{"id":3384,"date":"2018-04-01T21:20:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T21:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:27:00","slug":"diy-kitchen-design-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/diy-kitchen-design-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Kitchen Design \u2013 Part 3: From Design to Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last time<\/a>, we helped guide you along the path from vague and emotional inspiration, to a specific design philosophy that you can build on. We even offered you free help<\/a> from our design consultants to help you on your journey to making your new DIY-designed kitchen a reality. Now it\u2019s time to get down to brass tacks.<\/p>\n

Practical Concerns<\/h3>\n

So far, we\u2019ve spent a lot of time talking about inspiration, visions, dreams, and colors\u2014 the visual impact and emotional connection between you and your soon-to-come brand-new kitchen. There are some practical concerns to keep in mind, though, as you dive into finalizing the design.<\/p>\n

First is the \u201cwork triangle,\u201d though in some kitchens it can have more than three points. The idea is that the main appliances you use to prepare your family\u2019s meals should all be in close proximity and accessible with just a few steps from one to the next. The fridge shouldn\u2019t be around the other side of an island or corner from the stove, the sink should be near both the stove and the largest and most comfortably lit work surface, things like that.<\/p>\n

You probably need to consider the locations of most of your major appliances to be relatively fixed. Stoves and fridges may have anywhere from a few inches to a foot or two of movement available; sinks and dishwashers no more than a foot. You also need to make sure you can still walk through the kitchen safely with cabinet or appliance doors open, and that nothing runs into each other, especially if you\u2019re considering adding an island.<\/p>\n

We Have an App for That<\/h3>\n

Fortunately, we can make going from design philosophy to a detailed list of materials easier than you might think. Our DIY Kitchen Design Tool<\/a> is free to use, and comes pre-loaded with every single cabinet, hinge, screw, and door handle we offer. It\u2019s an intuitive web app that you can run in any browser.<\/p>\n

The tool\u2019s drag-and-drop interface works just like using graph paper and cut-outs of cabinets and appliances, only without having to draw it yourself, and it\u2019s not vulnerable to being ruined by a stray breath or a passing breeze from someone walking by.<\/p>\n

The app will guide you through picking out things like accessories and upgrades, to help you make sure you don\u2019t leave anything out. You can always save your work and come back later, so you don\u2019t have to do it all in one sitting. When you\u2019re done, it will build your shopping cart for you, and tell you how much everything will cost. We\u2019re sure you\u2019ll be amazed by the low cost, and once your order arrives, the high quality of our premium RTA kitchen cabinets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once you\u2019ve narrowed down to a specific theme, here\u2019s how to take that dream into reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,114],"tags":[2224,541],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3384"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5778,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384\/revisions\/5778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}