Getting ready for your next kitchen remodel and want to make sure your kitchen is not only beautiful, but healthy too? Check out these five tips to help you design a healthy kitchen.
Organize
We all know the kitchen is the heart of the home. And because it’s the place where we all gather for eating, socializing, and taking care of everyday tasks, the kitchen can quickly become the place get cluttered and disorganized.
An easy way to fix this problem with your new kitchen design is to work with a professional kitchen designer to help you plan out your space. At TheRTAStore our friendly kitchen designers can help you layout different zones for the various tasks that happen in your kitchen.
Our cabinets feature unique storage designs from pull out kitchen cabinet solutions to our many storage and accessory options. We have something to suit all of your organizational and storage needs.
Eco-Friendly Materials
Did you know that just by choosing eco-friendly materials for your kitchen, you can not only help your family, but you can also help our planet? There are many cost effective and beautiful solutions available today in a wide variety of materials, colors, and finishes you can choose from to keep your kitchen green and healthy. A few examples eco-friendly materials are:
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Recycled Glass Counter Tops
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Linoleum or Bamboo Flooring
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Recycled Tile
Plant An Indoor Garden
Yep…that’s right! An indoor garden will not only make your kitchen look beautiful, but it will also help to purify the air quality in your house.
Planting an indoor garden has other benefits too. An indoor garden will help save you a few dollars by not having to constantly by your produce from the supermarket. There are many different items you can grow indoors like small fruit, vegetables, and herbs. For more items you can grow indoors, check out this helpful list of items and how to grow them here: http://greatist.com/health/best-plants-to-grow-indoors
Natural Light
If at all possible in your next kitchen design, try to bring in as much natural light as you can. Lighter spaces will visually make your kitchen appear larger, and can also help you feel healthier and more alert.
Not only will having natural light have positive effects on your overall health, it will also help your indoor garden grow, and save some money on your energy bill.
Update Old Appliances
You might think you are saving some money in your next renovation by keeping your old kitchen appliances, but the truth is, older kitchen appliances are a huge drain on your wallet. Older, outdated kitchen appliances draw more energy use, which means you are paying more money to keep them in the long run. Do yourself and the planet a favor and make a one-time investment in new kitchen appliances.
New kitchen appliances are attractive and they are also more energy efficient. While it might feel like a huge out lay of cash in the beginning…in the long run you’ll start to see more savings in your energy bill.
Let us know how we can help you with your next kitchen remodel. Visit our website or give us a call and let one of our helpful and friendly RTAStore kitchen designers help you plan out your new kitchen space.