Kitchen remodel Idea's?
Question:I will be remodeling the kitchen and adding onto it in the next year. Here's the thing,I need great idea's! My son has a syndrom called Prader Willi, that comes with an eating disorder that makes him hungry 24 hours a day. My kitchen needs to be locked up tight at all times unless I am in there cooking. I have two doorways into the kitchen now, I want to keep them but also want a island with an cook top stove and a huge pantry that is a walk in. Any other idea's that would work for my situation? Maybe a higher counter built onto the cook top island with stools for him to sit while i cook. I want a garbage disposal for sure as I need to lock up my garbage can also...every time I leave the kitchen! So..idea's please!!
Answers:
Wow, that's a difficult situation for you - as kitchen's are usually designed to be so openly accessable! I would purchase some of the double doors (like stable doors) - depending on your son's age of course. They could accent your kitchen cupboards and you could open the top section to watch him play etc. while you cook, but still have the bottom section locked so he can't get in. The island is a good idea and you can have a stool for him so he can be there with you and you can monitor what he eats whilst you cook. There are so many parent friendly - but child impossible locks and devices avaialble. I saw one once which had special magnets in the cupboards - you could NOT open anything without the special magnet handle. The cupboards were literally glued shut! The magnet handle you keep high up on a key chain or wherever and you just hold it onto the cupboard and it unlocks it for you - amazing and really clever! Keep your food-stuffs in the higher overhead cupboards and all the boring plates, plastic containers, pots etc. in the low ones. I found a website with a similar magnet / key thing - listed below.
You must be a great Mom. I find it hard with four children who do not have any medical syndromes. Hope my ideas help a bit.
Be sure to go with a professional cabinet maker...Home Depot, Lowe's etc etc WILL NOT be able to help you with the custom items that you need. If you are lucky you might be able to find someone who'll do a side job for you (ask around) otherwise it will be spendy. I am sure you are prepared to be able to have a lock on your pantry door.
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