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How To Build Modern Kitchen Cabinets

The Secret Of Planning A Modernized Kitchen

MODERNIZING the kitchen of the average home means planning the kitchen layout so as to reduce to a minimum wasted motion and steps in the storage, preparation, cooking and serving of food; providing and installing the necessary cabinets and equipment; providing sufficient convenience outlets for electrical equipment such as toaster, mixer, waffle iron and the like, and installing proper lighting where it is needed.

Any home craftsman is capable of planning for the modernization of the kitchen provided he has an understanding of its purpose. There is a basic arrangement of all kitchen equipment and cabinets which takes into consideration their function.

Starting with the fact that the kitchen is used for the storage, preparation and cooking of food in this order, the storage is the first point to consider. The storage center should consist of the refrigerator for the storage of perishable food and cabinets for dry groceries, canned goods and any other nonperishable items. Since all these supplies must be brought into the home from outside, this storage center should be located near the door through which the kitchen is entered from outside.

From the storage center the food is moved along to the preparation and cleaning center. The main unit here is the sink, which should be flanked by large working surfaces for the cleaning of foods and the preparation of foods that do not require cooking. The cabinets of this unit should be used for the storage of any dishes, pots or pans that would be used in the preparation of food and any linen, soaps and cleaning preparations and implements that would be used for cleaning.

The foods that must be cooked are moved along to the cooking center, which has for its main unit, the stove. If possible, the stove should be flanked by floor cabinets so as to obtain work surfaces. The working surface on one side of the stove can be used for prepared food that is to be cooked and the working surface on the other side for food that has been cooked and is ready to be served. The cabinets in this unit can be used for the storage of pots, pans, dishes and any serving equipment not involved in food preparation.