Ideas For Your Kitchen This Easter

Easter gives us all a great excuse to pig out! No doubt you will have eaten all of your chocolate Eggs before Sunday – by which point your taste buds will be going wild again at the prospect of a traditional roast dinner! If you are anything like me you’ll be particularly looking forward to the smell of freshly baked hot cross buns wafting in from the kitchen at some point over the weekend. Speaking of the kitchen; it is sure to be a hub of activity in many homes over the next four days.

The modern kitchen is now a multi-functional room and much more than somewhere for merely storing, preparing and cooking food. A lot of kitchens incorporate dining areas and also have electrical appliances such as radios and TV’s to keep you entertained. Practicality and style should work side by side in the design of any modern kitchen. After all it is a room that many now use for entertaining guests in contrast to a traditional living or dining area setting. Below we give you a few helpful tips on creating the perfect kitchen design.

Kitchens are invariably positioned at the back of the home and there is therefore no excuse for not making the most of the natural sunlight at your disposal. We recommend you use big windows to take advantage of this, which will accentuate the space in your kitchen. So step into the light and you will soon appreciate what a difference it makes to the look of your kitchen. In terms of artificial lighting, ceiling spotlights are a great way of adding a little bit more brightness. These can be fitted into the ceiling itself and are therefore a discreet option. They can be complemented by hanging lights which provide an additional feature.

Chic and contemporary splash back features above worktops are an excellent idea. Polished mosaic tiles in a subtle contrast of colours will provide an exquisite look and are also easy to clean and maintain. Mosaic tiles are guaranteed to add immense class, style and character to your kitchen decor.

Extractor fans in days gone by were certainly not the most glamorous or quietest of additions to a kitchen design. But now they are available in a range of chic and trendy designs and are altogether more efficient and aesthetically pleasing nowadays. So get stylish and practical with a modern extractor fan.