Southern Living: 5 Common Kitchen Design Regrets—And How To Avoid Them
If there's one room in the house that we all deserve a second chance at designing at least once in our lives, it's our kitchen. When remodeling your kitchen or drawing up the plans from scratch, you can never be 100% sure on what you actually need versus what you don't until you take the final result for a test spin.
Here, three Southerners share kitchen design mistakes they've made so you don't have to. We talked to two professional kitchen designers and one professional baker, and here's what they wish they had known before they added or skipped these features.
Not Designating Enough Space for a Baking Station
Professional baker or not, every Southern kitchen needs a dedicated spot for whipping up a peach cobbler or hummingbird cake. Designer Patti Wilbourne knew this when she designed her own kitchen, but she underestimated just how large her baking station needed to be to keep up with the baking interests of the three girls in her household.
"Be sure to allow room for your typical ingredients and all of your tools, like multiple mixers, icing kits, cake turntables, and more," she says. "If you have the space, consider adding under-counter refrigerator drawers. They’re a great place to store eggs, butter, and other refrigerated baking ingredients."
