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Appliance Placement: Why It Matters And What To Consider



Why Appliance Placement In Your Minneapolis
Kitchen Remodeling Project Matters

From Comfort To Convenience, Executive
Remodeling Is Your Go-To Contractor


Appliance placement may be one of the last things you’re thinking about during your kitchen remodeling project in Minneapolis, but that doesn’t make it any less important.

You’ve likely seen your fair share of kitchens throughout your life, from homes in which you’ve lived and homes of those you visited. And if you’ve seen an oddly placed appliance in one of these kitchens, chances are it stuck out to you. Have you ever seen a gas range far removed from the cabinets or a refrigerator inaccessible to the kitchen island?

No one wants to scramble to find everything before starting dinner on a busy weekday night. But if you don’t pay attention to appliance placement in your kitchen remodel, you may be stuck with various inconveniences that make preparing meals or even getting a glass of water more complicated than they should be.

Executive Remodeling understands how crucial proper appliance placement is in kitchen remodeling, so we’ve compiled this helpful guide for homeowners throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.


Make The Kitchen Island A Focal Point In
Your Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Kitchen

Your kitchen island isn’t only a pleasing aesthetic feature, but it’s also a catch-all for groceries, ingredients, and more. When preparing a meal, your kitchen island is a convenient space to cut vegetables, lay out plates and bowls, or set certain items away for later steps.

Placing your kitchen island in the center creates less space between your stove, sink, and fridge – all three vital components needed for creating the ultimate functional kitchen.


A Functional Kitchen Design: The Fridge,
Sink, And Stove Create A Triangle

The most functional kitchens have a clear, walkable path between the fridge, the sink, and the stove. This ensures dirty dishes can be cleared and ingredients collected from the fridge quickly and efficiently during meal prep.


Add Plenty Of Counter Space Around Your Stove
And Sink In Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

No one wants to prepare dinner in a cramped kitchen where you can scarcely move your elbows without hitting something. Having ample counter space is crucial to setting out your ingredients before preparing a meal. It also provides a spacious, airy atmosphere where you can feel more relaxed while you cook – even on busy weeknights.

Creating a kitchen you can feel comfortable in is critical to maximizing your satisfaction with your remodel. At Executive Remodeling, we design a kitchen that’s uniquely YOU with our personalized products.


A Convenient Kitchen Design Decreases
Inconvenience And Health Risks

Few things are as annoying as having to cross your entire kitchen, scooting around chairs and your kitchen island whenever you need to grab something from your fridge when cooking dinner. Doing so is not only cumbersome but may also put the risk of your household at risk.

During meal prep, raw ingredients – such as meat and eggs – must be contained in a small area that can be cleaned quickly. The more surface area in your kitchen you have to touch during prep, the higher the chances of contamination.

On the other hand, if you can prepare raw ingredients as closely to your sink as possible, cleaning becomes a breeze, and there’s a much lower chance of cross-contamination.


A Convenient, Functional Kitchen Design
Makes Entertaining A Breeze

Being a good host is difficult when all your guests are piled into a small, cramped kitchen. If everyone is grouped near the sink, it’s difficult for guests to wash their hands or clear away dishes.

If everyone is too close to the stove, there may be safety risks if someone accidentally bumps against the knobs. And having guests blocking the fridge means an end to prepping hors-d’oeuvres.

Having a functional layout on one side of the kitchen – a convenient path between the stove, the fridge, and the sink – lets you have more room for your guests on the other side of the kitchen, where you don’t have appliances. You can even add bar stools around the kitchen island for maximum enjoyment of each other’s company.


For Premium Kitchen Remodeling In Minneapolis,
Turn To Executive Remodeling

If you’re considering revamping your old kitchen, there’s no better contractor in the Twin Cities than Executive Remodeling. Our high-quality materials, effective communication, and stress-free remodeling approach are all reasons homeowners throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul area chooses Executive Remodeling.

Call us at (612) 333-5577 to schedule your free consultation today!