Salt City subscribes to a wonderful magazine entitled; Residential Design & Build. It a really good industry based magazine with lots of helpful information. I came across this excellent article about kitchen design that I think will be most helpful for anyone designing a new home, or remodeling the kitchen!!
Here is an excerpt from the article by Maureen Alley
“There’s a saying that the kitchen is the heart of the home, which has never been more true when it comes to custom kitchen design. Homeowners are much savvier than they used to be and know every design and product option available. They are much more willing today to cut back expenses in other areas of a house if it guarantees they will get their dream kitchen at the end of the process.
Appliances are a major driving force in kitchen design. Some designers argue that appliances determine the storage and flow of a kitchen, making appliance selection a critical part of design. To guarantee the right appliances are chosen, it is pertinent that a designer knows what is important to his client. “If something is a ritual for a client, then I’ll focus on it,” says Stewart Davis, AIA, design director, CG&S Design/Build, Austin, Texas. “If they make coffee every morning, or drink a glass of wine at night, then we need to respond to that [lifestyle]. If those things are celebrated, thought about and carefully placed, then it responds to the clients’ lifestyle and is a successful design.”
Click on this link to read the entire article, and let us know what you think.
The Kitchen’s Balancing Act
