How To Design Your Kitchen To Fit Your Life -Part II

This article is continuing with earlier,How To Design Your Kitchen To Fit Your Life - Part I.

Another safety issue in the kitchen concerns children. Make sure that pot and pan handles are turned inward so that interested little ones do not pull them off the stove. Putting child proof handles and hooks on all kitchen cupboards, especially ones that hold cleaning fluids and chemicals, is vitally important. Try not to place candy or cookies over top of ranges. This will reduce the attraction of kids who would think nothing of climbing on the cooking surface to receive their afternoon snack.

By following some of these simple strategies, your kitchen can be a safe and relaxing place for both you and your family.The following steps when designing for safety.

1. Use proper lighting. Good general lighting, supplemented with proper task lighting that is clearly focused on a work surface, can greatly decrease your chance of injury while preparing a meal. Also, the lighting should not produce any glower or shadows on the surface.
2. Use slip resistant flooring. Falling with a hot casserole or a sharp knife in your hand can have serious costs. A slip resistant material on your floor, such as matte finished wood or laminate, textured vinyl or a soft glazed ceramic tile, will do the trick. If you select tile, try using a throw carpet with a non spin out backing for added safety measures, especially around areas that get wet.
3. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. I recommended that a fire extinguisher be visibly located near a room exit, away from cooking equipment and 15"-48" above floor.
4. Keep electrical switches, plugs and lighting fixtures away from water sources and wet hands. Building system require that every electrical receptacle be grounded and protected with ground fault circuit interrupters, which shut off the room's electric current if there is a power surge or if moisture is present.
5. Consider appliance lock out options. Many of today's electrical devices, mostly ranges, ovens and dishwashers, allow you to "lock out" little hands so no one can use them when you are not in the room. This can be done either with lock out covers or a programmed lock out system.
6. Regulate water temperatures and devices. Install valves with anti injury devices that prevent water temperature from rising to dangerous levels, or buy pressure balanced valves that balance hot and cold water. Valves also are available that can be pre programmed to your desired temperature setting.
7. Find a safe cooktop. Avoid being overcooked by steam from boiling pot by staggering burners on your cook top or have one straight row of burners. And never choose a unit with control along the back of the electrical device, controls should be along the side or in the front.
8. Use the space safely. Think about how traffic will flow through the kitchen and make sure no one will interfere with your space when cooking. Locate microwaves 24" to 48" above the floor to avoid reaching to recover food. Slide out trays and bins in base cabinets make storage items more available so you do not have to bend. And lastly, avoid sharp corners on the ends of counter tops.

Family lifestyles have changed in recent years. In adding to family members sharing in the food preparation, the kitchen has become a social center. Often, friends and guests who drop by to visit the cook, join in the cooking process. In order to meet these changing lifestyle patterns, kitchen design has also go forwarded. If you are building a new kitchen, or remodeling your old one, that it is important to evaluate your needs and consider how many cooks use your kitchen.

It is not necessary to have double sinks or work location since only one person is using each item at a time. A single cooking center which includes a microwave and range will probably be sufficient.
Finally, there is the question of walkways. Extra space should be allowed so that two cooks can pass each other without interference. Allowing 48 to 54 inches of space from barrier to barrier will enable two people to pass each other with bodies parallel. A distance of 60 to 64 inches would allow enough room for true walking.
As you can see, settling  in your kitchen for two cooks requires more than just adding extra counter space.

The design of your kitchen may be traditional or modern, casual or formal, high tech or homey whatever be a sign of your style favorite. Because the cabinets, counter tops, and electrical devices consist of the major components in a kitchen space, you will want to decide what your overall style will be before choosing them. If you are worried about combining looks with practicality, many designs try hard to blend traditional looks with modern conveniences. A generously proportioned kitchen with traditional materials and up to date facilities provide evidences to be both stylish and practical.

How To Design Your Kitchen To Fit Your Life -Part I

There is a reason, the kitchen is called the heart of the home. It is where you and your family gather to cook, to eat, to meet people, and, sometimes, just to catch up over a quick snack or a cup of tea or coffee. In many homes, the kitchen has changed into an all purpose room, including a dining table, computer desk, entertainment area, even a fireplace.

Whether you are designing a brand new kitchen, or remodeling an older one, asking a few key questions can make your end result a handy and useful space.

1. Does your family eat in the kitchen, or do you entertain in the kitchen? If so, counter top built in seating might be handy.
2. How much counter space should you plan for?
3. Can a recycling place be incorporated? 
4. Do you need a workspace for paying bills, household paperwork or homework?
5. Is there a space for a wastebasket near a food prep and cutting area?
6. A designated breakfast area, with coffee maker, toaster and microwave, can free up other valuable kitchen space.

Everyone wants to have a safe kitchen. These tips will help you make kitchen safety part of your design and everyday use of the kitchen.

Safety is priority number one when it comes to designing your brand new kitchen. More building cover the kitchen than any other room in the house. That is because so many accidents occur there. Kitchen safety is as simple as baking a cake. However, if either is neglected it can turn into a major problem.

The cook top or cooking surface in the kitchen should not be placed below an openable window unless the window is 3" or more behind the electrical devices. Curtains and other window coverings could easily catch fire if the cook top was left unattended or a grease splatter occurred. If windows are behind a cooking surface, they should not be dressed with flammable window treatments.You can read more about this in How To Design Your Kitchen To Fit Your Life -Part II   article furthermore.         

Lighting Of The Kitchen To The Tasks Of Food Premises

 Hi friends..! Again, I'm with you. Lighting of the home or food premises is very important factor to create favorable environment for living personals to everywhere. Light will affect you to change of the feelings or tempers. So, It is playing very special role in habitation of any personals. Not only humans but also animals must nourished by light even as a single cell in their life cycle. Plants are mostly produce foods  by absorbing light also. So, light from sun, means sunlight give life for whole world. That is why, lighting is one of very basic & major factors for our lives. We want light to live in healthy. But now, I'm trying to talk about different aspect, which is using for our lives by lighting. 

Kitchen is one of the main parts of our home. Each and every homes have kitchen as an essential. Kitchen lighting is also an important aspect of your kitchen design. So, It is important not to ignore the stop working of the kitchen lights. Plan your kitchen area lighting for general light, task lighting, and accent lighting of the kitchen main point. Pendant lighting is especially popular in today's kitchens and is a beautiful, handy option for a lighting, brighter kitchen.
Good light helps make any kitchen safe and comfortable. Natural light is important, but think about the places that natural light won't reach or light well. The lighting designer should work with the architect to ensure all possible special lighting effects are added in into the plan.

The first task when creating a lighting plan for the kitchen of the food premises is to honestly evaluate the activities that will occur in the space, from cooking to entertaining and office activities. The lighting over the cook top is an excellent model of task lighting, designed to light a specific activity.

There are three basic types of lighting that work together in your home or kitchen. A good lighting plan combines all three types to light an area according to function and style.
1.Ambient (General Lighting), which provides basic light for the room.
2.Task lighting, which highlights a specific work area.
3.Accent lighting, which can create a focal point in the room. 

 Ambient lighting provides an area with overall lighting. Also known as general lighting, it emits a comfortable level of brightness without glower and allows you to see and walk about safely. In some spaces such as laundry rooms, the ambient lighting also serves as the primary source of task lighting. It can be talented with ceiling or wall mounted fixtures, lower-level or track lights and with oil lamps mounted on the outside of the home. Having a central source of ambient light in all rooms is fundamental to a good lighting plan.

Task lighting helps you perform specific tasks, such as reading, grooming, preparing and cooking food, doing homework, working on hobbies, playing games and balancing your checkbook. It can be provided by lover level and track lighting, pendant lighting and under cabinet lighting, as well as by portable floor and desk lamps. Task lighting should be free of disturbing glower and shadows and should be bright enough to prevent eye strain.

Accent lighting adds drama to a room by creating visual interest. As part of an interior design system, it is used to draw the eye to houseplants, paintings, sculptures and other prized possessions. It can also be used to highlight the texture of a brick or stone wall, window treatments or outdoor landscaping. To be effective, accent lighting requires at least three times as much light on the central point as the general lighting surrounding it. Accent lighting  is usually provided by lower level and track lighting or wall mounted picture lights.
The three main types of lighting are there. Types of lighting should be layered within a space. The location of counters in the general layout of the room is important in the placement of lighting equipments. When designing lighting for cooking, it is important to have adequate light and a good distribution of light for general enlightenment. Multiple sources are best, so the light is coming in from different directions. Tone of voice lighting can provide visual interest and a main point in the room. The quality of the light and bulbs will affect the atmosphere in the room. Shining light provides soft, warm yellowish light, usually used for lower level cans or down lights. Halogen lights produce a crisp white light that is appropriate for task lighting. Fluorescent lights, which have a long life and low energy use, now come in many different shades from warm to cool.
Accent lighting creates a main point by drawing the eye to a particular object. It can be used to highlight architectural characteristics like a ceiling or arches, or artwork and special collections on display. Inlet lighting provides soft, indirect light. Most of you in everywhere, want to create an eye catching kitchen that adds value to your home.