How to Make Your Kitchen More Multi-functional

If you think your kitchen is only for cooking, think again.

In most households, the kitchen has become the central attraction of the home. Whether it is because cooking tends to bring people together, or because the kitchen area serves as a meeting, dining, task, and multi-functional area on most days, depending on your entertaining lifestyle the kitchen may be where you meet with friends over cooking Friday night appetizers or help your teenagers with homework. Regardless, here are tips for making your kitchen more multi-functional for you and all of the 100 other functions you’d like to do.

Preparation and serving

One of the best uses of a multifunctional kitchen is where food can be prepared, and as well as served within the vicinity to maximize effort and space. Especially in small homes, and apartments, maximizing kitchen space is essential. Try and find kitchen counters that can double as a task area for food preparation and plating dishes. For larger kitchens, an adjacent counter may be able to double as dining space with adjacent bar stools or chairs.

 

Versatile meets functional

 With the onset and popularity of modular furniture and household components, kitchens are no exception. Work spaces housed on casters, or rollers, along with dining room tables that can double, as areas for home office work are great suggestions for the versatile household. Having a multifunctional kitchen also means sharing of space, and function. If you see a great-looking work desk in a self-assembly catalog, use it for a dining room table or as a kitchen island. One piece of furniture can serve many needs.

 

Combine education and leisure

Who says the kitchen has to be only about cooking? Why not incorporate open shelving for cookbooks, leisure, and coffee table books for a great place to be inspired as well as catch up on the latest recipes and fabulous interior kitchen ideas? Pair up your countertop with handy book shelving and a display area below with chairs for enjoying conversation or taking in your favorite novel as you wait for dinner to cook. Combine your intellectual enjoyment with mindless entertainment, all in the comfort of your kitchen.

 

Let your finishes be multi-functional too

When you consider function, also think about multiple ways to make your interior finishes look and perform beautifully together. Add a personalized style to your kitchen with rustic touches like exposed overhead beams, wood floors, or weathered cabinetry. For a modern touch, sleek European cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and glossy lacquered look countertops can give a multi-functional kitchen new meaning.

Your kitchen just got the needed boost you were looking for. By combining form, function, versatility, and leisure areas in your kitchen, cooking may become no longer a chore but a treasured experience. Look at your kitchen and invent ways to incorporate these tips into your home.  You never know how much time you spend in your kitchen until you lose track of time and hours are gone.  Why not enjoy the experience while you’re waiting for your meal? Life’s too short to wait around!