Centre IslandĪ Centre Island is very popular in the modern kitchen. Another popular option is to have the Coffee Dresser near the dining room or breakfast area, with a toaster, because coffee and toast go together (actually we’ve found coffee goes with everything, similar to wine). Our clients also often place a Coffee Dresser next to the fridge, for easy access to milk. You should be able to load up the pantry cupboard from here too, so ensure that that is nearby. It’s nice to have a surface next to the fridge where you can place grocery bags or items that are being taken out or loaded. Rubbish bins and cleaning materials are also usually kept close to the sink.

If you have a dishwasher, place it near the sink too. Two sinks are also useful as this enables you to have a separate prep bowl for washing vegetables. SinkĮnough working space next to the sink to drain washed dishes and to stack dirty ones is essential. Things that are used frequently are best in a wall cabinet so that you don’t have constantly to bend down to access them, such as breakfast bowls, side plates, salad bowls or wine glasses. On the wall above the stove, you might like to hang one of our Wall Units, possibly one for a microwave or one for more crockery.

The prep space does not have to be big: a meter of space is probably enough. The space either side of the stove is an ideal place to situate Pot Drawers and storage units for crockery and cutlery (have a look at the Cutlery Server), while the wall above one of these storage cabinets is ideal for an MK Spice Rack, hung where it’s easy to reach when cooking. Allocate working areas near the stove for food preparation and for storing ingredients: like oils, seasoning, spices, and stuff you need to cook with like pots, wooden spoons, spatulas and wine (whether it goes in the food or in your glass, both ways end in your tummy, just saying).

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