12/01/2015
LIFESTYLE 2015 - single kitchens are history! Kitchen design has never been more dynamic than it is right now.
Single kitchens are a thing of the past, say the experts. The latest movement is towards the introduction of multiple kitchens and kitchen spaces in new home designs.
This is according to Lisa Aspeling, Communications Manager for Caesarstone, manufacturer of luxury, engineered quartz surfaces.
As kitchens continue to merge with the living areas in our homes, materials, design and technology are contributing to the creation of a new, second kitchen in many luxury house designs.
Lisa says the continued integration of kitchen and living areas means it has become increasingly practical to create not just a separate scullery, but also a second kitchen altogether when designing a new home.
“Our lifestyles have changed dramatically in recent years: Preparing a meal is now an essential part of every social occasion; the kitchen is a family meeting place as well a comfortable zone to check your emails. “
“The purpose of the kitchen spaces are also changing: You may very well find the same kitchen shelves holding children’s books, music players, as well as cups and coffee pods.”
She explained that this lifestyle kitchen was necessitating the creation of a “back” kitchen – a working space much larger than the scullery of old.
Kim said that as families’ entertainment habits evolve and with increasing access to gadgets and technology – mini kitchens around the house were also becoming part of new high-end home designs.
“If you’re having coffee on the balcony of your bedroom, you don’t want to have to go all the way down to your kitchen to make it, if you can have a coffee machine upstairs,” she said.
“We are all spending a lot more time at home these days and our homes are getting bigger – thus the lifestyle changes that are necessitating kitchen-type spaces in various places.”
Source: http//spice4life.co.za
