{"id":581,"date":"2009-03-30T08:16:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T08:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/blog2\/?p=581"},"modified":"2009-03-30T08:16:55","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T08:16:55","slug":"la-cucina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2009\/03\/30\/la-cucina\/","title":{"rendered":"La Cucina.."},"content":{"rendered":"

The kitchen has\u00a0now\u00a0become \u00a0the social\u00a0point of many households\u00a0 While once it was a place only to take meals and cook, it has now become a focal point\u00a0of the house. The kitchen is used for entertaining, snacking\u00a0 and chatting, a place where friends and family gather. But along with the family\u00a0and friends gathering, it seems that also clutter can gather in this highly trafficked room.\u00a0 Since we spend a lot of our time there, a lot of our belongings do as well- from pocketbooks keys, pens, mail,\u00a0unnecessary gadgets and more. This begins to become a problem as the items that are out of place seem to start belonging.
\nWeed out items that don’t belong and begin by planning out specific areas in the kitchen for different functions. Where will you eat? Prepare food? wash food? store foods, cook food? store dinnerware? store appliances?\u00a0\u00a0 You can begin selecting your kitchen\u00a0appliances <\/a>-large and small-\u00a0from the comfort of your home.
\n\u00a0But the trick to organizing your kitchen involves focusing on functionality. In each area of the kitchen place items\u00a0 that are organized for what you do. If you have an area devoted to food preparation, select items such as\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0food processors <\/a>and mixers<\/a>\u00a0as well as others related to food prep for this area. These appliances also come in different color schemes so that they can also fit into your kitchen design. Next think also accessories and necessary gadgets for food prep. Spatulas <\/a>come in handy for mixing and food prep chores. Choose at least two that differ in size.
\nNext think of where you will keep and\/or where you can keep your dinnerware\u00a0. <\/a>Think of your color scheme and style when selecting dinnerware, but also size matters here- will plates, etc fit into your dishwasher, cupboards, cabinets.\u00a0 Somewhere close by you may want to set aside space for your flatware<\/a>
\nYour large appliances<\/a> should also be well thought out when organizing the kitchen as well.\u00a0 Will it be an eye level oven and cooktop\u00a0or range with an oven. Think of form, function here and also space and comfort.
\nRefrigerators<\/a>should coordinate\u00a0with style \u00a0and design of other appliances\u00a0size also matters here. You want something to comfortably fit in your kitchen but something that\u00a0\u00a0is big enough to keep your food fresh yet doesn’t take up an overabundance of space.\u00a0 It is most convenient if your refrigerator is in close proximity to the sink.
\nThe more efficient each area is, the more attractive that area will be. Emphasize the purpose of that area by your selection of items you keep there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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