{"id":1031,"date":"2012-09-06T11:52:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T16:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2015-01-15T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T16:18:03","slug":"ideal-loft-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/ideal-loft-kitchens.html","title":{"rendered":"Ideal Loft Kitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen\u2026it is the one room to which everyone gravitates no matter if it is a party, a family dinner, or simply friends having a cup of coffee and some conversation.\u00a0 It is also typically the most talked about room in the home (at least with women).\u00a0 Face it \u2013 you have your ideal or perfect kitchen in your head and what you want in it.\u00a0 When you live in an urban loft apartment, you have certain elements that must be taken into consideration to keep the individuality and characteristics of the loft while, at the same time, make it \u00a0a perfect loft kitchen.\u00a0 It requires that you think out of the box a little.\u00a0 Here are some important points and ideas to help you on your journey to complete satisfaction in loft living.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Space.<\/strong>\u00a0 Whether you have a small loft or one that covers a whole floor, the space is what drew you to that property.\u00a0 Because of this, there are several points to consider when designing ideal loft kitchens.\u00a0 To keep the open feel, especially in a smaller loft, flush the kitchen against the walls.\u00a0 It does two things:\u00a0 allows you room to work in what can be a small area and showcases the kitchen by framing it with the loft\u2019s unique qualities like open brick walls.\u00a0 The idea is for the kitchen to blend into the aesthetic appeal of the loft yet still be a great looking kitchen.\u00a0 For larger lofts where space is not an issue, the kitchen is a great focal point since everyone settles there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Elements.<\/strong>\u00a0 So many urban lofts have that contemporary look or at least add contemporary elements. \u00a0Loft kitchens are the best places to achieve the balance with cabinets that are subtle show stoppers, granite or other natural stone countertops and stainless steel appliances.\u00a0 Additionally, make sure you choose the right lighting fixtures that complement the kitchen and serve their intended purpose of providing ample lighting around the work area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fixtures and Furniture with a Purpose.<\/strong>\u00a0 In\u00a0our <a href=\"http:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/storage-in-loft-apartments.html\">blog<\/a>\u00a0last week, we talked about ways to create storage in lofts \u00a0and how most furniture is multi-purpose. \u00a0The same concept applies with using furniture and fixtures in loft kitchens. Because space is usually an issue, everything in a loft needs to serve more than one purpose.\u00a0 Anyone who spends a decent amount of time in a kitchen always wants more counter space.\u00a0 People who live in lofts are the best at creating ways to get more.\u00a0\u00a0 A great idea is to have a large kitchen table with a good working surface like stainless steel so that it can double as workspace.\u00a0 On the flipside, make the most of an island by using it as a place to eat with stools or chairs around it.<\/p>\n<p>As with any other part of a loft apartment, creativity is the key to having the perfect kitchen.\u00a0 It is the one area where the most concentration and time are spent to achieve the look and function of the most popular place in the home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen\u2026it is the one room to which everyone gravitates no matter if it is a party, a family dinner, or simply friends having a cup of coffee and some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"categories":[15,55,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ideas for loft kitchens and how to best use the loft space.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/ideal-loft-kitchens.html\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/ideal-loft-kitchens.html#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/ideal-loft-kitchens.html\",\"name\":\"Ideal Loft Kitchens\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-06T16:52:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-01-15T16:18:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/29b1fdc9842c65788464e4b7a1fb3345\"},\"description\":\"Ideas for loft kitchens and how to best use the loft space.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/ideal-loft-kitchens.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/29b1fdc9842c65788464e4b7a1fb3345\",\"name\":\"Chase Heckendorn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c62bff017c431bf1e4e54b09e9ffd02?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chase Heckendorn\"},\"description\":\"My Google Profile+\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1031"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2187,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions\/2187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dallastxlofts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}