If you are lucky enough to have a spacious kitchen there are plenty of ways you can maximise the space to its full potential. The first step before you get started is to plan your kitchen layout carefully – this will save you time and money – for example, if you don’t plan, you’ll be making adjustments as you go along, which will cost you valuable time and money. One way you can plan your kitchen is through the help of computer-aided kitchen planner software. By using this software you can fully plan your room to the finest detail – just enter your room dimensions and the correct size measurements of the furniture you will be using, and the software will generate a plan for you – you can add colour to get an idea of the style you want and you can even add kitchen utensils. The software allows you to easily edit your plan if you aren’t happy with it, and you can chop and change bits around with the simple click of a mouse. Most furniture stores will already have this software and will be able to talk you through your plan and give you guidance on your kitchen layout.

Most large kitchens have the potential to be open plan, leaving you a space for your cooking and cleaning and a separate section for dining. Open plan kitchens usually consist of a dining area and your usual kitchen area often separated by a breakfast bar. In smaller kitchens it’s important to consider the kitchen work triangle, which consists of the oven, sink and worktops, and being able to manoeuvre yourself easily between the three. It’s still important to consider the triangle in larger kitchens but you have a little more room to improvise. If your kitchen is very large, you might want to consider a kitchen island, they can make a spacious look very grand but you’ll need to make sure the kitchen is big enough and you have enough room for people to move around comfortably. You can gauge whether your kitchen is big enough for an island by using the home design software mentioned earlier. You can use a kitchen island as a cooker or even for a dishwasher but you’ll need to make sure your plumbing is in the right place or be prepared to fork out on new plumbing and electricity installations.

In a large kitchen, you have a large amount of floor space, so you’ll need to consider your flooring options carefully. Stone floors are brilliant for giving a rustic feel to a larger, particularly older kitchen but it doesn’t come cheap! Underfloor heating is ideal for stone flooring to keep your feet warm on those cold winter mornings. Again, this isn’t the cheapest option – tiles are slightly cheaper and are very practical as they are so easy to wipe clean. Another fairly modern and eco-friendly option is linoleum flooring – you can buy this type of flooring in different effects – wooden-effect and tile-effect – and the best thing about linoleum is that it’s made from renewable materials (solidified linseed oils).

Clair O\’Hara is writing on behalf of Nexus Design Software, specialists in kitchen planner software and home design software.

Clair O\’Hara is writing on behalf of Nexus Design Software (http://www.nexusdesignsoftware.com), specialists in kitchen planner software and home design software.

Author Bio: Clair O\’Hara is writing on behalf of Nexus Design Software, specialists in kitchen planner software and home design software.

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