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The guide to kitchen planning: Step by step to the perfectly planned kitchen...

1. Taking measurements...

You will certainly have a rough idea of how you want your new kitchen to look and work. To ensure that this dream kitchen is actually what you end up with once the planning and concretization stages are complete, what you need to do at the very outset of planning your new kitchen is to mark out the available space as accurately as you can - and take measurements. How large is the available kitchen area and how is it laid out? How and where are windows, doors and openings positioned? Where are connection points and sockets positioned? Which kitchen layouts (e.g. U or L-shape, one or two rows of units etc.) would be fundamentally feasible?

2. Custom tailoring...

2.1 Planning work areas: Because a kitchen is hub of activity...
When you choose your new fitted kitchen, you are making a decision about far more than the room you use for cooking: You are deciding in favour of a space which will be both modern and lively, in which different kitchen and work areas are perfectly coordinated to complement each other. This is why it is worth while to sit down and take a long hard think beforehand about what focal aspects are of particular importance when it comes to fitting in with your working routine and living habits. One of the most important questions before you begin: How do you plan your new kitchen to be used predominantly, given the size of your household and available accommodation? Should it be used simultaneously as a kitchen and dining area? Do you favour the idea of an open plan arrangement giving onto your living room? Do you envisage a generously dimensioned kitchen with room for a large family dining table? Or would your kitchen only be used for quick snack stops or coffee breaks sitting up at a modern counter top, an overhanging work surface or a small extending table integrated into the kitchen units? How do you envisage your cooking area to be organized and positioned? For instance as an open-plan island work station taking up space in the centre of the room, or integrated into a row of units? How would you prefer to integrate your sink area? Open plan and projecting into the room, directly next to the hob or at the window to offer a view to the outside? How do you envisage solving the collection and separation of kitchen waste and recyclables? And how much space do you need in terms of support surfaces, work tops and storage areas in the day-to-day running of your kitchen?

2.2 Perfect ergonomic factors - taking the strain out of the kitchen grind.
As well as being a place where people gather and enjoy time together, it is also a centre of activity and organization. To make day-to-day work in your new kitchen as convenient as possible, it must be ideally adjusted to you and your specific needs: This is where ergonomic aspects are ideally implemented by the creation of individual solutions. The job of the good kitchen planner is to achieve the least possible unnecessary bending, lifting and walking for all work sequences and hand movements. The result is a kitchen meticulously planned to ensure that you work in the most comfortable position with the least possible stress and strain.

2.3 Planning the lighting system: Let there be light...
Light fulfils both a functional and emotional role. Optimum lighting will not only assist you to perform your different work processes, but also shows up the overall design effect of your kitchen and lends it a pleasantly warm and welcoming atmosphere. This is what makes it so important to take a meticulously close look at the lighting proportions when planning your future kitchen - and coordinate the lighting ideally to your needs and wishes and also to the kitchen architecture. So you can be sure of a carefully considered, efficient and stylish lighting concept which will show off your new kitchen to perfection at any time of day.

2.4 Planning the inner organization: Everything at hand...
Perfect organization means economizing on unnecessary steps and hand movements for maximum convenience and ease of access. This is the number one maxim to bear in mind when planning the inner life of your new kitchen. After all, your pots and pans, tins, utensils and crockery should be accommodated so as not to waste even the smallest amount of storage space. Everything in its place, all within quick and easy reach - with nothing obstructing access or impeding work processes. This is why we offer meticulously planned space solutions for all the things you need in your kitchen. Whether drawers, pull-outs or cabinets: Every element can be precisely and individually organized in line with your specific needs and preferences - with the perfect home for everything right down to the tiniest kitchen utensil.