Everyone wants to design their dream kitchen. The one that makes all your guests wish they never had to leave. We’ve all dreamt about what our dream kitchen would look like including layout, countertops, appliances, and shelving. When it comes to your kitchen, you want everything to be perfect.
Having the best kitchen storage is extremely important for your home, so having the best shelving to optimize your storage is essential to keep your kitchen clean and organized. Open shelving design in a kitchen has been a popular, emerging trend the last few years. While it may look modern and add a unique look to your kitchen, open shelving isn’t always practical. Here are three reasons why open shelving might not be right for your kitchen.
Open shelving can be messy, there is no doubt about that. Not everyone is extremely tidy, and especially not all the time. With open shelving, you have to make sure that your shelves look nice constantly because all of your dishes are out for the world to see. There will be no hiding your shot glasses and novelty coffee cups when the in-laws come over with open shelving.
If you’re someone who has several different styles of dinnerware and you don’t really want that to show, open shelving is not the thing for you. Kids dishes, sippy cups, wine glasses, and mixing bowls will all be visible, making your kitchen feel more cluttered and unorganized if it isn’t placed on the shelves neatly or strategically, and who really wants to have to worry about that?
With open shelving, there are no doors to protect your clean dishes from the elements. Heat from appliances can cause food to stick to exposed surfaces. This includes cups, plates, bowls, and even the shelf itself.
With open shelving, there are no doors to protect your clean dishes from the elements. Heat and splatter from appliances cause dirt and dirt in the air to food to stick to exposed surfaces. This includes cups, plates, bowls, and even the shelf itself. Your pretty white open shelves could quickly become tan or even brown spotted shelves if you’re not quick to clean your shelves after every meal.
You will have to regularly wash dishes, even if they aren’t used. Grease and grime can build up, especially on those dishes that you don’t use often. If you aren’t one who regularly cleans your kitchen, then open shelving might not be a good idea, since you’ll likely be dusting and washing dishes a lot more often.
Despite how trendy open shelving is, it is not for everyone. If it isn’t done correctly, it can look cheap and throw off the aesthetic of your kitchen altogether. The installation process can’t be overlooked. These type of shelves require sturdy, high-quality materials and strong anchoring otherwise you could have a warped shelf in a few years from placing heavy items on it.
If you have a lot of baking ware, then most likely they will just get thrown on the shelf without a second thought. This can make the shelves look unpleasant, and in turn cheap looking. Having open shelving requires a lot of thought to what goes on the shelves and how it is placed in order to have an appealing design. If you’re not one to think about how your bowls or cups will look from an aesthetic point of view when not in use then open shelves probably aren’t for you.
If you ever consider selling your home, you will want to make sure it has a high resale value. Kitchens are some of the top selling points for a house. Are these types of shelves something that homeowners would be looking for in your neighborhood in the years to come? These are things you’ll want to consider in the design of your kitchen and your particular market.
While open shelves may be trendy now, down the road you’ll likely wish you had a place to hide all of the messy piles of dishes and baking ware. For all your kitchen storage needs, Harkraft can help! If you are ready to get organized and create optimal storage, without compromising on the aesthetic appeal of your kitchen, contact us today.
We offer a huge range of kitchen shelving storage solutions that can turn your kitchen into a space you’ll never want to leave! Show a little love to the heart of your home and consider giving your kitchen storage a facelift with Harkraft today!
