Few Ideas To Add Appliance Garages In Your Brookhaven Cabinets

Coffee makers, mixers, toasters - your kitchen has many appliances that makes your work easier and better. However, storing them is an ordeal as they take up too much cabinet space and do not leave enough storage space for your spices and cookware. So, you just keep them on the counter but that limits the available counter space for preparation work.

Appliances do take up a lot of physical and visual space. Houston based remodelers and cabinetry designers suggest that designing your cabinets with appliance garages is a great way to keep the countertops decluttered. An appliance garage can essentially hold everyday appliances without you having to move them every now and then. Appliance garages can be fit seamlessly into your kitchen's design with the help of a flip-up hatch or bi-parting cabinet doors. You can even design these stations in a way that they serve as a coffee bar or a wine station.

Take a look at some ideas that you can incorporate in your custom cabinetry designs to store your appliances.

·       Roll-up doors also known as tambour doors, can make great additions to your wall cabinets, especially the ones near the counter. Tambour doors are made of narrow slats, which roll back into the ‘ceiling’ area of the cabinet. These doors do not take up any counter space and are easy to operate. Do not install shelves inside one cabinet and get tambour doors on it to make a home for small appliances like coffee maker, blenders, etc.

·       Your cabinets can be retrofitted for side-by-side appliance garages. It can facilitate function without visual clutter. Both sets of doors should open and then push back along the sides of the cabinet. This will give you enough clear space in front of and around the cabinet.

·       You can install a roll-up door on one of your cabinets to save space. Bulky appliances like microwave ovens and food processors, cake mixers, can be kept at the ready inside that cabinet. Having a roll up door means you would not have to lift the appliances out every time you want to use them and put them away after use.

·       Usually small white goods do not take up much space in the kitchen and will fit the available space like a glove, provided you are buying them from reputed brands like Sonic, Bosch and Sub Zero. Houston based remodelers suggest that you can have an appliance garage below a display cabinet. If your kitchen has two large windows, install a glass-front display cabinet between them and leave some space at the base, near the counter, for appliances.

Note that your appliance garages need to be near power outlets. Besides, almost all appliances produce heat when they are being used. Keep adequate space in and around the cabinet to allow air circulation. To know how you can make space for appliances in your Brookhaven cabinets, consult cabinetry designers. Based on your preference and your working habits, they will be able to suggest the right designs of cabinetry perfect for your kitchen.