May
31
2009
According to professional Kitchen Planners and Bathroom designers , one very good way to start is to buy a few of the home improvement magazines featuring kitchen ideas or bathroom features.
Quite a few of the quality press feature advertisements from kitchen or bathroom suppliers along with great images, particularly at the weekends and they cost less than the specialist magazines. Another way of getting ideas is of course just to use the internet, which is free.
It is not so much the colour schemes that you are looking for here, more the style and features of the kitchen or bathroom , the equipment and accessories.
Cut out pictures of kitchens or bathrooms that you like as well as pictures that you don?t. Separate these pictures in to like and don?t like piles. Do the same for the accessories and equipment. Make up a collage of pictures so that you end up with two boards full of ideas. When you then meet with a kitchen planner or bathroom designer you now have a great way of summarising what you like and what you don?t like.
A great way of keeping the family occupied for a while, certainly a quality time together thing, is to get all the family to take part in making your ideas boards.
Useability should play a major part in your planning . For example If you are cooking, you?ll want to think about exactly where everything is placed so as to save you walking miles preparing each meal.. Think about how you will travel within your new room and what you ? and others – will be using it for apart from the basic functions.
Okay , so you?ve got your ideas ready for your designer. This will save a lot of time in making your choices because you?ve already decided as a family what you do and don?t like. Now it?s up to your designer to present solutions rather than go backwards and forwards whilst you decide on options.
Please remember that although a kitchen or bathroom idea may look great, it may not be practical to install in your home due to layout restrictions and the position of existing plumbing. If you are on a tight budget then you will want to try and avoid bathroom or kitchen layouts that involve the relocation of plumbing , electrical points and lighting as this all costs money.
Lighting and space will play a big part too. The images that you collect may look amazing but you need to be realistic. The images shown on advertisements usually feature large rooms with open to the skies type lighting, so how will this translate to your small room with a tiny window?
In most instances your kitchen designer or bathroom planner will have a range of styles to show you once you have indicated your wishes. Ask them to bring at least two or three themes back to you ? most of them have CAD programs so that you can see how it will look in 3D. Then it?s just down to making your choice and paying the money!
