The old adage says that home is where the heart is, and if that’s true, then the kitchen is the heart of the home itself. Just think of the amount of time you spend there cooking meals, talking to friends, laughing, enjoying time with family, learning new things, and so much more. The kitchen is one of the rooms you spend the most time in, with perhaps the only exception being the bedroom.
So what is it that makes the kitchen such an important room in any house? Read on to learn about just some of the reasons – you’ll understand many of them once you see them on our list.
Everyone’s Space
What makes a kitchen extra special is that it is a space everyone uses. Unlike a bedroom or study or even playroom, everyone goes into the kitchen multiple times a day for a variety of different reasons. The day begins in the kitchen with coffee and breakfast, and it will often end there too with a glass of water or hot milk before bed.
Whatever your home is like, whoever lives there, and no matter what their personalities are, the kitchen is going to be an important space for everyone to enjoy. This is why it’s crucial for your kitchen to not only be functional with everything you need in the right place but to look great too. Take some time choosing your kitchen tiles and worktop designs and try to get the whole household involved since everyone is going to make use of the room.
Food
The main reason people will enter a kitchen is to prepare or eat food. This is another reason why it is so important. Everyone has to eat, but although food is functional, many other associations come with it, and it is these that make the kitchen such an essential room in the house. The smell, taste, or look of the food, or even watching someone else prepare it, can all evoke strong memories of the past. These happy memories are essential to your mental health.
Preparing food together as a family is a great thing to do too, and again, this is something that a kitchen is literally made for. Humans have made food into a social thing; everyone stops to eat and spend time with their loved ones.
If you home had no kitchen or one that wasn’t a comfortable space to be in, none of this could happen. You would get in and out quickly and the joy of being with others, as well as the memories you could have made, will be lost forever.
Responsibility
The kitchen is a place that represents many different things, and although you may not have realised it, one of these things is responsibility. After you move into your first home, the kitchen is a room you need to learn how to use; you’ll be cooking for yourself, entertaining friends and family, cleaning your home, and generally taking care of things by yourself for the first time.
Your kitchen will become a special place for you not only in that property but in the future too because of everything it means to you.
