4 Ways to Make Your Cottage Kitchen Design More Efficient

Even though we've seen more cold and snow this spring than we have all winter, summer fun at the cottage really is just a few months away. In fact, it won’t be long until you open the cottage for another season of relaxation and good times with friends and family.

Is your cottage kitchen up for all that entertaining?
If you’re thinking of re-designing your cottage kitchen before the summertime fun begins, you’ll want to keep a few things in mind.

Open Concept Works Best
If visiting friends and family are helping with meal preparation, a small kitchen can seem even smaller when there are six hands trying to prep a meal for hungry guests. An open concept kitchen design will not only feel bigger, but it can become a bigger kitchen by incorporating eating areas into its space.

Lots of Drawers
In order to act as an effective multi-functioning space, the cottage should have an allocated storage spot for everything. And what better way to organize your expanding and unmatched containers than in a nice deep drawer? Maybe even an easy-to-reach drawer to store the kid-friendly plates so your little helpers can help set the table!

Quick Cleanup Means More Time to Relax
Life at the cottage is about fun, relaxation and enjoying the company of others -- it's not somewhere you need to keep spotless 24/7. When selecting the finishes for your kitchen cabinets, floors and counter tops, remember to select surfaces that are easy to clean.

A Wet Bar Where You Need It
If you like to kick back, relax and enjoy some drinks on the deck, consider keeping a wet bar with a small fridge outside of the kitchen space to avoid congestion in the kitchen at meal times. It will draw those in need of refreshment away from the workspace, and ensure a safe and uncluttered prep area.

Are you ready to renovate your cottage kitchen?
The design team at Monarch is ready to help you create the cottage kitchen of your dreams! Call us at 905-686-2001 or drop by our showroom today.

Five Design Trends for Your Cottage Kitchen

Spring has finally started to show its face: the snow is melting and the sun is warming the air. It won’t be long until you open the cottage for another season of good times, great friends and lots of laughs. Is your cottage kitchen up for all that entertaining?

Just like there are new trends in home kitchens, there are also some new trends in the cottage kitchen world, too. If you’re re-designing your cottage kitchen this year before the summertime fun begins, you’ll want to remember these points.

Keep open concept in mind.
Often, when we are at the cottages of our friends and family, we want to help our hosts with meal preparation. A small kitchen can become even smaller when there are six hands trying to prep a meal for hungry guests. If you design an open concept kitchen, the space will not only feel bigger, but it can become a bigger kitchen by incorporating eating areas into its space.

Consider adding a second sink.
Again, with all the help you have in the kitchen, you might find you are tripping over each other and having trouble accessing all the areas you need to. The sink being a major one! A second sink allows guests to fill their glasses, wash vegetables, and even their hands, without having to come into the main cooking area of the home.

Drawers, drawers…and more drawers!
When we think about our home kitchen renovation projects, we always think how great it would be to add more drawers to the space. The cottage kitchen is no exception. In order to act as an effective multi-functioning space, the cottage should have an allocated storage spot for everything. And what better way to organize your expanding and unmatched containers than in a nice deep drawer? Maybe even an easy-to-reach drawer to store the kid-friendly plates so your little helpers can help set the table!

Ease of clean.
Let’s face it, the cottage is not somewhere you need to keep spotless 24/7. It’s a place to relax, a place to enjoy and often, a place to get dirty. When selecting the finishes for your kitchen cabinets, floors and counter tops, remember to select surfaces that are easy to clean.

An alternate location for the bar.
For many, the cottage is a place to kick back, relax and enjoy some drinks on the deck. Keeping a wet bar with a small fridge outside of the kitchen space is a great way to avoid congestion in the kitchen at meal times. It will draw those in need of refreshment away from the workspace, and ensure a safe and uncluttered prep area.

Are you ready to renovate your cottage kitchen?
The designers at Monarch are ready to help you achieve the kitchen of your cottage dreams! Call us at 905-686-2001 or drop by our showroom today.

Summer in Style with a Beautiful Cottage Kitchen or Bath by Monarch Kitchen & Bath Centre

It's that time of year again. The birds are chirping, the air is warming...your mind is wandering to memories of last year and lazy days spent at the cottage.

If this is your year to update and renovate your cottage, why not drop by the Monarch Kitchen and Bath Centre showroom today for design inspiration and to chat with a member of our design team? We'll answer your cottage design and renovation questions and discuss ways to make your design dreams a reality before summer vacation gets into full swing.

With over 30 years experience in kitchen and bath design, Monarch is among a limited number of renovation contractors in the Greater Toronto Area who are Renomark™ Approved. Renomark™ identifies contractors who have agreed to the Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s Code of Ethics and a renovation-specific Code of Conduct.

Discover how Monarch Kitchen & Bath Centre can transform your cottage into your home away from home.

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Choose Monarch for Effective — and Beautiful — Solutions to Your Long-Term Design and Renovation Needs

There are many reasons why you may want to change the kitchen and bath design of your home or cottage. Perhaps the décor is looking tired and outdated, or maybe your family dynamic has changed and you’d like to transform several rooms for a more efficient space.

Or, in what is often the case after a winter like Southern Ontario has experienced, renovating a space is a matter of necessity. If poorly insulated walls have resulted in your pipes freezing this winter, you may already be considering updating the design of the affected rooms.

In the meantime, Monarch president Neil Samson suggests a very temporary measure: turn your hot and cold faucets on to a low trickle. “Moving water has a difficult time freezing. Keeping the trickle of water going during the extreme cold patches can potentially prevent your pipes from freezing.”

Of course, keeping your water running is only a short-term solution and not environmentally friendly; Monarch’s goal is to always take the environmental approach.

The long-term solution is where Monarch Kitchen and Bath Centre come in. “If your pipes have been freezing, it may be the perfect time to consider the renovation you’ve been putting off,” says Neil.

In addition to working with you to create the kitchen or bath design of your dreams, Monarch’s qualified design team has the expertise necessary to help orchestrate and coordinate any added changes your home requires. “Like installing insulation behind the drywall so your pipes don’t freeze,” adds Neil.

Is this your year to renovate? Drop by the Monarch Kitchen and Bath Centre showroom today for design inspiration and to chat with a member of our design team. We can answer your design or renovation questions for your house, cottage or condominium.

Why choose Monarch? We have over 30 years experience in kitchen and bath design, and Monarch is among a limited number of renovation contractors in the Greater Toronto Area who are Renomark™ Approved. Renomark™ identifies contractors who have agreed to the Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s Code of Ethics and a renovation-specific Code of Conduct.

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