Ideas for making your Kitchen Family-Friendly
Being a part of a family, and being a parent is much more than just having kids, even if technically that’s the main criteria to be.
We care for them, we’re doing our best to protect them, and we’re trying to make our homes child–friendly the best we can – that’s the least we can do, besides a whole lot of things.
It is known that the kitchen can be a dangerous place for children, especially for the smaller ones who don’t know what is harmful and what is not.
But a child’s curiosity is beyond limits, so it is our responsibility to make the kitchen family-friendly and safe as much as possible!
The kitchen doesn’t necessarily have to be a scary and forbidden place, you can make it a part of your children’s life as well!
Let us give you 3 wonderful tips to reach that goal!
Making cabinets and drawers child-proof, if it’s necessary
In a home with an infant or a toddler, child-proofing is a well-known thing, since they are always in exploration mode, and they have to see, try and touch everything.
In a kitchen, it is highly important to keep them away from sharp and pointy objects, such as knives and kitchen gadgets, or dangerous chemicals, or cleaning agents.
Yes, we know what a temper tantrum it can cause if they want to inspect something shiny and harmful, and we don’t allow it to them, but it is for their own safety.
High shelves, locked cabinets and drawers are the best solution to avoid such encounters, and corner guards can prevent further injuries.
If you want maximum safety, build a child gate around the most dangerous zones, like the stove for example.
Easy to clean materials are the best choice
Children are creative, sometimes not just on paper with crayons and pencils, but with other things as well that leaves a mark on surfaces.
Have you ever found your kid decorating the furniture with something like mud, food, watercolor, or anything else?
If not, then it’s only a matter of time, and in that case, you’ll wish for a surface that is easy to clean (unless you want to live in a house that is also a giant coloring book).
Laminated cabinetry can be a very good choice for a child-friendly kitchen, since natural woods are not very “art removal-tolerant”; fiber-structure is vulnerable and is likely to absorb wetness.
For countertops, artificial materials (quartz, polished concrete, porcelain) are the best choice because these are much more resistant for physical and chemical impacts as well.
With a child, you can never have enough storage
Having enough storage space is essential in every kitchen, but with a child, this necessity intensifies.
A diverse and nutritious diet is the best you can provide to your children, with fruits, vegetables and a lot of fibers.
But this needs many ingredients to store, not mentioning the kitchen tools and the kid’s plates, cutlery, etc.
If you are on a low budget, or if you have a small kitchen, you’ll have to maximize the available storage space by segmenting the inside of your cabinets and drawers – the smarter you use the free space, the more you can store.
Contact us, if you want a family-friendly kitchen remodel!
We know you want the perfect kitchen for your family, but sometimes everybody needs professional help.
And that’s exactly what we are for: making your dream come true by remodeling your cabinetry just the way you imagined them!
All you have to do is to contact us via phone or email, or visit our showroom personally, and tell us about your plans and ideas!
Our group of experts will be more than happy to help, and the result will be better than you ever dreamed of!
