The Kitchen Command Center

The Kitchen Command Center is a designated place within your home that helps you simplify, streamline, and improve scheduling, messaging, and all sorts of communication within your family.  With today's busy schedules and surprises miscommunications and missed communications seem to be part and parcel of family life.  Who among us hasn't missed someone's birthday or an important appointment, or just felt like there wasn't enough time in a day?  Sound familiar?

A well designed kitchen command center should include both open and closed storage to accommodate a variety of organizational needs.  For example, I personally dislike mountains  of paperwork cluttering up my home (now, my desk on the other hand...well, that's another story) so I prefer an ample amount of closed storage so that I can "hide" the clutter.  However, I do like having open storage for decorative display baskets as well as for a bulletin board or calendar to organize schedules and commitments.

The photo shown at right illustrates a beautifully designed command center with plenty of open and closed storage.  The bulletin board it beautifully framed in the same wood specie and finish as the apothecary drawers to complement the overall design.  In addition, the apothecary drawers are a great way to organize notes and messages for your family - each family member has their own drawer!

A kitchen command center can do more than just organize your family's communication.  Consider adding a small desk to create the perfect place to work on your laptop to browse the internet, search for new recipes to try or even pay a few bills.  Be sure to include adequate electrical outlets and cat 5 cable as needed to increase functionality of this space.  I know in my own home, I have many "gadgets" that need to be charged on a regular basis and my kitchen countertops are cluttered with this new technology.  Why not create your own customized "charging station" for all of your family's iPads, cell phones, iPods, etc.  Your authorized Dura Supreme Kitchen Designer can help you create a customized Kitchen Command Center perfect for all your family's individual needs.