Green Kitchen Remodel – The Triangle

OK, so you have made the decision to update and remodel your kitchen, let’s talk about the triangle theory of kitchen flow, you want to go green and use the latest ideas and energy efficient appliances that you can find, now comes the most important part, getting organized and having a kitchen design that is within your budget, can be built in your set time frame, and is functional and beautiful, yes -it is possible, but we need a gameplan.

Let’s start with the basics and know that the first thing you can probably do is research for the latest in Energy Star rated and prequalified appliances, these can save up to 50 percent or more on electric bills when you replace a refrigerator, stove or other kitchen appliance that is five years or older.

One of the basics of kitchen design remodeling is the classic triangle of the stove, sink and refrigerator. Imagine the ability to grab some food from the cooler, spin one or two steps to the left to your new stove, and then turn to left again to see your beautiful new sink that sits under a window so that you may enjoy the outside while you are cleaning some plates, and then you should be able to turn to your left again to see the starting point of the refrigerator, this is the triangle concept, all three major kitchen appliances working together to make your green kitchen remodel easy to get around in, and working together like a fine tuned Kitchenaid mixer.

In the example, all the turns were left, but they could just as easily been righthand moves, this is up to you. The triangle is efficient because it keeps the stove away from the refrigerator so as not to cause the cooler to work harder. but is close enough to close the door quickly and leave the cold air in, and as is the habit of most people, you should be able to just turn and place the food from the freezer down on the counter behind you, next to the sink, as you can see, this is where most of your counter space should be, and will let you prep your food right next to the stove, this should make it possible to live without a kitchen island, if you choose, and save some money on your green kitchen remodel.