Zoning Out - Kitchens With A Difference

Our home looks after us in many different ways

. It is, first and foremost, a shelter. It's a place where we can gather together, safely and securely, able to rest overnight after a productive but stressful day at school or at work. Others see the family home as a place that we use to socialise. There is nothing better than inviting a group of family and friends over for a nice dinner and drinks, or maybe to hang out by the pool on a glorious summer afternoon. Our home has to be very functional as well, though. To some, our bathrooms are the most important areas as a place of refuge but there is another room that is even more important. As human beings we are very efficient machines and able to do an enormous number of different tasks each day, as we contribute to the overall good of the family unit and the world beyond. However, to be able to function this way we need fuel and our home's most important function could be considered to be a fuelling station!

If we take this analogy further, we can say that the most important room in the house is the kitchen, as this is where we turn at several different times during the day to replenish our energy at the very least, and to enjoy the delights of culinary creation and to satisfy our palates as well.

There's nothing quite as satisfying as enjoying a family meal together. It's not quite as much of a social occasion as it used to be, unfortunately. However, it definitely helps to bond the family together as a cohesive unit and many experts believe that the path to family unity is through the stomach.

When planning a home refurbishment or maybe planning to move into a new home, we must pay a lot of attention to the layout and functionality of our kitchens. Remember that this room has got to be a lot more than purely functional. It's going to be an area that the family congregates on a regular basis and it has to have plenty of room for multiple different reasons. It has to be inspiring to bring the best out of the master chef or chefs and is also considered to be the nerve centre of operations for many a family unit.

Consider installing different zones in your kitchen. Today's kitchen is invariably a lot larger than it used to be to take into account all the different functional uses. Consider the different zones that you could have. You could have an area for storage, a separate area for casual dining. You could have an area on the opposite side of the room from the food preparation area for socialising, with a breakfast bar and stools.

Whilst we have to understand that the chef will not want to be disturbed at certain critical times during food preparation, he or she will not want to be isolated from other family members in other areas of the room. Therefore, be creative when laying out the location of the appliances, but don't forget to bear in mind safety at all times. There should be good visibility wherever possible, especially when we remember that it is traditional for the chef to have to face away from the rest of the room when dealing with boiling water, hot fats and other hazards on the stovetop.

by: Peter Brown

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