Kitchen Design And Laminate: The Ideal Partners

There are a number of different choices that can be made when you are looking at the different materials to enhance your kitchen makeover, but when you start planning the high traffic areas like kitchen work surfaces, laminate is a clear front-runner.
One of the reasons that laminate is a popular choice is because of the way it is made. Laminate  countertops are manufactured using different layers of material bonded together with industrial strength, specially formulated adhesives. This method of construction means that the work surface is both hard wearing and it is easy to create appealing finishes. Another plus  is that laminate countertops can be more impact resistant and spillages are easily cleared up.
After you have decided on your countertop design, many people then start designing the kitchen using the laminate work surfaces as the centerpiece of their design plan. It is worthwhile noting that on most occasions the best kitchen designs start of by taking into account how the kitchen area is used on a daily basis. It is imperative that you examine the preferred flow of users round the kitchen as the day progresses.

Kitchen Flooring
Another important aspect of your kitchen is of course the floor and quickstep flooring has proven to be a popular choice for designers. The appeal of laminate flooring is that laminate is an easy to work with floor material that can be cut in to numerous designs to accommodate different cabinet designs and floor layouts without too much extra work.

Types Of Kitchen Floor Plans
There are a few useful traditional layouts you can use as the base of your kitchen design. The most common of the floor plans that you can choose from starts with what’s aptly called the one wall plan. Just as it describes, this is the layout where all the base units and domestic appliances are situated against one wall. For budget sake this is a popular model, but there are other plans that incorporate more elaborate designs.
For example, the galley and the L-shaped kitchen are useful for breaking up kitchen units and domestic appliances and the Peninsula kitchen is suitable for kitchens that have an open wall.

Lets Not Forget The Work Triangle
Another distinct advantage to of using laminate for kitchen work surfaces comes about when you begin to design the work triangle. This is the high use area around the major appliances (refrigerator, sink and stove. Laminate work surfaces are ideal for creating sufficient space to work in, in a non-cluttered area.
There is no getting away with the number of design decisions to make when re-designing a new kitchen, but choosing laminate countertops will not be one of them.

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