Kitchen remodeling can revamp the look of your space while making it more functional and practical. If you have children who help you cook or prepare their own snacks, you might want to make the space more kid-friendly during your remodeling project. Below, you'll learn more about how to redesign the space with your young ones in mind. 

4 Features to Include In a Kid-Friendly Kitchen

1. Open Plan

Knocking down any walls between your kitchen and dining room can create an open plan that makes it easier for you to multitask. Rather than moving back and forth between the two spaces while preparing breakfast and dinner for your kids, you may communicate and keep an eye on them without needing to leave the kitchen. 

You might choose to eliminate an additional wall between the dining room and living area, which can allow you to monitor your young ones from the kitchen while they spend time watching TV or playing video games after school.

2. Walk-In Pantry 

A walk-in pantry can give you more storage for canned goods, dry foods, and produce. You may create separate, labeled zones for different types of foods, which can make it easy to retrieve what you need to prepare meals for your young ones. You might also use the extra storage for kids' dishware, utensils, and lunch containers. 

A kitchen remodeling contractor can build child-height drawers and cabinets into the pantry. You may fill these compartments with healthy snacks that your kids can access and enjoy when they get home from school.

3. Kitchen Island

An island is a practical addition to a family kitchen, as it gives you more countertop space for preparing meals and baking treats with your kids. You can also add appliances to the island, such as an extra dishwasher to keep up with cleaning dirty bowls, pots, and pans after your little ones help you cook. 

Additionally, your island may include eat-in seating where your kids may enjoy snacks, make crafts, or work on homework while you make dinner.

4. Low Maintenance Countertops & Floors

When your kids help you cook or work on crafts in the kitchen, spills are inevitable. You can prevent pigmented substances from leaving unsightly stains by replacing countertops with quartz or marble, which have low porosity, making them waterproof and stain-resistant. 

Additionally, you may upgrade to luxury vinyl plank flooring, which has a waterproof core and protective outer layer that can resist stains and moisture damages. 

Make kid-friendly improvements to your kitchen with help from Gollas Construction. This home improvement contractor offers kitchen remodeling and construction services to clients throughout Tucson, AZ, and the surrounding areas. Call (520) 221-3565 to get started on a design with this remodeling contractor, and visit the website to learn more about how they can transform the appearance and function of your space.