How To Create a Kitchen That's Easy To Clean.
How To Create a Kitchen That's Easy To Clean.
To make a kitchen easy to clean is one of the key things that will save many homeowners hours every week. If you're on the market for a whole new kitchen in a new home or planning for a kitchen remodel of your own, there are many things you can do to have a low-maintenance kitchen. Here are some of the things you can do.
Install self-cleaning appliances.
Ovens are a pain to clean, from the needing to contort yourself into uncomfortable positions and making sure you're using the right product. Instead, you could let the appliances do the hard work.
If you have a steam oven, it also has an automatic steam cleaning mode where it can clean itself while you worry about other things. Steam ovens also feature drying programs where even a simple wipe won't be necessary. If you have a traditional oven that uses hot air instead of hot steam, it can also have pyrolytic cleaning functions that literally incinerate the residue left behind from cooking.
These can help drastically cut down the time you spend cleaning and prevent too much scrubbing that could damage the interior lining of the appliance.
Use low-maintenance surfaces instead of high-maintenance ones.
Cleaning time goes up significantly with things that are easy. Clean kitchen dreams come true a lot more easily with non-porous surfaces that make cleaning easier.
But what does that mean?
Gas cooktops can be complicated to navigate around but it's easier to deal with an induction cooktop that you can just wipe clean.
Large-format tiles with epoxy grout lines mean that some very light cleaning will achieve a better result than small tiles that can retain dirt and stains much more easily in between each tile.
Simple geometry is easier to clean.
Not only do clean shapes make a room look more modern, but they also make it easier to clean.
Kitchen cabinetry with flat surfaces leaves less space for dust to accumulate. No raised panels or crown moulding for kitchen cabinets instantly makes them part of an easy-to-clean kitchen remodelling project. No one wants their painted cabinets to turn into stained cabinets because it's hard to notice a splash
Granite or marble countertops with rounded edges for a kitchen island also make it easier to clear out crumbs and other residues from meal prep.
However, just because it's simpler doesn't mean it's better. You may be tempted by open shelves but open shelving leaves whatever is inside vulnerable to splashes and stains from spills and general chaos associated with food preparation.
This also holds true for your kitchen backsplash. You don't want the wall or the paint to get damaged over time. Durable paint is not all it takes, the right material like porcelain tiles will make it so you have to spend less time cleaning. It might take some scrubbing but a non-porous surface like that will help against possible stains and will add some style to your kitchen design too.
Add an island to make it easier to cook and clean up.
In your plans for a low-maintenance kitchen remodel, a little planning to fit in a kitchen island will help a lot.
A kitchen island is an additional space which means that you have more space to maneuver when cooking The additional stability reduces the possibility of spills. Mitigation of mess in this way also helps your kitchen's cleanliness just like simple cabinet hardware.
Eliminate unused surfaces.
Even if you settled on beautiful painted cabinets, part of having a low-maintenance kitchen means high upper cabinets. High enough to reach the ceiling.
Having taller cabinets that reach the ceiling is a better option than having cabinets with unusable surfaces at the top. These surfaces will only accumulate dust and dirt and though a simple wipe will do the trick, going to get a step ladder is an added step that goes against the idea of your kitchen being low-maintenance or easy to clean.
Place disposal close to the stove.
This is to reduce the amount of travelling you have to do when you're about to throw something away. Cooking is and should be a little messy but you do want to keep your floor clean, whether they're wood floors or covered in tiles.
Your sink should also be relatively close to the stove and cooking area to reduce the chances of spillage.
Choose the right materials.
Some materials in the kitchen might look good but they need to be able to withstand high temperatures while still being easy to clean.
If you have a great idea for your kitchen with simple cabinetry, a marble or granite surface for all countertops, and minimal grout lines it might be worth it to talk to a kitchen designer or contractor before you get to town. Some tiles retain stains easily, some materials do not handle heat well and all wood in a kitchen needs to be treated properly.
Nothing porous so that it's harder for anything to get stuck or embedded in a surface or another.
If you're going for something that includes oil-rubbed bronze finishings for your water fixtures you need to look into how to clean them without causing blemishes.
Think of gaps.
Small appliances can be the enemy of an easy-clean kitchen.
But they can also be an opportunity. If you're willing to go the extra mile when it comes to kitchen design you can create a simple housing unit for small appliances that make them easy to clean while keeping with the style of your ideal kitchen.
Be sure to keep in mind the space that certain things need.
A microwave needed to be able to vent heat and a fridge needs some airflow around it. If you don't take these things into consideration, dust and dirty dishes will be the last thing on your mind as you get ready to buy a whole new fridge.
The quick version.
What you want to do ultimately is reduce the amount of cleaning you have to do. In that case, you want to buy 'easy-clean appliances' that do some of the cleaning for you automatically.
You also want to pick the right materials for your kitchen. Wood, even for cabinetry, needs to be treated so that it can handle being in a kitchen safely and for a long time.
Simplicity is your friend. Unbroken, non-textured surfaces will make your life so much easier when all you need is a good wipe instead of hours of scrubbing to prevent stains.
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