There are many different types of kitchen cabinets to consider when furnishing a new home. The most important is the breakfast set, but there are others. Kitchen island cabinets and kitchen storage cabinets are other kinds of furniture to choose from.
The breakfast bar set is the most important kitchen furniture option because it is where your family will gather for most meals and where even your guests will join you. Also, the breakfast table and chairs are the largest set of furniture in the room, so that’s where the eye will naturally be drawn. You want the table to be as large as possible and still fit in the space you have. Even if your family is small now, things may change in the future and you’re sure to have guests over, so you want as large a table as is practical. Be sure to leave enough space to put chairs or benches in and out between the edge of the table and the walls. Also, choose a table shape that suits the room. For example, if the breakfast bar is circular or octagonal in shape, a circular table would be a better use of space than a rectangular or square one.
Kitchen storage furniture includes anything from a sideboard to a bookcase. This variety of kitchen furniture is usually only used in kitchens with a lot of space. Most breakfast nooks won’t have room for additional furniture after the table and chairs are set up. A sideboard is a slim piece of furniture that sits no more than two feet from the wall. It usually has one or two cabinets and a series of drawers for storage. Table linen and china are the most common things stored there. Another popular storage piece of furniture is the pantry cabinet. If you’re not lucky enough to have a pantry or closet to use, then pantry cabinets are a great addition. It may seem like they take up a lot of space, but it’s worth it. If you use regular cabinets to store your dry and canned goods, there will be a lot of wasted space since you can’t see past the first few rows in a regular kitchen cabinet. Pantries will have shelves that are shallower or come equipped with shelves on wheels so you can pull out each shelf like a drawer.
Kitchen islands can also be considered in the furniture class because many people use the island as a breakfast bar. If you have the opportunity to design your island, try to make the countertop extend further than the cabinet below so that the countertop is comfortable to sit on. Also, try to make the outside edge of the counter stand higher than the rest of the island surface. This is to ensure there is no cross contamination between prepared and unprepared foods. The seats at a breakfast bar are most likely to be stools. Stools with backs are more comfortable, but heavier, so weigh those options before selecting. Another helpful tip is to make sure there is enough space between the top of the stool seat and the bottom of the counter so people don’t get crushed in the middle.