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When you're planning your dream home, the kitchen is likely to arrive some way down the list of rooms deserving the beauty treatment. Kitchens are an important place where many of us spend a great deal of our time, and there's no reason the decor of your kitchen should receive any less attention than other rooms in your home.
If you've moved house a few times you're sure to have collected many odds and ends contributing to a disordered set of kitchen ware, and there's nothing wrong with throwing out items that don't suit your ideal of the perfect kitchen - especially old pots and pans that have had their day.
Bins are a perfect example of something many people forget about when planning their kitchens. Food waste isn't a pretty sight, but that doesn't mean containers can't be a valuable addition to your kitchen, especially if they fit in with the larger scheme of things. You don't need to spend too much on a fashionable bin, but if you're looking to put together a stylish kitchen to win over guests, hanging a plastic carrier bag from a drawer handle just won't do.
When it comes to replacing your kitchen essentials, functionality is a key thing to consider, as even the most stylish saucepans need to distribute heat evenly in order to earn a place in your refurbished kitchen cupboard. If your kitchen set is incomplete, you might be missing out on a huge range of meal options - even if it's just a frying pan, meaning you're never able to complement spaghetti bolognaise with friend onions.
Woks are also becoming an increasingly popular item of western kitchen ware, perfect for quick and easy stir fries as well as more experimental dishes that just aren't possible in a shallow frying pan. Even beyond the cooking equipment, there are other practical issues home owners will need to address early on when kitting out their kitchens, or risk never getting around to it.
As with any room, decorations in a kitchen can say a lot about its owner, and whether you're a fan of cats, or won over by 1950s diner chic, it's up to you how you express yourself through your kitchen. Fortunately, there are many kitchen-specific decorations available to suit any scheme, many of which double up with a practical use, such as magnetic notepads - a useful addition to any fridge, especially when creating winning menus.
