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Sep 05

7 Items to spend your money on in a new kitchen – PART I

  • September 5, 2019
  • Franziska
  • 2 Comments
  • Blog, Design your Lifestyle

Buying a new kitchen can be very daunting. Here is a little buying guide for you…
Introducing 7 items to spend your money on in a new kitchen.

7 Items to spend your money on in a new kitchen…

  • counter tops
  • cabinetry
  • cabinet hardware
  • tapware
  • lighting
  • cooktop/ rangehood
  • sink
Great quality bench tops last longer and make a statement in your kitchen

Photo by Silestone Australia – Search kitchen design ideas

Cabinet internal hardware makes your kitchen more functional

Photo by Blum New Zealand – Discover kitchen design inspiration

The good old kitchen sink – good quality pays off and adds value to your kitchen

Photo by Westheimer Plumbing & Hardware – Discover kitchen design ideas

… and here is why

Item #1

COUNTER-TOPS – The bench-top is your work surface in the kitchen. No doubt you want a durable material which can be hit quite hard, is forgiving and easy to maintain at the same time. I certainly would recommend a man-made material instead of a natural product. Natural products, such as real marble are very expensive, porous and whether scratch nor stain resistant. If you cannot afford a high-quality material for the entire kitchen, but you have an island then spend some money for the kitchen island counter-top. The reason being is that a kitchen island always catches your eye and is a focal point in your kitchen.

Silestone by Cosentino

Photo by Silestone by Cosentino – Browse kitchen ideas

Essastone by Laminex

Photo by Kitchen Craftsmen – Discover kitchen design ideas

Caesarstone Rugged Concrete by Retreat Design
Ceasarstone Benchtops

Browse more kitchen benchtops on Houzz

Item #2

CABINETRY – You don’t have to go top of the range for your kitchen cabinets and doors, but also don’t go the cheapest. Choose a mid-price range, which gives you quality and durability. For your overhead cabinetry you might would like to invest into a pair of accent doors to make your kitchen stand out from the crowd.

Open shelving featured overhead cupboards

Photo by Premier Kitchens – Browse kitchen photos

Glass-doors for overhead cupboards to make a statement

Photo by Russell J Milligan – Search kitchen pictures

Laminex cupboards

Photo by Laminex Australia – Search kitchen pictures

Item #3

CABINET HARDWARE – I highly recommend drawers over cabinet doors where possible. Drawers are so much easier to access. Additionally, invest into full-extension drawer slides, which makes a great selling point if you do sell your home later. Soft-close hinges and glides are a must have in a today’s kitchen. You might think this is a luxury – but I promise once you have them you can’t without them.
The Blum Space Tower makes your pantry functional. Each shelve is basically a drawer. All your items are easy to see and access.
Last but not least choose good cabinet handles if you don’t go for a handle-less look. Handles get touched with greasy and sticky fingers all the time and need to get cleaned a lot. And we probably use harsher chemicals to do so. Get some good quality handles, such as brushed stainless steel etc.

Blum Space Tower – for all your pantry needs

Photo by Blum UK – More kitchen photos

Hettich – full-extension drawer slides

Photo by Hettich America L.P. – Look for home design pictures

Hettich offers a great range of handles

Photo by Flair Cabinets – Search home design design ideas

That’s it for this week. It is a big topic to take in. Therefore I have chosen to break the post up into PART I and PART II.

Stay tuned for next week, where we share PART II of our mini series “7 items to spend your money on in a new kitchen”.

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Hi there, lovely to meet you. I am the founder and owner of Designful Spaces an Interior Design and Lifestyle Studio. I am a certified Interior Designer and I am enthusiastic about sharing insightful tips around colour, soft furnishings, kitchen, bathroom and laundry designs. Simply, because I would love you to enhance your lifestyle with a functional and easy to maintain interior.

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2 Comments

  1. Bluemoon Homes
    April 16, 2020 at 6:01 am · Reply

    Hello Author
    Hope you are doing well.
    I first time read your blog, really nice that you explain everything like sharing insightful tips easy to maintain interior, i love the part of kitchen cabinetry.

    Please share your next blog.
    Thankyou!

    • Franziska
      April 20, 2020 at 2:40 am · Reply

      Hi there, glad you like it and it is useful to you.
      Thank you, Fran

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