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