The kitchen is the heart of the home, it’s a multi-functional space where the whole family starts their day. Having a functional and calming kitchen allows us to start the day with positivity, and productivity and reduces stress for everyone in the household.
We have put together this blog to explore key design features that will help you create a calm and efficient morning routine in the kitchen. It will show you how to declutter those worktops, incorporate smart storage solutions and the need for a boiling water tap.
A Breakfast Pantry
A double breakfast pantry is a great place to store a high-end coffee machine, a toaster and ample storage for other breakfast essentials. They can be designed with bi-fold doors or pocket doors that allow them to be opened up into the space and then shut away when not in use, concealing the items you don’t want on show.
Our latest project in Tewin is a prime example of a convenient bi-fold breakfast pantry sitting on top of quartz worktops. Upon opening the doors, it reveals a warm, oak-finished interior with convenient shelving, a worksurface for the small appliances and storage drawers beneath for a selection of cereals and drink essentials.
Impress your guests with a barista-style cup of coffee and then conceal everything within carefully considered cabinetry.
Our client in Haynes had other ideas, as they wanted their state-of-the-art coffee machine to be on show 24/7. We listened to our client’s needs and created a beautiful drinks station in the dining part of the space.
Smart Bespoke Storage
Our kitchens are truly bespoke, so any choice of smart storage can be added to the design to make every morning that little easier. Smart storage can be a game-changer for the perfect morning routine. Kitchen items can be instantly accessible and organised, hidden behind our handsome door cabinets and drawers. Add simple changes, such as labelled jars, drawer dividers and hooks for utensils.
We can also incorporate extra shelves and hanging racks to free up the countertops to provide a more efficient workspace.
How about a walk-in pantry?
The Quooker Boiling Tap
When looking at the finishing touches for your bespoke kitchen and morning routine, you want to choose intelligent features to work in your busy household. Quooker taps are packed full of innovative technology, saving space on your worktops, time, water and energy. Modern homes are being designed in a multi-functional layout that is suitable to meet the demands of modern living and boiling water taps are becoming a part of that.
The Quooker tap can speed up your kitchen morning routine in more ways than one. There are so many benefits as to why the Quooker boiling tap should be on your kitchen wish list.
- A boiling water tap is so versatile. It instantly delivers the exact amount of boiling water you need, perfect for your morning cup of tea or coffee, and those eggs for a healthy breakfast.
- Safety is of course a concern, but Quooker taps are much safer than kettles. They boast sophisticated state-of-the-art, child-safe handle systems that will never automatically dispense boiling water. They are built with a patented double push and twist mechanism, where the boiling water is safely dispensed. When the Quooker tap is in use, the red-light ring will glow around the handle base.
- The tap is fitted to your worktop, out of reach of children and the double-insulated casing prevents heat from escaping and ensures the tap is not hot to touch when in use.
- Overfilling the kettle is a common mistake people make in their kitchen, it’s boiling unnecessary water, wasting water and energy and an unhealthy practice that makes the minerals in the water very concentrated. A Quooker tap delivers water-saving benefits that instantly provide the exact amount of boiling water you need.
- Quooker taps use very little electricity and has energy-saving results.
At Planet Furniture we offer a range of luxury taps that are carefully hand-selected from industry-renowned manufacturers to ensure the highest quality. We trust in leading brands such as Quooker to deliver exceptional instant boiled and filtered water taps.
Lots of Efficient Lighting
You might not be a morning person and the dull, gloomy days affect your motivation, but having sufficient lighting in the kitchen can change this. You want the busiest part of your day to be well-lit with task lighting placed under or within the cupboards to illuminate the crucial workspace. Another idea is to install sensors on the inside of the pantry doors so that they automatically illuminate small appliances and the breakfast essentials to start your productive day the right way.
Multi-functional Focal Point – The Kitchen Island
The kitchen island can quickly transform the space into a well-organised hub of the home for all the family, it caters to the demands of modern family living. The island is a versatile piece of furniture that can maximise storage, add extra seating arrangements and be the home for the sink/hob area.
Because the island is truly bespoke you can customise it however you want with open shelves, pop-up sockets, integrated recycling bins and more!
At Planet Furniture, our experienced and dedicated team help you create the handmade kitchen that you deserve and need for your busy life. We know how important an efficient morning routine is, so be inspired by our intelligent storage solutions, and kitchen designs, or experience first-hand a kitchen morning routine in our brand-new showroom.
