The best in-built and integrated appliances for your kitchen
Renovating your kitchen? Here are some space saving kitchen tips to preserve the appearance of your room.
If you’re passionate about home cooking, you probably have some of the best kitchen appliances and gadgets to integrate into your space during a renovation.
Even in a large kitchen, there’s an art to fitting in a rangehood, oven, dishwasher, warming drawer, cooktop and fridge, as well as all your coffee machine, microwave and smaller kitchen appliances – all while avoiding being overwhelmed by a sea of technology.
So how can you have all the appliances you want and make everything integrate seamlessly? We’ve got five tips to get you started.
1. Speak to your builder or designer about fully integrated appliances
Fully integrated appliances have an appliance panel, which is a bespoke cabinetry that’s installed over your appliance door to give the impression that they’re just part of the cabinetry. The panel is fixed to your appliance door and opens in tandem to reveal the inner workings, without crowding your kitchen.
At NEFF, we offer fully integrated dishwashers for the ultimate seamless look.
Whoever’s managing your renovation will be able to recommend materials and surfaces that would best work for your hidden appliance design. Many people choose to go with subtle panelling that matches the surrounding materials. You’ll be surprised at what a difference it makes to the aesthetic and minimalist feel.
2. Choose integrated rangehoods
Rangehoods are an essential addition to your kitchen, but they can also be cumbersome. While a wall-mounted rangehood will do the job of extracting smells and steam from your cooking experience, you might want to opt for an integrated or slide-out design.
These sleek stainless steel rangehoods take up less space and are professionally installed to fit in with your kitchen design.
3. Consider a built-in microwave
Tabletop microwaves can be bulky, and often take up valuable space on your counters or cupboards that could be put towards décor or other small appliances. Why not consider making room for your family, and opting for a built-in NEFF microwave that integrates seamlessly into your cabinets?
You could purchase a full NEFF oven with microwave functionality as an alternative. This halves the space needed to house your major appliances and gives you more options for cooking every day. These ovens also feature the Slide & Hide® fully disappearing door, which gives you full access to your creations for tasting and basting.
Plus, did you know that our new Flex Design range is inclusive of our oven-microwaves? This new versatile accessory allows you to add four bespoke colours to your appliance’s trims and handles. So if you want a kitchen with black appliances, then add our deep black trim and handle option to your oven, cooktop, rangehood and coffee machine. Want a more industrial look instead? Then consider the brushed bronze – endless style possibilities for your fully integrated kitchen!
4. Use the island to save more space in the kitchen
A kitchen island is one of the best places you can hide appliances and they look great in myriad kitchen styles. You can use the island to integrate your oven or dishwasher, but it’s also a great storage options to keep smaller appliances out of sight – the lower shelves are perfect for stowing away any distracting kitchen appliances that might be taking up meal prep space on your kitchen counter.
A must-have addition for your kitchen island is a vented cooktop. This two-in-one appliance combines the sleekness of an induction cooktop with the functions of a range hood. It automatically absorbs cooking odours, allowing you to cook up a storm without any unnecessary smells. And if you want to add your personal flair to the appliance, or match your cooktop with the island materials, then you can add coloured trimmings with the new Flex Design range. This range gives you the option to add coloured trimmings and handles to your cooktop. And with four distinct colours to choose from, the design possibilities are endless.
Install deep drawers
If fully integrating your appliances isn’t for you, choosing smart storage solutions can make hiding away appliances a breeze.
Deep drawers make the perfect home for bulkier appliances, like mixers and blenders. Pulling out a drawer to find what you needs is much easier than poking around in the depths of a cupboard. The result – your appliances are accessible at a moment’s notice, while not taking up any of your valuable bench space.
You can seamlessly integrate your oven and drawers with the new Flex Design range. With four different colours to choose from, you can add trimmings to your oven that seamlessly combine with NEFF warming drawers for a fully integrated look and keeping your dishes warm when entertaining your guests.
About NEFF
NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to create meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.
