How many small appliances do you use in your kitchen on a daily basis? How many of those appliances are cluttering up your kitchen countertops? The coffee maker, the toaster and the microwave are just a few of the items commonly found in the average home. If you are replacing your kitchen cabinets, why not consider adding an appliance garage or two to the overall plan to keep these things out of sight when not in use, giving your kitchen a less cluttered and more organized appearance.
An appliance garage is exactly what its name suggests; a place to store all kinds of things out of sight and away from the splashes and spills that inevitably occur during the course of a day's cooking while keeping them in easy reach for when they are needed. The best appliance garages match seamlessly with the rest of the kitchen cabinetry and add to, rather than detract, from the overall layout, which is why they are best installed as a part of an overall kitchen cabinet replacement or refurbishment plan.
Appliance garages come in all shapes, sizes and finishes. They can be fitted underneath kitchen wall cabinets or added to a previously useless corner, reclaiming precious space for more practical use. A well-designed appliance garage can also provide attractive architectural detailing to add something extra special to your overall kitchen design.
Some people dislike the idea of an appliance garage because they believe it will take away inches of useable counter top space, something that is always at a premium in any kitchen, however large or small it may be. With the help of a good kitchen cabinets contractor who is also adept in overall kitchen design, this need not be the case. How annoying is it to have to drag the coffee pot out from a kitchen cabinet every morning when all you can think about is getting that first caffeine shot of the day to get going?
