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Ohsohhomely
5 room BTO | Mid-Century Modern
Our Kitchen: 5 Tips for a Functional Kitchen
1233
- Mid-Century Modern
- HDB (BTO)
- ~1,200 sqft
- ≥5 br
- Couple Living
Welcome to Ohsohhomely's Kitchen! We took 2 years to decide on an open concept kitchen and we are enjoying it so much right now! Please find our 5 important tips on how to make your kitchen a more conducive environment to cook in! 1. Counter top heights The average countertop height, or industry average (as per our ID) is 86cm. Our parents home all follow that measurement and honestly I hated washing the dishes and chopping food up because the countertop was too short for myself! Customise the kitchen to you! Don't conform to society norms hahaha But yes, we are not super tall. Husband is 175cm and on good days I'm 160cm (normally 159.5cm). With a countertop heights of 93cm, I feel alot better while washing the dishes and prepping my ingredients! With our open kitchen concept we have a 1.8m long island counter that is also 93cm tall. This gives us plenty of countertop space to prep our cooking! 2. Walking Space Ensure you have enough walking space between countertops. Ours has 110cm for us. 2 person cooking in the kitchen doesn't feel crowded at all and we can move around comfortably! 3. Picture the Flow of the Kitchen Early We made our ID push the sink to the left so that we can have the water dispenser flushed to the right. The water dispenser on the left of the sink would feel like it takes up a lot of counter top space and that is the area you are most likely to prep food at! We also informed our ID that we intend to have a dishwasher and gave her the measurements in advance. That way she can cater the perfect amount of space for it! One tiny thing we would have changed is to get a bigger sink. While looking for sinks, 68cm sink looked really big but with that much space in the kitchen, we could afford to go for a 78cm sink. If you noticed, we also left our dish rack without a door as we know that it will seldom be closed and collect dust on top so we did without it 4. Select Appliances That Suits Your Lifestyle We chose a hybrid hob because we knew we wanted some cooking ware that potentially won't be induction compatible. The left side is Ceramic Infrared meaning it uses heat and any type of pots that conducts heat will be compatible. 
On the left we have our multifunctional oven which also can bring a steamer and microwave which really comes in handy. We received this as a gift before moving in so we could inform our ID of the dimensions and how much space was recommended for ventilation. On the right we have our rice cooker and air fryer. We know that we will have a few appliances there thus the Power Track from Line8 really came in handy. With the excess space, we decided to put a table fan there to ease the heat in the kitchen while we cook! 
5. Plan Your Storage Everyone says to have as many drawers in the kitchen as it is more accessible. However, drawers are so expensive! Ours was $80 per drawer so we planned for where and for what we need the drawers for the justify the spending! Our ID already gave us 3 drawers (utensils, bowls and plates) and we opted for 2 more. One for snacks, and one for dried goods (like our beloved nongshim). The condiment drawer is a common sight in kitchens nowadays. I do agree of its convenience but there may be better alternatives. I find it a hassle to bend down to get the condiments when I'm rushing to cook haha Hope these 5 tips come in handy for your new kitchen! Do feel free to share your thoughts and hacks of making life in the kitchen easier!
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jjhomestoriesA dishwasher is such a great idea 💡2 months ago- OhsohhomelyCreatorit's a must! I cannot imagine hosting without one!2 months ago
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