Straight Kitchen Designs—Pros and Cons

With the emerging trend of developing more users friendly and innovative kitchen designs, the straight kitchen design layout is one of the most economical kitchen layout of all. The straight kitchen is highly efficient and gives a functional work space when it comes to being modular. With a wide range of colour and finish options, you definitely won’t be selling short in terms of both style and convenience.

A straight or single wall kitchen is simply that is built along a wall/ here the kitchen work triangle is not a triangle but works in line giving an experience of efficient work harmony. The single cooktop holds all the efficient space of the stove, sink and appliances all in one line. A straight kitchen is best suited for the small or compact spaces such a small apartment or an open compact space shared with the living room.

It is also suitable for a large kitchen space if you feel like adding dine in space in the kitchen itself. It works well when the dining table is adjacent to the kitchen. Apart from a dining table you can even add on an island for adding onto the storage or preparatory space.

When it comes to designing a kitchen one might depend on filtering several factors like style, room size, how you cook, eat or socialize. Also what works for one person or one space does not always fir into the other space as well, knowing the difference for each layout and the pros and cons of each layout is also important while holding on to a decision.

Here are the pros and cons of the straight line kitchen layout to modify your understanding with this layout.

Pros

·         It is the one optimized kitchen layout while being small as well as convenient.

·         It is highly practical and convenient. This layout keeps the work triangle running onto a straight line smoothly. This is because all the work zones are positioned close to each other like stove, sink and refrigerator.

·         If the kitchen area is large enough than you can even add on a dining space in this area directly adjacent to the kitchen. This dining table can even be used for the preparation while cooking.

·         It requires smaller investment in counter tops and appliances.

·         The design is sleek and fits long narrow space where a single person and efficiently work inside.

·         A smaller kitchen space appears perfect for a straight kitchen layout and can prove to be your best choice. For an open kitchen too it appears to be the best choice in terms of comfortably and space saving also with modular kitchen design ideas it can be styles and fitter easily by blending in with the existing design of your home.

Cons

·         If your kitchen space is too expansive then this layout might be among the other choices as a straight kitchen working triangle might prove as inconvenient if it is too expansive.

·         Surrounding room might be disturbed by the hustle-bustle in an open straight kitchen sometimes.

·         Unless the appliances, sink or the cooktops are fully integrated or saved space intelligently for, this layout might turn out to be visually a cluttered space.

·         Not more people can have a better experience while working in the kitchen. It cuts off the space for only a single person to be work efficiently.

·         Don’t ever think of adding an island to this place if you are low on space as this will close the entire wok area of this kitchen.