Want to make your kitchen the pride of your home and the target of your guest’s envy. Modern, sleek, chic, contemporary, traditional, vintage, you could create your DREAM KITCHEN from an endless list of possibilities. But just serving looks isn’t going to make anyone jealous. If you REALLY want to be the center of envy, make it look good but make it even more functional and convenient with state-of-the-art kitchen technology.
Surely, dishes are not the only thing you want to serve from your kitchen? Want to make your kitchen the pride of your home and the target of your guest’s envy. Modern, sleek, chic, contemporary, traditional, vintage, you could create your DREAM KITCHEN from an endless list of possibilities. But just serving looks isn’t going to make anyone jealous. If you REALLY want to be the center of envy, make it look good but make it even more functional and convenient with state of the art kitchen technology. Lucky for you, this article is serving YOU the top 3 kitchen must-haves of 2021 and why they are the top-tier kitchen appliances and finishers that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and convenient too.
As an average household owner, we typically only have ONE kitchen and limited space, thus, we need to be selective of the type of appliances or finishers we choose to integrate into our kitchen. Furthermore, something to keep in mind while we’re selecting additions to our kitchen is that it should last be able to last for years or decades. If you’re a household that cooks A LOT, planning for the future is important here. And even if you don’t cook very often, when you do cook, it would still be nice to make it a pleasant experience.
Our experience cooking in our kitchen should feel smooth and hassle-free. People don’t think about it but cooking can be very intense. We may have multiple things to do at once and if you’re a parent with young children running around, being the child they are, constantly calling out to you while you’re cooking, it can be overwhelming. Therefore, the tiniest details from shelves to countertops can significantly affect our kitchen experience. Without further ado, let’s get into what are the kitchen must-haves to a pleasant cooking experience.
#1 Shelves and Drawers by Blum
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Hate how you have to worry about the shelves hitting your head when you open it? Or do you have trouble finding that pot or pot lid you’ve been looking for because you can’t see all the way to the back of the drawer? Now you can forget about having to stoop down to dig through your unlit shelves and drawers.
You could opt for blum’s drawer system for all your above counter AND under the counter cabinet needs. They can be customized to fit pots and pans of different sizes. There’s roll out shelves with 100% visibility where you can keep canned foods, bowls, small appliances and many more without having to worry about accidentally leaving out that one can of beef for over a year only to discover it during cleaning after it has expired.
There are three things we would like to highlight to you about blum cabinet and drawer systems. The three are (1) motion quality, and (2) space optimization.
Motion Quality: A way to identify a sophisticated and functional kitchen is from the way the cabinets and drawers can open in a way where it’s smooth, and close softly and silently even if there is a lot of weight being contained in it. This detail can really boost up the overall ambience of your kitchen look and feel. So you may be wondering, how does blum open smooth and easy, and close softly and silently?
Firstly, with just a gentle push your drawers and cabinets will easily open and close for you. Imagine you have your hands full or its greasy from oil or from handling meat and you want to get that one spice. You could just use your hips to lightly bump the drawer and it’ll roll out for you as if it’s rolling out the red carpet of kitchen appliances or spices just for you. You take what you need, and just as easily as you opened it, you can hip bump it to close. On top of that, you don’t have to worry about it slamming, it has hinges that let’s it slowdown and close nice and quietly.
Space optimization: There’s so many factors that may affect your storage needs such as the size of our household, our lifestyle habits, cooking habits, and spending habits. All these factors determine the amount of storage space that you would need in your kitchen and what kind of storage spaces would be most suited to you. Blum has multitudes of different appliance organizers and unique designs to cater to specific needs. For example, a U-shaped sink drawer. But why? We can utilise the space around our sinks and give ourselves extra storage space. We can store our sponges, hand wash, brushes, sink scrubs and so on.
#2 Countertops by kompacplus
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Surfacing materials that apply advanced technology AND available in all types, colours, and even custom shapes helping you achieve your sophisticated, practical and most importantly, beautiful countertops and many more. Have you been convinced yet?
Strong and beautiful: There is no need for thick blocks of material for durability, you only need KompacPanels’ 6mm of beautiful surface goodness. It is long-lasting and easy on the eyes! With the 2-in-1 experience, you get to make the most out of every square feet of your dream kitchen. Perfect for homes with limited space and in need of practical surfaces that don’t occupy both vertical and horizontal areas. It also comes with KompacSeal which gives your panel a colour-matching adhesive and sealant that enhances the beauty of the seamless experience (less than 1mm wide). On top of that, it comes with a 10-year integrity warrant that offers you a replacement if and when there have been manufacturing defects.
Waterproof: What’s the biggest worry that we have whenever we look for countertops? We worry if it’s waterproof. But KompacPanels are made of multiple layers of kraft paper soaked with resin and compressed under high heat and pressure, giving birth to a strong panel that is airtight and non-porous. For those who love the look of wood, these are amazing alternatives. You can even consider putting them on walls to protect your walls from possible stains or damage on bare walls.
WHY ARE WET & DRY ZONES DESIGNED TO BE SEPARATED?
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Rubbish bins in kitchens are usually filled up with food scraps and can end up smelling real funky over time. On top of that, it isn’t exactly the most appealing thing to look at. So being able to hide it away yet still be able to make the kitchen look neat, clean, and organised is a huge bonus that we might end up taking for granted.
If you are into recycling, you could even have separate bins and bags to make it easier for yourself when you’re trying to separate waste and recyclables. So then, how do I ensure that I keep my rubbish and recycling bins in a convenient and aesthetically pleasing way? Easy, just enclose them in a pullout cabinet somewhere near the sink and or where you usually do prepping for cooking. That way when you’re throwing away food scraps off of the dirty dishes or peeling the skin off of your fruits and vegetables, your bin is easily accessible and can be put away nice and easy.
Thank you for reading this article. We hope that this has helped you get an understanding of how you can make your dream kitchen both easy on the eyes and a breeze to cook in.
