Know these 7 points in advance when decorating the kitchen to help you avoid pitfalls

As a person who has experienced countless pitfalls, in order to save everyone from detours and spend money wisely, I have summarized 7 points that should be paid attention to when decorating the kitchen. All kinds of decoration novice must collect them well!

Hydropower
Water and electricity is an important renovation project in the home, especially for the kitchen. In addition to paying attention to the top of the water and electricity, you must also pay attention to the choice of wires.
Because the kitchen is the most frequently used area of home appliances, hundreds of watts or even thousands of watts of electrical appliances are used at the same time, and the wires are required to have a strong enough load capacity so that there will be no danger.
Select 4 square wires to meet the rated carrying capacity and ensure the safety of use. Even if you spend more money on consumables, you must do it right, otherwise if something goes wrong in the future, the consequences will be disastrous.

Socket Reserved
Plan the location of the kitchen socket in advance, especially the socket under the sink, and don't ignore it.
Choose a waterproof socket and put a protective cover on it. After all, there are many water stains and oily smoke in the kitchen, and there is no harm in adding a layer of protection.

Wall Tiles, Floor Tiles Paving
Choose 3 large tiles for kitchen wall tiles and floor tiles. On the one hand, it is easy to lay and stick, and on the other hand, it is easy to clean.
It is not recommended to use smaller square bricks, special-shaped bricks, and patterned bricks. Although the shape is beautiful, there are many gaps, and it is difficult to take care of after oil and dust are stained.
The recently popular matte gray tiles are more suitable for laying in the kitchen, the overall effect is good, and it is easy to clean.

Kitchen Cabinet Design
Before designing kitchen cabinets, consider the placement of electrical appliances, including range hoods, refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, etc., mainly to avoid the embarrassing situation that home appliances cannot be placed after buying.
In addition, pay attention to 5 details when customizing kitchen cabinets:
1) Material
It is not recommended to choose a kitchen cabinet with a skin-sensitive film, as it is too easy to be contaminated with fingerprints, which will cause trouble for future cleaning;
Personally, I recommend choosing kitchen cabinets made of baking varnish or acrylic, which are easy to take care of and look good, and the key price is also suitable.
The countertops are made of quartz stone, which is durable and wear-resistant; if you are not short of money, choose rock slab countertops, which are more high-end and atmospheric.
2) Lighting equipment
Remember to install lighting equipment at the bottom of the kitchen cabinet to make up for the lack of light in the cooking and cutting area. It can be directly embedded in the light strip, or installed with a hand-scanning sensor light to make cooking more comfortable.
3) Do not install the hanging kitchen cabinet
The wall kitchen cabinet should not be turned up, because it has low practicability, and the swing door is easy to use and durable;
If conditions allow, directly make a lifting basket in the kitchen cabinet, which can be lifted and lowered automatically, and it is super convenient to take items.
4) Bottom edge banding
Remember to seal the bottom of the kitchen cabinet to reduce the noise of opening and closing the door, and to a certain extent prevent the erosion of mosquitoes and cockroaches.
5) Mesa water retaining strip
Water-retaining strips must be made on the front and back of the countertop, especially in the corner area, replacing the right-angled water-retaining strips with arc-shaped water-retaining strips, which is convenient for cleaning, and also reduces the gaps on the countertop to avoid color bleeding.

Gas Water Heater
If you are going to use a gas water heater in the kitchen, pay attention to reserve the position of the exhaust pipe of the water heater before installation. When making a suspended ceiling, it is necessary to open holes to avoid embarrassment during installation.
Nowadays, most people choose to wrap the gas water heater in the kitchen cabinet for the sake of appearance, which is actually not safe; long-term use will also affect the cabinet.
Therefore, it is still directly exposed. If you want to hide the ugliness, you can use a perforated board to hide the pipeline at the bottom, and the surface can also be used as a storage area for items, killing two birds with one stone.

Reasonable Storage
If you want to keep the kitchen fresh and tidy, reasonable storage is essential.
However, it is not recommended that you make too many baskets or drawers. After all, the cost is high (except for local tyrants). Learning to use the existing kitchen cabinet space can still double the storage capacity of the small kitchen.
1) Make good use of the storage box; for example, use the storage box to place kitchen utensils in the kitchen cabinet, save space, and be neat and orderly; use the storage box under the sink to store cleaning supplies,
2) Magnetic absorption, so that small objects are adsorbed to the wall or the side of the refrigerator, without taking up space on the countertop, keeping it neat and clean;
3) Kitchen cabinets with narrow gaps, put a group of narrow kitchen cabinets in the gap of a few centimeters next to the refrigerator or the wall, which can hold many bottles and cans.