Every kitchen should have plenty of storage space. Unfortunately, in some older homes, that space is lacking. People in the house resort to keeping all of their small appliances and even some of their canned goods on counters. When they decide to have Residential Kitchen Remodeling in Chicago IL, creating more storage space is high on the list of priorities. They want to get rid of some of the clutter in the room that makes it feel too hectic, even when nothing is going on.
That space might involve more cupboards or a pantry. The remodeling contractor might run a snack bar into the kitchen with cabinets and drawers underneath. A pantry might consist of nothing more than a narrow closet with shelves on two sides, but it still provides a great deal of space for cans and boxes. The shelving areas should be easy to look through so people don’t have to take large numbers of items out in order to find something. In the best-case scenario, everything in the pantry can be seen when the person stands in the doorway or in front of the cabinet doors housing pullout shelves.
Ideally, the storage areas should hold at least two weeks’ worth of nonperishable groceries in addition to small appliances, dishware and flatware, pots and pans, and kitchen linens. Residential Kitchen Remodeling in Chicago IL works to accomplish this goal even when the room is not very large. Extending a countertop long enough to install an appliance garage is one solution, for example. Adding pullout or pull-down bread baskets under a cupboard is another.
Skilled remodeling professionals such as those with O’s Decorating and Painting know all sorts of tricks to make a kitchen more functional. Perhaps there’s no way to extend a countertop. More working space might be created with slide-out cutting boards that can double as meal prep stations. A wall that has primarily served as a place for a towel rack can have a small cabinet installed instead, while thin but sturdy slide-out towel racks are placed strategically in one or two areas. That streamlines the look of the room as well.
