The Kitchen Checklist: Making Gourmet Luxury

The Kitchen Checklist: Making Gourmet Luxury

The kitchen is a space where you can unwind at the end of the day and spend some quality time as a family. It’s also the room where you’ll prepare meals, which means the gourmet kitchen features available in new Koch homes near Annapolis can influence your lifestyle. You can turn this space into a welcoming, useful area with a luxury feel when you consider the following components.

Stay organized with a walk-in pantry.

A walk-in pantry or butler’s pantry is an addition that provides you with added space to store and organize all your kitchen staples and prepare for guests. Plenty of hideaway storage options are worth exploring, like shelves, drawers, racks, and bins. Choose the ones that suit your meal prep style  to create the right space for you. 

Create a functional and relaxing space with kitchen islands.

Kitchen islands are a popular trend in new homes, adding a modern feel to the heart of your home. It’s a convenient way of introducing more space for meal prep or a serving station. Adding some bar stools can also turn your kitchen island into a comforting nook for dinner or coffee.

By upgrading your kitchen island with overhead lighting fixtures, some base cabinets, an extended countertop, and a few outlets, you can use this spot as a work-from-home or study station.

Upgrade your cabinets and counter space.

Cabinets are easy to upgrade and customize with paint, molding, new hardware, sliding shelves, and dividers. You can even opt to remove the hardware for a streamlined look.

With appliances and kitchenware stored in your cabinets, you can keep your counter space free of clutter. Among the most practical gourmet kitchen features is undercabinet lighting to streamline your meal prep experience.

Add a planning station.

The kitchen can be a high-traffic area. It’s often the first spot you’ll head to when you get home, and a planning station with a built-in desk can be a suitable way to organize keys, mail, reminders, and more.

More optional gourmet kitchen features.

These are additional ideas to explore if you want to personalize your kitchen to match your own definition of luxury:

• High-end appliances create a modern look while taking the stress out of cooking dinner. For instance, our Aspen plan comes with an optional double oven.
• Dual sinks give you more space for washing veggies and putting away dishes and kitchenware.
• An optional dining room like the one offered with the Madison plan gives you a comfortable eat-in dining space not far from the kitchen.
• A serving hatch is a convenient feature for passing dishes from the kitchen to the dining room and creates a more open floor plan.

Enjoy a luxurious gourmet kitchen with Koch Homes.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so we know exactly what to offer and how to craft a space that includes convenient and impressive features, for a lifetime of splendid luxury. 

Koch Homes builds quality, new homes in Anne Arundel, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot County, Maryland. Contact us today to learn more about our communities and the different options you can choose from to create the gourmet kitchen of your dreams!