Saturday, November 17, 2012

Nice Kitchen Design And Decorations For The Holidays

By Caryl Simons


Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year are gradually creeping in. Everybody's giddy with all the arrangements for the celebration of these annual occasions. Children who were away for at school and parents who have been apart for the most part of the year working in another country or maybe in a different city, all come to the comfort of home for much needed quality time with friends and family. Quality time within the holidays normally means working away in the kitchen area, preparing much-loved seasonal food for a grand dinner in which all family and friends are invited.

To further enjoy the merriment of the season, many homeowners improve their kitchen design with seasonal accessories. Households that celebrate Christmas set up a more jolly feel with regard to their kitchen with sparkling lights, spice-scented candles, wreaths, miniature Christmas trees and garlands. This is important for most since the kitchen becomes the hub for every type of creative activities which include DIYs of ornaments, gift-wrapping, baking and developing those cute little gingerbread houses that children enjoy.

Due to the variety of activities done in the kitchen, it's a great idea to modify its design so more space is produced for everybody to comfortably move. Bulky chairs and tables are better off moved to the sides to decrease traffic in the kitchen. Another method can be to develop a clear path that can lead the people-flow in the direction of a particular direction; this can be achieved by putting a slender table (where people can also work) within the center of the kitchen to produce a mini-rotunda.

If your kitchen has a island counter and cooktop, you possibly can streamline your food preparation, cooking, dining and entertaining by pushing the couch against one side of the island counter, putting a table in front of the couch in which the kids could do their own thing while you prepare food and watch over them. This set-up will also help you easily and readily exchange stories to catch up on each other's lives.

Make full use of natural lighting as well instead of turning on the lights, use the sunlight this can help to maintain a comfortable temperature in the kitchen despite the extreme heat from all the baking and cooking. Gather those heavy window curtains on the sides with bows on the colors of the season which you can further more accessorize with Christmas decorations like poinsettia, balls, candy canes, et cetera.

With these few and simple alterations, you possibly can make certain that your holidays are spent well with the people you adore.




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