Three top tips for designing a galley kitchen
A galley kitchen can be one of the trickiest shapes of kitchens to design effectively. Get it wrong & a galley kitchen can be impractical & almost impossible to live with. Get it right & it can be just as practical to use as any other shape of kitchen. So, here are three top tips to help ensure you get it right.
Use half depth base units in a galley kitchen
If your galley kitchen is particularly narrow, you will probably be told that you can only have base units along one side. However, this isn’t necessarily the case. By using half depth base units (approx 350mm deep), instead of the standard (600mm deep) base units, you may have room for standard depth base units on one side & half depth base units on the other.
The only problem is finding places that offer the half depth base units. You won’t find these in chain stores (like Wickes/Magnet etc) or trade suppliers (like Howdens). You will only find these in specialist local kitchen showrooms, particularly those who sell German kitchens. Before you rule this out as an option because you think all German kitchens cost a fortune, this isn’t necessarily true. In fact, we can help you find a German kitchen for similar to what you will pay for a kitchen from somewhere like Wickes, Magnet or Wren.
Choose a Neff Slide&Hide oven in a galley kitchen
Neff’s Slide&Hide oven is an ingenious oven with a door that slides into the oven as you open it! This means you don’t have a dangerous door sticking out into the room when the oven door is open. This also makes everyday use & cleaning of the oven a breeze. Below is a short video clip that shows how a Slide&Hide oven works:
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Keep cooking & cooling appliances away from cleaning appliances
Another useful tip is to make sure you keep cooling & cooking appliances (eg: fridges, freezers, ovens & hobs) well away from any cleaning appliances (eg: dishwashers or washing machines). In doing this, one person can cook or prepare food whilst the other loads or unloads a dishwasher or washing machine without bumping into each other.
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