Show Plan Your Kitchen To Save Walking The average mother of two children hikes close to miles a year doing her house household household household hold chores Most of these miles are paced off in the kitchen according to the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Plumbing Information Information Information In In- formation Bureau That's why proper kitchen planning to save steps and reduce fatigue is so important THE BUREAU offers these seven tips to homemakers who are planning to remodel their kitchens 1 Dont Don't skimp on the quality of the sink Its It's your work center Double-bowl Double types are extremely efficient You can get some with one bowl shallower than the other to make leg room so you can work at the sink sitting down 2 MAKE SURE you have plenty of work counters by bythe bythe bythe the sink preferably on both sides Make sure also that they're the right height for Cor you Most counters are installed installed installed in in- stalled at a height for the so called average woman who is 5 4 If youre you're taller or shorter this should be taken into account 3 Make sure your faucets have aerators They introduce introduce introduce intro intro- duce millions of bubbles into the water This enables you to use less detergent and also prevent splashing 4 HAVE YOUR oven and broiler installed at eye 5 Be sure sure to include an food waste disposer and dishwasher Both save you much drudgery and help you keep your kitchen cleaner clean clean- er and more sanitary 6 IF POSSIBLE have the sink installed under a window and make sure the room gets plenty of natural sun sun- light It will help keep you in a good frame of mind as you go about your work 7 Choose colors you'll want to live with for a long longtime time The wrong ones can get awfully depressing increasing increasing increasing in in- creasing fatigue unconsciously HAVE THE remodeling job jobby jobby jobby by a plumbing contractor who specializes in this type of work Hell He'll coordinate all the trades for you and get his men in and out of your home in the fastest possible time at the least cost and with the least mess |