinets should be up as far as possible to create extra storage space, try to put your fridge at one end, oven and hob at the middle, and the sink at the other end.
5. Galley kitchen
This consists of two rows of cabinets facing each other, creating an inner passage or galley between them. It eliminates the need for corner cupboards, this type of layout uses every millimeter of space without wastage.
How to make a Galley kitchen layout work:
With an additional row of cabinetry, the galley kitchen offers more flexibility when it comes to storage space, it is important to have a work area along with one of the walls, not on both this helps to avoid traffic through the work triangle and eliminate the risk of injury.
