Welcome to our guide to some of the most popular layouts for kitchens in Chester. Here we look at three excellent choices, depending on the size of your kitchen and its position in relation to other nearby rooms. 

Galley Kitchens

Galley kitchens are ideal for making the most of smaller spaces, as they use every available space. They feature a central passageway with two rows of cabinets on either side, facing one another. 

Galley kitchens are also more cost-efficient, as the simpler design means you won’t need as many special gadgets. And with the extra row of cabinets, there is more than enough storage space, even for a large family.

However, if you do have a large family or a kitchen with several cooks, the key to making the galley kitchen work is to have all the food preparation areas only along one side. This helps to minimise the chances of people getting in each other’s way.

U-Shaped Kitchens

U-shaped kitchens are ideal for bigger spaces and feature cabinets on three walls in a U-shape. Larger versions of this kitchen design often have a central island, often used as a dining table. These types of U-shaped kitchens combine the kitchen and dining room into one space, ideal for serving food as soon as it has been cooked.

However, if there are upper cabinets on all three walls, it can feel a bit too enclosed. A good way to avoid this is only to have upper cabinets on one or two of the walls. You can then have focal tiles, a hob hood, or open shelving on the other wall(s).

The U-shaped kitchen is great for having multiple cooks preparing food simultaneously, as the layout and extra space allow them to move about without getting in each other’s way. 

L-Shaped Kitchens

L-shaped kitchens are similar to U-shaped kitchens but with one of the walls missing. They can suit large and small spaces, and the larger versions can sometimes have an island, like with the U-shaped kitchens. The size of an L-kitchen can be as large as can fit into the space, but ideally, it’s best not to have either of the walls longer than 4.5 metres. 

The open-plan design provides a lot of flexibility regarding where work zones and appliances are arranged. If you want to make the best use of the corner, one solution is to install a walk-in pantry cupboard. This storage space can be a great asset in your kitchen and avoids losing that much-needed corner space.

We hope you found our guide to some of the most popular layouts for kitchens in Chester helpful. Which layout you go for depends on the size and position of your kitchen area. For smaller spaces, a galley kitchen might be best, although you might also get away with an L-shaped kitchen. A U-shaped kitchen is best for larger spaces where you can combine the kitchen and dining area into a single room.

At Mayfair Kitchens in Chester, our professional design team will help you find the kitchen design for you. So pop into our Chester showroom or contact us to get started today.

Welcome to our guide to some of the best layouts for kitchens in Cheshire. Kitchens come in so many different styles, but In addition to a kitchen’s overall look and feel, there is also the layout to consider.

In this article, we are not going to include every possible kitchen layout. Instead, we are going to focus on three very popular layouts. Of course, which best suits you depends very much on the available space. 

One-wall Kitchens

One-wall kitchens make efficient use of space whilst retaining functionality, so they are often found in smaller kitchens. They will either have one row of cabinets with shelving above or both upper and lower cabinets. 

You can’t have a normal work triangle in this kitchen layout style. However, you can compensate for this somewhat by how you arrange it. 

Ideally, have your fridge at one end, the sink at the other, and the oven and hob in the middle. If you do not have cabinets up to the ceiling, you can use the space above your cabinets by putting items that you don’t often use up there.

Island Kitchens

Island kitchens are great because they provide a multi-purpose surface in the middle of the kitchen. This can be used for food preparation as well as a dining table. It’s an ideal way to combine a kitchen and dining room into one space. Rather than having two smaller rooms, you can have one larger room that serves both functions. 

Islands can be installed as part of various kitchen layouts, whether U-shaped, L-shaped, or even one-wall kitchens. You can put an island there if you have the spare space alongside the rest of the kitchen. 

Peninsula Kitchens

These are similar to L-shaped kitchens with an island but with a peninsula attached to one of the walls instead. It gives you the benefit of an island in a smaller space where a separate island won’t fit and can be used as a dining table for eating freshly prepared food. And yet, the same area can also be used as part of the food preparation process, making maximum use of the available space. 

Peninsular kitchens are good if you like to have interaction during the preparation of the meal. The peninsula can be installed where a wall to a neighbouring room used to be, creating a sense of more space without losing the use of the other room. 

So, there you go, there are three popular layouts for kitchens in Cheshire. But, of course, which type you choose depends very much on the available space. 

If you have limited space, a one-wall kitchen might be the best option, whereas if you have a larger kitchen area, you might fit an island. And if the size is somewhere between the two, you might go for a peninsula kitchen.

At Mayfair Kitchens, our professional design team are here to help you through every step of planning your new dream kitchen. Visit our Cheshire showroom or contact us to begin the process today.