Friday, 31 October 2008

Kitchen Carts Equals Kitchen Smarts

Do you always find yourself in need of more counter space in your kitchen? After doing the five loads of dishes that seemed to take up half of the room, everyone from the college Mac & Cheese consumer to the deluxe home chef needs more kitchen countertop surface to work with.

Kitchen carts, or microwave carts, kitchen islands, butcher blocks, portable bars, serving trays - whatever you want to call them, are a heavenly solution to the perpetual problem of lack-of-space.

One of the great things about a kitchen cart is that it can swoop out to save the day, but then can be neatly tucked away the following day. As flexible as you are (when you've got your head in the fridge that's being held open with one of your feet, one hand on the pot handle of the stove, your other hand wiping up the milk you spilled on the counter, and your remaining foot attempting to keep you balanced), kitchen carts are the more inexpensive way to open up your space without having to host a sledgehammer party to knock down two walls and build a breakfast bar. Save your renovations fund for another room, and buy a kitchen cart instead.

Kitchen carts can be as simple or as elaborate as you want or need. There are simple microwave kitchen carts with a couple of bare shelves underneath a roomy counter space, or kitchen islands with a granite top, six drawers of closed storage, dishtowel racks, full extension gliding leafs for triple the counter space, glass racks, spice racks - all on convenient caster wheels, so it can go wherever you go. A kitchen that follows YOU around, instead of you needing to be everywhere at once!

Sideboards are also an option, if you're looking for something a little more dual-purpose. Most sideboards are stationary, but have ample storage and can double as a table. Hutches and glass doors are a popular feature of sideboards, making them quite decorative, but keeping them very purposeful.

The beauty of a kitchen island is that you can do so much with them. That's a huge part of how they are designed. You can use your kitchen island as a chopping block one day, a tea serving tray the next, storage for pots and pans another day, and a bar (but of course only on the weekends).

A kitchen cart can be either a centerpiece for you to show off or a little gadget to blend in with the rest of your decor. When choosing a microwave cart or butcher block, take the decor of your kitchen into account, as well as what you are looking for in the extra space that your kitchen cart will offer. What do you need most: Closed storage, or an open working space? A bar to entertain your friends, a buffet table, or a simple metal cart to match your baker's rack? All questions to consider, because face it - you need something, don't you? Aimee Taylor


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