You picture yourself making dinner while chatting to people in the living room. But you also like the idea of closing the kitchen door, forgetting about the dishes and sitting down to relax. <\/p>\n
If you\u2019re thinking of renovating your home, you may be torn between these two ideas. Will opening up the kitchen make everything feel more spacious? Will cooking smells bother you? Will you lose storage? <\/p>\n
At Aljibe, we start with a simple question: how do you use your kitchen, and how would you like it to feel?<\/strong> From there, we can explore which solution suits your habits and what is possible in your home.<\/p>\n An open-plan kitchen for more time together<\/strong><\/p>\n A kitchen connected to the living room lets you stay involved in what\u2019s happening around you while preparing food. This can be particularly enjoyable if you like company while cooking or want to talk to guests without moving between rooms. <\/p>\n It can also create a greater sense of visual continuity and allow daylight to flow between areas, depending on the position of the windows and the layout.<\/p>\n For the space to work as a whole, the kitchen and living room need to be considered together. Materials, lighting and furniture should complement one another, while routes through the space must remain comfortable.<\/p>\n An island or peninsula can help define the connection, provided there is enough room to use it and move around it. In other homes, a well-positioned table may be a better way to bring the two areas together. <\/p>\n\n\t\t