How To Design Your Dream Kitchen
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Home is where the heart is... and if you regard the kitchen as the focal point of a home, you’re not alone. Everyone seems to gather in the kitchen. After all, it’s where you cook, entertain, and gather with friends and family. A welcoming kitchen is often the true heart of a home. A modern, updated kitchen is also one of the best ways to increase the value of your home.
With so many options, where do we begin? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors put together this checklist to make sure no detail is overlooked when planning your dream kitchen. With our checklist in hand, let’s discuss how to start designing!
The first thing to decide is what your investment level will be in your new dream kitchen. An updated kitchen can in deliver a return on investment of up to 65% or more. However, that does not include the intangibles such as the enjoyment of cooking and entertaining in your beautiful new space.
After deciding on a budget, the next step is to really think about who will be using the space and how it will be used? Do you need a large island for entertaining and for family time, or do you enjoy baking and would love to have a baking station with a proper counter height to roll dough? Do you need a prep sink in the island? How would you like to store your pots and pans? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors will review all these questions and more to make sure we design the perfect kitchen for you and your exact needs. Every kitchen, no matter the budget is designed specifically for our clients own unique needs.
Now that we have an idea of how our kitchen will be used, it’s time to go appliance shopping! We love seeing our clients get excited about all the amazing appliance options that are available to them, no matter their budget.
One of the most popular items we have been installing is an induction cook top or range. Induction cooktops are a special type of electric cooktop. Induction technology generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface. This energy transfers a current directly to magnetic cookware, causing it to heat up. Induction cooktops and ranges generally outperform every other kind of range in Consumer Reports tests. You can boil a full pot of water on an induction range in less than 2 minutes! Induction technology is also great for aging in place or if you have little ones at home. The surface never gets hot. There is no need to worry if you left the stove on or burning curious hands.
After we have selected our appliances, next up are plumbing fixtures. Do you want a pot filler? What kind of sink do you want? Stainless, farmhouse, apron front? What size sink? How about a hot water dispenser, filtered water, a garbage disposal? And don’t forget you need a kitchen faucet! Kitchen faucets have become tech savvy. There are motion sensor and even voice activated faucets available so if your hands are full of raw chicken, you just have to say the word and the water comes on! Remarkable!
The next step in our kitchen design process is to develop the best layout for you using your new kitchen appliances and sink size. We will need to consider the traffic flow, eliminate wasted space, and design wide walkways so everyone can gather together comfortably. Now that we have the layout down, we get to select the cabinets. As there are so many options and ranges of kitchen cabinets, we will have to make it another blog topic! But for this blog, we select our cabinets next.
With the heavy lifting of the above selections out of the way, we can vary the next order of selections and still deliver an amazing end product. We always suggest leading with what you love. So, if you have to have a certain floor, a special tile for your backsplash, or a specific stone slab you must have, we take that special item and build the rest of the space around it!
Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors loves designing the perfect kitchen for our clients. By following our proven checklist, the steps above and leading with design elements you love, we are sure to create your dream kitchen! In fact, we are so good at designing kitchens, we won a Designer of Year Award for a very special kitchen we completed in 2021. We love our job, and it shows in every project we do. How can we help you solve your design dilemmas and create a beautiful home exactly for you?
How To Design Your Dream Kitchen
CONTACT US
Home is where the heart is... and if you regard the kitchen as the focal point of a home, you’re not alone. Everyone seems to gather in the kitchen. After all, it’s where you cook, entertain, and gather with friends and family. A welcoming kitchen is often the true heart of a home. A modern, updated kitchen is also one of the best ways to increase the value of your home.
With so many options, where do we begin? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors put together this checklist to make sure no detail is overlooked when planning your dream kitchen. With our checklist in hand, let’s discuss how to start designing!
The first thing to decide is what your investment level will be in your new dream kitchen. An updated kitchen can in deliver a return on investment of up to 65% or more. However, that does not include the intangibles such as the enjoyment of cooking and entertaining in your beautiful new space.
After deciding on a budget, the next step is to really think about who will be using the space and how it will be used? Do you need a large island for entertaining and for family time, or do you enjoy baking and would love to have a baking station with a proper counter height to roll dough? Do you need a prep sink in the island? How would you like to store your pots and pans? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors will review all these questions and more to make sure we design the perfect kitchen for you and your exact needs. Every kitchen, no matter the budget is designed specifically for our clients own unique needs.
Now that we have an idea of how our kitchen will be used, it’s time to go appliance shopping! We love seeing our clients get excited about all the amazing appliance options that are available to them, no matter their budget.
One of the most popular items we have been installing is an induction cook top or range. Induction cooktops are a special type of electric cooktop. Induction technology generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface. This energy transfers a current directly to magnetic cookware, causing it to heat up. Induction cooktops and ranges generally outperform every other kind of range in Consumer Reports tests. You can boil a full pot of water on an induction range in less than 2 minutes! Induction technology is also great for aging in place or if you have little ones at home. The surface never gets hot. There is no need to worry if you left the stove on or burning curious hands.
After we have selected our appliances, next up are plumbing fixtures. Do you want a pot filler? What kind of sink do you want? Stainless, farmhouse, apron front? What size sink? How about a hot water dispenser, filtered water, a garbage disposal? And don’t forget you need a kitchen faucet! Kitchen faucets have become tech savvy. There are motion sensor and even voice activated faucets available so if your hands are full of raw chicken, you just have to say the word and the water comes on! Remarkable!
The next step in our kitchen design process is to develop the best layout for you using your new kitchen appliances and sink size. We will need to consider the traffic flow, eliminate wasted space, and design wide walkways so everyone can gather together comfortably. Now that we have the layout down, we get to select the cabinets. As there are so many options and ranges of kitchen cabinets, we will have to make it another blog topic! But for this blog, we select our cabinets next.
With the heavy lifting of the above selections out of the way, we can vary the next order of selections and still deliver an amazing end product. We always suggest leading with what you love. So, if you have to have a certain floor, a special tile for your backsplash, or a specific stone slab you must have, we take that special item and build the rest of the space around it!
Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors loves designing the perfect kitchen for our clients. By following our proven checklist, the steps above and leading with design elements you love, we are sure to create your dream kitchen! In fact, we are so good at designing kitchens, we won a Designer of Year Award for a very special kitchen we completed in 2021. We love our job, and it shows in every project we do. How can we help you solve your design dilemmas and create a beautiful home exactly for you?
How To Design Your Dream Kitchen
Home is where the heart is... and if you regard the kitchen as the focal point of a home, you’re not alone. Everyone seems to gather in the kitchen. After all, it’s where you cook, entertain, and gather with friends and family. A welcoming kitchen is often the true heart of a home. A modern, updated kitchen is also one of the best ways to increase the value of your home.
With so many options, where do we begin? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors put together this checklist to make sure no detail is overlooked when planning your dream kitchen. With our checklist in hand, let’s discuss how to start designing!
The first thing to decide is what your investment level will be in your new dream kitchen. An updated kitchen can in deliver a return on investment of up to 65% or more. However, that does not include the intangibles such as the enjoyment of cooking and entertaining in your beautiful new space.
After deciding on a budget, the next step is to really think about who will be using the space and how it will be used? Do you need a large island for entertaining and for family time, or do you enjoy baking and would love to have a baking station with a proper counter height to roll dough? Do you need a prep sink in the island? How would you like to store your pots and pans? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors will review all these questions and more to make sure we design the perfect kitchen for you and your exact needs. Every kitchen, no matter the budget is designed specifically for our clients own unique needs.
Now that we have an idea of how our kitchen will be used, it’s time to go appliance shopping! We love seeing our clients get excited about all the amazing appliance options that are available to them, no matter their budget.
One of the most popular items we have been installing is an induction cook top or range. Induction cooktops are a special type of electric cooktop. Induction technology generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface. This energy transfers a current directly to magnetic cookware, causing it to heat up. Induction cooktops and ranges generally outperform every other kind of range in Consumer Reports tests. You can boil a full pot of water on an induction range in less than 2 minutes! Induction technology is also great for aging in place or if you have little ones at home. The surface never gets hot. There is no need to worry if you left the stove on or burning curious hands.
After we have selected our appliances, next up are plumbing fixtures. Do you want a pot filler? What kind of sink do you want? Stainless, farmhouse, apron front? What size sink? How about a hot water dispenser, filtered water, a garbage disposal? And don’t forget you need a kitchen faucet! Kitchen faucets have become tech savvy. There are motion sensor and even voice activated faucets available so if your hands are full of raw chicken, you just have to say the word and the water comes on! Remarkable!
The next step in our kitchen design process is to develop the best layout for you using your new kitchen appliances and sink size. We will need to consider the traffic flow, eliminate wasted space, and design wide walkways so everyone can gather together comfortably. Now that we have the layout down, we get to select the cabinets. As there are so many options and ranges of kitchen cabinets, we will have to make it another blog topic! But for this blog, we select our cabinets next.
With the heavy lifting of the above selections out of the way, we can vary the next order of selections and still deliver an amazing end product. We always suggest leading with what you love. So, if you have to have a certain floor, a special tile for your backsplash, or a specific stone slab you must have, we take that special item and build the rest of the space around it!
Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors loves designing the perfect kitchen for our clients. By following our proven checklist, the steps above and leading with design elements you love, we are sure to create your dream kitchen! In fact, we are so good at designing kitchens, we won a Designer of Year Award for a very special kitchen we completed in 2021. We love our job, and it shows in every project we do. How can we help you solve your design dilemmas and create a beautiful home exactly for you?
How To Design Your Dream Kitchen
Home is where the heart is... and if you regard the kitchen as the focal point of a home, you’re not alone. Everyone seems to gather in the kitchen. After all, it’s where you cook, entertain, and gather with friends and family. A welcoming kitchen is often the true heart of a home. A modern, updated kitchen is also one of the best ways to increase the value of your home.
With so many options, where do we begin? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors put together this checklist to make sure no detail is overlooked when planning your dream kitchen. With our checklist in hand, let’s discuss how to start designing!
The first thing to decide is what your investment level will be in your new dream kitchen. An updated kitchen can in deliver a return on investment of up to 65% or more. However, that does not include the intangibles such as the enjoyment of cooking and entertaining in your beautiful new space.
After deciding on a budget, the next step is to really think about who will be using the space and how it will be used? Do you need a large island for entertaining and for family time, or do you enjoy baking and would love to have a baking station with a proper counter height to roll dough? Do you need a prep sink in the island? How would you like to store your pots and pans? Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors will review all these questions and more to make sure we design the perfect kitchen for you and your exact needs. Every kitchen, no matter the budget is designed specifically for our clients own unique needs.
Now that we have an idea of how our kitchen will be used, it’s time to go appliance shopping! We love seeing our clients get excited about all the amazing appliance options that are available to them, no matter their budget.
One of the most popular items we have been installing is an induction cook top or range. Induction cooktops are a special type of electric cooktop. Induction technology generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface. This energy transfers a current directly to magnetic cookware, causing it to heat up. Induction cooktops and ranges generally outperform every other kind of range in Consumer Reports tests. You can boil a full pot of water on an induction range in less than 2 minutes! Induction technology is also great for aging in place or if you have little ones at home. The surface never gets hot. There is no need to worry if you left the stove on or burning curious hands.
After we have selected our appliances, next up are plumbing fixtures. Do you want a pot filler? What kind of sink do you want? Stainless, farmhouse, apron front? What size sink? How about a hot water dispenser, filtered water, a garbage disposal? And don’t forget you need a kitchen faucet! Kitchen faucets have become tech savvy. There are motion sensor and even voice activated faucets available so if your hands are full of raw chicken, you just have to say the word and the water comes on! Remarkable!
The next step in our kitchen design process is to develop the best layout for you using your new kitchen appliances and sink size. We will need to consider the traffic flow, eliminate wasted space, and design wide walkways so everyone can gather together comfortably. Now that we have the layout down, we get to select the cabinets. As there are so many options and ranges of kitchen cabinets, we will have to make it another blog topic! But for this blog, we select our cabinets next.
With the heavy lifting of the above selections out of the way, we can vary the next order of selections and still deliver an amazing end product. We always suggest leading with what you love. So, if you have to have a certain floor, a special tile for your backsplash, or a specific stone slab you must have, we take that special item and build the rest of the space around it!
Our team at Lola Tucker Interiors loves designing the perfect kitchen for our clients. By following our proven checklist, the steps above and leading with design elements you love, we are sure to create your dream kitchen! In fact, we are so good at designing kitchens, we won a Designer of Year Award for a very special kitchen we completed in 2021. We love our job, and it shows in every project we do. How can we help you solve your design dilemmas and create a beautiful home exactly for you?