Making an Environmentally Friendly Kitchen

Your kitchen is the one area of your home where you can make a real difference to the planet. Changing smallhabits can lead to big changes and your kitchen is a good place to start. Here are some tips on making anenvironmentally friendly kitchen.

Start From Scratch

If you’re a new home owner or renovating your kitchen, start by using environmentally friendly building materials.Bamboo, recycled timber or stone are just some of the materials that are kinder to the environment.

Clean Green

Avoid using harsh cleaning products in your kitchen. Instead, use homemade cleaning products. Mix up a bit ofwhite vinegar, bi-carb and lemon in a spray bottle as a multi-purpose cleaning solution that works wonders and isenvironmentally friendly.

Energy Saving Appliances

Where possible, invest in energy saving appliances. They will reduce your energy bill and impact on the environment.Check the energy rating on your washer, dishwasher, dryer and/or fridge to determine its energy efficiency. You canread more about the star ratings your white appliances should have here or read the summary below.

Dishwasher- 3.5 or moreWashers or dryers – 3.5 for energy and 4 for waterHot water systems – 5 starFridges and freezers – at least 3.5

Essentials Only

Probably the easiest and most convenient way to save the planet is to stop buying in excess or buying things youdon’t need. This goes for everything in hour household. Avoid purchasing appliances that you’ll just never use –ice cream and popcorn makers, smoothie makers, blenders. These are just some items that often sit and collectdustin the kitchen. Clear out your kitchen, keeping only what is absolutely essential for day to day living.

READ: Tips on Creating a Minimalist Kitchen

Recycle

Install recycling bins in your kitchen cupboards or designate areas where you can conveniently recycle your waste.Use food scraps for composting in your own garden or for your green bins.

Reduce Food Waste

Meal prepping on a Sunday for the week helps reduce the amount of last minute takeaway meals that add to yourwaste heap. Freeze food that you know you won’t eat in a couple days and find some quick and easy recipes youcan make use of for last minute meals.

Multi-material Benchtops

You want the building materials to complement your home’s style, look good and be functional too. It’s not always easy to get all those boxes ticked, which is why picking materials is usually a big headache for home renovators. But what if we told you that there are no rules and you could have both. YES PLEASE! Here are some totally inspiring example of home owners who totally owned multi-material benchtops in their kitchen…

When Timber met Concrete

Timber is classic, warm and traditional. Concrete is modern, cool and sexy. Put the two together and you’ve got yourself a practical, gorgeous, eclectic mix of beauty and durability. If you love the timber look but want to avoid water and ding damage by having it as a benchtop, extend a space where timber can be used a table alongside a polished concrete benchtop. Polished concrete as a building material is strong, durable and highly water resistant (when sealed correctly.)

Yelling Timber

If you don’t have the space for an extended table to complement your benchtop, why not use both to crate your island or benchtops. Timber below, polished concrete on top. The chunky look works well for modern or industrial, while the sleek timber suits the more modern/contemporary style.

Timber on Top

If concrete tops are too harsh for your kitchen’s style, switch it up and use timber instead. A simple timber top or waterfall ends looks classy and classic.

Steel Some Colour

Timber, stainless steel and polished concrete are by far the safer options when it comes to kitchen building materials, but many home owners have been turning up the spectrum and getting more colour into their kitchen. Laminate kitchen worktops or cabinets with stainless steel makes for a clean, modern and refreshing kitchen look.

Adelaide Outdoor Kitchens

If you’re renovating or re-building your kitchen, we’d love to help. Adelaide Outdoor Kitchens is a locally owned and operated business helping South Aussies create more memories in their kitchens.

copper in the kitchen

Whether it’s polished, worn or just painted plastic – copper looks amazing in a kitchen! A natural material that can be dressed up or down depending on your kitchen’s style. From industrial to traditional, modern to contemporary, copper in the kitchen seems to work with ease, every time. Here’s some inspiration go get some copper in the kitchen…

Pots, Pans and Cookware

Probably the easiest way to incorporate copper into your kitchen is with crockery, cutlery and cookware. Open shelving can nicely display these in your kitchen. Alternatively, they can be hung on hooks or on the ceiling.Copper in the Kitchen - Adelaide Outdoor Kitchens

Lighting

Throwing up some lighting is another easy way to get some copper in your kitchen. Again, the material works well in any style from sleek and modern to industrial and traditional. Unlike a metal like stainless steel, copper adds real warmth to a room.

Copper Splashback

A bigger job, but worth the effort. Not only does copper look splendid as a splashback, but it durable, practical and wears well with age. Research also shows that copper is more germ resistant than stainless steel.

Copper Taps and Sinks

For a subtle inclusion of copper in the kitchen, try a tap or sink (or both). Copper is really easy to clean and doesn’t require expensive or environmentally unfriendly products to clean. Mild soap and water generally does the trick!

Benchtops

We’ve already mentioned that copper is easy to clean, wears well and is naturally antimicrobial. All these really tick the boxes for a benchtop, although it is easily scratched and dented. As long as you’re happy to add a bit of character to it – that’s okay! Copper benchtops come in a sleek or bulky design and look absolutely stunning in the kitchen.

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camper-van-kitchens

Camper Van Kitchens Happiness is…going away in your camper van. We love kitchens. And we love camper vans. So we’re sharing the inspiration! Renovated a camper van? We’d love to hear from you! Comment below with your experience.

VW Camper Van Kitchens

It’s unusual for a camper van kitchen to be placed at the front end of the car – but it totally works.

The kitchen is warm, homely and functional with a chimney kettle and stove, mini basin, bench top

and shelf. Minimalism at its best. See the full camper van here.

Pull Out Kitchen

A camper van pull out kitchen takes cooking outdoors to a whole new level. This more traditional

looking camper van kitchen has a good amount of storage space, a stove top and oven. An oven is

a massive perk for a camper van kitchen. Stove tops are great, but boiled rice and pasta gets boring

pretty fast. An oven allows you roast veggies and make pizzas.

Enough said!

Sprinter Van Kitchen

This quaint and traditional looking kitchen is compact with plenty of cupboard space and a bath sink

for dishes or food prep. It has a two pot stove top and has been finished with some decorative tiles/

splash back.

VW Cosy Kitchen

Surf’s up and dinner is on in this warm and natural looking camper kitchen. Wide drawers supply

plenty of storage space and the clever condiment holders allow a spacious bench top. This kitchen is

complete with a neat basic and two hob stove top.

4×4 Sprinter Van Kitchen

Bear Foot Theory follow Kristen Bors on her adventures in her camper van. She converted her 4×4

Sprinter Mercedes into a practical, modern and super cool home. You can see the full tour of her van

here. Or watch the video below. Her kitchen is modern and practical with a large basin and goose neck

tap, two hob stove top, plenty of storage place and a fridge. I love the drawer knobs that you press in so

the drawers don’t slam open when driving.

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