Designed to Perform
Creating a Kitchen that's right for the space, the home and the owner's lifestyle begins with a well-defined method of design
Kitchen designer Nancy Forman believes that kitchens are personalized spaces that significantly shape the relationship people have with their homes. This native Philadelphian's studies in photography and visual merchandising at Moore College of Art, graphic design at the University of the Arts and textile design at Philadelphia University have empowered her with a diverse set of professional skills. She helps each client develop a vision of a new kitchen that both accommodates their daily lifestyle and, corresponds with existing interiors.
Throughout her 16-year career, this former fashion merchandiser has kept her focus on her details that express her clients' personalities, such as custom-crafted cabinets with embellishments. Forman breaks down five ideas that shape her methodology of kitchen design.
FUNCTION
The most important design consideration is function. In general, the design should offer food preparation space close to the sink and the stove, provide cabinet organizers with pullout wastebaskets and place appliances within easy reach. |
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FLOW
Forman says that where a client makes coffee, slices tomatoes or rinses dishes influences where cabinets, counters, appliances and furniture should be placed. Flow also shapes the design of curved islands, angular tables and multi-height counters. |
BALANCE
Clean lines and appropriately proportioned cabinetry, appliances and furniture create spatial harmony in a kitchen. Forman matches window and door configurations to create a pattern that's calming. |
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WARMTH
To connect the interior spaces, Forman includes colors, materials, textures, furniture arrangements and design and decor elements found else where in the house into the kitchens design. She stresses that creating warmth is not about a specific use of color or materials but an expression of a homeowner's personality. |
CABINETRY
Forman says that well-crafted cabinets with long-lasting finishes, silent self closing drawers and doors along with adjustable shelves are essentials. |
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