There are some universal themes that are in the early stages of planning a kitchen. They relate to your personality and circumstances, the architecture of your home and your needs in preparing meals. You have to ask many questions, you can determine your priorities and future needs.

The space sector

• Is it true site of your kitchen in comparison to other spaces in the house, and enough space for activities, equipment and storage necessary or just need the extension or combination with other spaces?

• What is your budget?

• that you feel happier tax on the totality of the project, either partially or entirely to professionals?

• How long you live in your current home? If a full - label scale feasible for the creation of value in the property?

• Can we develop a new kitchen, without the character of your house? Have you considered the architectural features in the room?

The activities

• What are the activities in your kitchen: food preparation and cooking, food storage, food daily; entertaining friends, family and partners, professional catering, laundry, homework to home office and school, television, child care?

• Who uses the kitchen regularly? Have you in any other way?

Your Needs

• What are your challenges, priorities and preferences: a glance from your kitchen, a sunny exposure and more light, preparing meals with maximum efficiency, a clear separation between the kitchen and dining room; use of the kitchen, hall as a family, safety for children, Direct access to areas outside;

• What are the good and bad characteristics of the kitchen and / or in other cuisines have you visited?

The equipment

• What are the kitchen utensils you want: free disposal stove, oven wall; fields separate kitchen, a griddle, a barbecue, or a free is integrated microwave, fridge, freezer, waste disposal, dishwasher ; Kitsch computer?

• How much disk space you need are: portable kitchen appliances, small appliances, bulk food, food and fresh food, wine, cutlery and china, cleaning products and equipment ?

• witch other activities in the best case, you are looking for more space: sewing, laundry, homework, home office, telephones, sporting goods, recycling, conservation of food, toys and games?

• What are the kitchen utensils you want: free disposal stove, oven wall; fields separate kitchen, a griddle, a barbecue, or a free is integrated microwave, fridge, freezer, waste disposal, dishwasher ; Kitsch computer?

Security

• Install the flock away from the field kitchen and window-Dame May ausblasen flame gas and curtains, began to fire.

• Pick a slip of ground equipment and more and more mop up leaks immediately.

• Many in the former kitchens of the house painted walls or cabinets, cross the line charming decrepitude period. If the color on a surface in your kitchen before 1980, there is a chance of 50 percent that this lead.

• Pare is a kitchen of the worst nightmare. Flank cooking with fuels work areas of printed material.

• consider space for a fire extinguisher or a ceiling.

• Never range advantage in a sink or stove. Installation electrical switches and taken away from the water source.