The kitchen is often the center of the home and a place where the family and guests congregate for food and socializing. There are some modern touches we think every home should have, and here are the top five.
Add a Garbage Disposal Unit
Food waste can be difficult to deal with in any home. It takes up a surprising amount of space in our trash bags and can attract pests and wild animals to our home.
Using a garbage disposal unit in your kitchen takes care of these problems and is a much more efficient and environmentally responsible way to deal with a home’s food waste. They are simple to add to any kitchen, and really easy to use.
Install a Dishwasher, or Two!
Dishwashers take away one of the most unpopular and time-consuming kitchen chores – washing the dishes. If you want some extra luxury and functionality, consider installing two of them!
Having a dishwasher will transform the way you see and use your kitchen, but still come with some problems, namely emptying them when they are finished. By installing two slimline dishwashers instead of one full size one, you can always have one empty allowing you to fill one with dirty dishes while the other is full of clean tableware.
A Large, Luxury Refrigerator
The refrigerator is one of the most important appliances in the home. Modern refrigerators are incredibly energy efficient, helping you to save money on utility bills and reduce your carbon footprint.
A large, luxury refrigerator offers a lot of space in both its frozen and chilled sections to store all your family’s supplies and often have chilled, filtered water and ice dispensers. This helps to reduce the amount of money you spend on bottled water and the amount of plastic waste your home produces. You will need to replace your refrigerator filter regularly to make sure your water and ice are fresh and clean, but this is quick and simple to do and much more cost-effective than buying bottled water.
An Informal Dining Area
Every modern kitchen space should have a small and convenient dining area to use for quick meals like breakfast and snacks.
If you have children in the home this kind of space is ideal for keeping an eye on them while you complete some kitchen chores and making sure they get the food they need for their active lives. They also give you somewhere to entertain guests and visitors in a more informal setting than a dining room or lounge.
Natural and Living Edge Countertops
If your kitchen is looking a little tired or outdated, you can give it a grand makeover quickly and cost-effectively by changing your countertops to a more contemporary surface.
Granite and other hardwearing and polished stone like marble provides the perfect food preparation surface and gives your kitchen a luxury look and feel. Living edge countertops, made from large slices of wood that keep their natural, bark edge have become very popular lately and can often incorporate distinctive colors by using epoxy resins to seal the wood and make it suitable for food prep.
With just a couple of these simple additions to your kitchen, you can add a lot of functionality and style to one of the most important rooms of any home.
