How much time do you spend in your kitchen? If you added the hours up across the week, we’re betting it’s actually quite a while. Yet, do you spend anywhere near as much time on kitchen design as you do on potentially less-used spaces like your living room? We’re betting the answer is no.
As a result, your kitchen may fall foul of certain design mistakes that you’ve simply not gotten around to sorting out. In truth, though, those kitchen mishaps might actually need more urgent attention than you imagine. That’s because issues here could end up having a knock-on effect for the rest of your home without you even realising. Keep reading as we consider just a few instances where that can happen, and what you can do about them.
# 1 – Lacking Food Storage
Chances are that you find a lack of food storage in your kitchen a little annoying. Perhaps you wish you had more cupboard space, or you would love to have a more organised pantry. But you probably also feel that this isn’t the most pressing concern in your home right now. Unfortunately, you would be wrong. You see, crammed kitchen cupboards or a poorly designed pantry can lead to the very real whole-house problem of pests. And we’re betting you’ll see the urgency of this issue when you come face-to-face with a mouse in your pantry and have to call on a pest control service. Avoid that by simply making sure to sort food storage, which should include off-floor shelves and air-tight, loose food containers, sooner rather than later.
# 2 – Limited Ventilation
Your kitchen is a melting pot for moisture buildup due to general daily activities like boiling a kettle or cooking on a stove. Your kitchen design should be tailored towards clearing that condensation as much as possible with options like open windows and fan hoods above your hob. If your current kitchen doesn’t have this, you could soon find yourself dealing with a mold problem that extends well beyond your kitchen walls. This is terrible news for your lungs and paintwork, highlighting the need to look at ventilation options such as extractor hood installation before you even cook your next meal here.
# 3 – Leaving Lighting to Chance
In an ideal world, your kitchen would be brightly lit and welcoming, but you might also assume that it’s not a huge issue if that’s not the case. Well, once again, you’d be wrong. Unfortunately, a dark or dingy kitchen can have a knock-on effect in darkening your entire downstairs, especially if you’re working with an open plan setup. In extreme cases, this can make your entire downstairs feel unappealing, which is why you should always seek options like bright kitchen spotlights or even additional windows such as skylights to let light in at last.
If you didn’t think your kitchen design matters much to the rest of your house, then think again – these are just three ways that rubbish design could be letting your whole house down!
Meg is an author at Cinnamon Hollow. She writes on a variety of topics sharing tips and ideas for daily life.
