Kitchen island updating can be one of the easiest and most effective ways to bring your kitchen into the 21st century. They're freestanding, so that they can give you extra space in your kitchen, and they can also add substance to it as well. It depends on how you choose and place your kitchen island, though. Even if your kitchen island is particularly beautiful, it may look out of place if it doesn't necessarily "belong" in your kitchen.
There are three ideas as what you can do for your island so that your kitchen becomes more convenient, efficient, and a pleasing place to be.
Choose the concept first
What is your kitchen island going to do? Don't just rush into a home improvement or furniture store with no plan in place. This can cause you to end up with a kitchen island you don't want.
In this first planning phase, give some serious thought as to how, where, why and what you want to do with the process. Things to consider include electrical outlets, size of the island, shape of the island, lighting, stove burners, cabinets, dining space, sinks and shelves. Take some time to mull your ideas over, and think of everything you might want to use the island for. If possible, get a piece of paper (or plan on the computer) and write your plan out, including what you need at this time. Keep the features you want to have in place, as well as expenses you are probably going to incur that you might not think of at first.
There's another advantage to planning your kitchen before you go into the store, and that's that you want to be armed against the sales person you meet. Sales people by their very nature will want you to get the best and most expensive island they have, but if you have a specific list of ideas you want to accomplish, you be less likely to be swayed by a sales pitch and will buy instead based upon your initial plan.
Choose your island
Once you have a list in hand and are ready to go out and look for the kitchen island you want, take a deep breath. You'll have to keep your head among a lot of selections, so be careful as you go through the process.
First, make sure you know what the dimensions of your kitchen island are going to be, so that it will physically fit into your kitchen; it's also going to have to fit aesthetically. It should sit at about the center of your kitchen even as it leaves at least a couple of feet in open space around it so that people can move comfortably in and out. The island itself should either complement or contrast your existing kitchen design, so that it doesn't stick out and look completely out of place.
Take your list of kitchen island ideas with you when you shop, and make sure you know the dimensions, too. Take a photo of your kitchen as it exists now so that the salespeople can help you find the right kitchen island for the space and decor you have to work with.
Highlight your island
Once you have your brand-new kitchen island installed, it's obviously very exciting. However, it doesn't end with simple installation. Highlighting is important, too.
It's likely that your kitchen island is going to be one of the first things people see when they come into your kitchen. That means you'll have to make sure your kitchen centerpiece is made attractive and beautiful, and that you don't leave it as is.
To highlight your kitchen island, you can adjust the light around it and/or you can add a colorful, noticeable piece of furniture to it, too. Tabletop lamps and chandeliers are a great way to let your island, or you can keep things simple with decoration and add a simple planter.
With these kitchen ideas in mind, you should be able to give yourself a better, more attractive and modern kitchen in no time.
| Price : $476.00 | Post Date : Oct 27, 2011 06:03:06
