Who will use your kitchen?

A breakfast bar is a great idea in a small kitchen. Different people have different lifestyles and since the kitchen where all the food is prepared and stored, and eating is a big part of people's lifestyles, lifestyle is the key to planning a kitchen that works for you.

A single person or a couple will have different expectations from their kitchen than families with young children. For example, if you're a single person that eats out a lot, your kitchen will look completely different from a family that takes their evening meals together.

Assess your kitchen area accordingly. Plan how much storage space you need for your groceries, cutlery and crockery, which equipment you will use (oven, grill, hob and time saving electrical appliances) and how much seating area you need.

In a small kitchen it is obvious that a large seating area is out of the question, but a small breakfast table might just fit in.

In a big kitchen, the seating area will take a big part of the space. Decide which part of the kitchen area you want to commit to seating and work your kitchen around it. There are a lot of handy storage solutions to maximize your space in the storage section.