European styled kitchen versus American kitchen

1. European styled kitchen versus American kitchen The fact that Americans love to collect is a fact which is not surprising, thus their love for big kitchens with lots of cabinet spaces. European kitchens, on the other hand, tend to be smaller for the reason that Europeans tend to buy mostly for immediate consumption, instead of buying and freezing food for later consumption. Americans love functionality and comfort, Europeans love the simplicity and no hustle. Kitchens in America usually have big room pantries where they stack up on all kinds of food. On the other hand, Europeans gravitate towards no upper cabinets perhaps as a reflection of their simpler lifestyle. Europeans generally value their space; hence, their kitchens are completely separated from the rest of the house. They consider preparing food in front of guests “unglamorous.” A typical European home has its dining room where meals are served which is a different location from the actual kitchen where the food is being prepared.

2. European kitchen sizes are smaller and less illuminated and cabinet space than many American homes. They tend to purchase food fresh daily and usually own smaller refrigerators which are about half the size of Americans. Frozen foods are not as common in Europe as America and so they don’t sell refrigerators that incorporate ice machines. Having many appliances such as coffee maker, bread toaster, garbage disposal, microwave, and a dishwasher is not prevalent in European kitchens. Rather, washing machines are set up in kitchens in place of the dishwasher as would be found in an America modern kitchen and it is uncommon to have a drying machine because they hang their clothes. Talking about kitchen cabinets, European kitchens have frameless cabinets while American kitchens use framed cabinets. Framed cabinets have a face frame that is visible from the front view while unframed cabinets are attached directly to the corner of the cabinets and not to the front frame. When going for a modern design, use frameless and if you would prefer a traditional design use framed. Frameless cabinets are easier to maintain but harder to install.

3. An advantage of European kitchen over an American kitchen is that you can move your kitchen with you as you change houses and apartments, but most times, appliances and light fixtures in an American kitchen are usually sold with the house. You have to buy all new appliances when moving unless you have them from previous homes. You might want to consider all these before setting up your kitchen in either the European or American way!!!.... Visit Our Showroom 7400 North Federal Highway Boca Raton FL 33487 Phone: 561-465-2539 Email: premium.boca@premiumkitchens.com Website: http://www.premiumkitchens.com