choices to make when buying kitchens

Choices to make ...

You will soon discover there are a whole lot of decisions to be made!

If you can make most of these desisions before starting your new kitchen design you will save much time and energy later on.

You may find the following list of choices helpful ...

1. Kitchen Furniture:

a) Door Type - Flat Slab, Shaker, Raised Panel, Curved
b) Door Style - Wood, Laminate, Foil, Vinyl Wrap, Painted
c) Wall Unit Height - 570mm, 720mm, or 900mm
d) Base Unit Style - Hi Line, Drawer Line, or Mixture
e) Door Handle - Knob, Handle, Bar Handle (horizontal or vertical)
f) Carcase - 15mm, 18mm, 19mm, Flat Pack, Rigid, In-Frame
g) Drawer Box - Metabox, Twin Wall, Wooden, Self Closing

2. Kitchen Worktop:

a) Laminate - (Gloss or Matt), Thickness, Edge Profile
b) Granite - (Polished or Honed), Thickness, Edge Detail
c) Quartz - Thickness, Edge Detail
d) Wood - Thickness, Material, Stave Type
e) Glass - Don't go there!
f) Concrete - Hand Trowelled, Slab Construction
g) Stainless Steel

3. Upstands / Splashbacks:

a) Laminate - Thickness, Height
b) Granite - Thickness, Height, Top Edge Detail, Socket Cutouts
c) Quartz - Thickness, Height, Top Edge Detail, Socket Cutouts
d) Glass - Height, Socket / Hood Cutouts

4. Kitchen Appliances:

a) Oven - Built Under, Eye Level, Range Style
b) Additional Oven - Microwave, Steam, Combination
c) Hob - Electric, Induction, Gas (1,2,4,5,6 Burners), Domino
d) Extraction - Chimney, Canopy, Integrated, Ducted, Recycle
e) Cooling - Built Under, Built In, Combination, Plumbed
f) Laundry - Washer, Dryer, Washer-Dryer, Ducting, Condensor
g) Dishwasher - Full Size, Slimline, Built Under, Built In
h) Sink - Sit-On, Inset, Undermount, Number/Size Bowls, Handing
i) Tap - Pillar, Mixer, Pullout Spray, Instant Boiling Water
j) Waste Disposal - Batch Feed, Continuous Feed, Air Switch
k) Coffee Machine - Built In, Countertop

5. Kitchen Fitting:

6. Kitchen Accessories:

 


 

 


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