Built-in Features Add Quality, Value And Convenience

When considering how to see the most return on your investment in a kitchen upgrade, adding built-in features will add quality and value to your home while also providing some great ways to increase storage and convenience in your daily living.  They can also create a more "friendly" and functional kitchen for those that choose to "age in place".

The "built-in" can help you clear clutter, provide easier access to your kitchen appliances and help you avoid the need to bend and reach which can cause injury.  The added storage functions can be great for saving money by providing a way for you to store bulk items, like food staples or pet foods.  The addition of a built-in kitchen island can solve all your storage needs while creating a functional "command central" in your kitchen.

Organization

With added cabinet space you will be able to find more creative ways to utilize that space.  You might consider deeper cabinets with pull out shelves for storing pots and pans.  With a built-in desk you will have a space for your computer, a place for homework and with the addition of a cork board, a place for family messages and grocery lists.  

Functionality

A built-in kitchen island can provide many features that will greatly increase the functionality.  You could have a chalkboard face on a kitchen island cabinet that will give youngsters a place to create art down at their level.  With a couple of open cabinets you have space for cookbooks or a wine rack.  Deep pull-out drawers can be designated for recyclables or for pet food storage.  With a built-in sink and mini-fridge you will greatly increase your work space and offer an option for younger members of your family to have access to their own refrigerated snacks down at their level.

Hidden Features

When space is at a premium, a cabinet with a pull-out shelf can be a good place for a small microwave or a coffee maker which will then be hidden from view after use.  By adding outlets in the back of the cabinets, you can leave your appliances plugged in at all times.  A pull-out cutting board with a pull out trash can underneath can mean simply sliding the garbage off the board and straight into the garbage can. The kitchen island offers numerous options for built-in convenience including a place for a second oven or cooktop, a refrigerated wine cabinet or a trash compactor.

These are just a few of the myriad of choices that you have when designing the kitchen of your dreams.  At Edgewood Cabinetry our designers will work with you to make that dream a reality.  Contact us today and let's talk about those built-in features that would help make your life a little easier.