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Studio Living - The Cooking Area
Limit yourself to two rings or burners - unless you honestly think that you need more - and opt instead for cooking methods that are both space and energy saving, such as multi-tiered pans, slow cookers and microwave ovens. However little cooking you do you will need storage for perishable food. Fridges come in all sizes and styles, including tabletop and slim-line models. The most important interior design concept of the cooking area is whether you see cooking and eating as important activities or as transient necessities. Many interior design concepts for studio living are based on maximising space efficiently. Contained kitchen units that can be readily assembled and fitted and connected to power provide a neat solution to food preparation in a very restricted space. If space is tight, look for a mini fridge, which features an ice-box, temperature control and room for several bottles in the door, but is small enough to fit on a worktop. Slow cookers present great possibilities for imaginative and economical one-pan cooking and many are attractive enough to be brought to the table for serving. When space is limited, it is vital that none of the space is wasted or overlooked. The simple units designed originally for warehouse and factory use are especially space-saving and have successfully assimilated into domestic interior designs. Make full use of wall and ceiling space - a ceiling rail with hooks provide convenient storage for saucepans and other cooking utensils, it also clears clutter from the work-surface. Interior design features for the cooking area do not have to be bland, vertical systems provide a unique blend of artistic feel and usefulness in storage while occupying minimal floor space. Consider narrow shelves or suspended tiers of wire vegetable baskets. Awkward corners can be turned into easily accessible areas with pull-out cantilevered trays. Use this space to store bulky saucepans and infrequently used kitchen equipment. Interior design concepts for the cooking area are taking on a whole new form for studio inhabitants. Some really neat modular wall storage systems and pull-out larders provide the opportunity to select and arrange components according to individual taste and requirements, as well as being a convenient, easily accessible method of storage. Functional items such as spice jars, oil and vinegar bottles, cutlery baskets, pots of growing herbs, kitchen-roll holders and bunches of garlic can be displayed, along with purely decorative items. When putting your interior design ideas into some form of structure for the cooking area some simple thoughts should be considered. Would you like to separate the kitchen in some way, or would you rather include it in the general living space? When you are working in the kitchen would you like to face the living area, or would you prefer an outside view? Would you like to close off the kitchen, or would you rather make a feature of it by displaying attractive equipment? Keeping in mind that whatever interior design route is taken, studio living is compact and space-saving ideas are to be at the top of your design list. Many manufactures have responded to the needs of people living on their own in small spaces by producing worktop and slim-line appliances that are not only well made and compact but also add a touch of design ingenuity to studio living.
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