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How Electric Home Design can bring your dream kitchen to life

Kitchens today are so much more than somewhere to cook. They are where we catch up over coffee with friends, help children with homework, bake with Nana, and share a glass of wine at the end of the day.

With so many demands on one busy space it’s important to plan your kitchen so that it’s practical and efficient for everyone who uses it, as well as being a beautiful and welcoming place to spend time.

Electrical planning.

Your ideal plan

Everyone will use their kitchen differently, so it should be tailored to you and your lifestyle. With major appliances, work areas, storage, and even seating all in the mix, a good kitchen designer will be able to create a layout that works for you.

Your electrical plan is equally important and using Electric Home Design will help you get the most out of your kitchen, creating a space that is practical and stylish.

Kitchens are usually the most expensive room in a home too, so planning the electrical components at the beginning of your project means you can incorporate them into your budget and won’t find yourself short of power points or other electrical features that would have made life easier.

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Kitchen with a bar and stools.
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Kitchen with a bar and stools.

Get the basics right

Power points and lighting are the electrical foundation for your kitchen. Other elements to consider are USB charging, sensors for water leaks, and smart home connectivity.

Power points: Think about which appliances you use regularly and want on the bench, such as an espresso machine, toaster, or smart speaker, as well as other items you might use occasionally, like a food processor. Where do you want to use them? Allow enough power points in the right places, plus a couple of extras so you don’t need to move things around. Power points at the end of island benches are handy for laptops too.

Power points with built-in USB charging ports make life much easier. USB-C is now the more common industry standard connection and you can add a USB Type-C Fast Charger to PDL Iconic power points. These built-in ports remove bulky chargers from bench tops and free up power points for other things. (Click next picture for more)

Light it up

Task lighting above benches is crucial – downlights and LED strip lights are perfect for this. A motion sensor is useful in the pantry too, so a light turns on automatically when you walk in.

Add warmth to the space with a soft glow from LED strip lighting under island benches, open shelving, cupboards, or on toe kicks.

A feature light at the end or middle of an island adds flair, while spotlights can highlight art works or other displays too.

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Woman controls smart home with Wiser app on phone.
Happy woman in kitchen holding her iPad.
Woman controls smart home with Wiser app on phone.

Create a smart kitchen

Take your kitchen to the next level with smart home connectivity. A smart home system like PDL Wiser can give you simple control of lights and appliances through your smart device. It can even alert you to leaks if they occur.

The Wiser by SE app lets you run connected features from your device, wherever you are in the world. You could turn lights off at night with a single screen tap, or start the espresso machine heating before you’ve even got out of bed in the morning. Wiser is a scalable system that doesn’t require any extra wiring, so you can add more features as you go. (Click next picture for more)

Make memorable moments with Wiser

You can link actions with Wiser to create specific ‘Moments’. For example, a ‘Cooking Moment’ might turn on all the kitchen lights and start your favourite ‘Kitchen Jams’ playlist on the audio system.

When you’re ready to serve, tap ‘Dinner Moment’ on the app to dim the kitchen lights and illuminate the dining area or light up the patio and garden for an alfresco meal!

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What’s your look?

Stylish power points and switches add so much to your kitchen’s overall aesthetic.

PDL has options in push buttons or rocker switches, cover plates in brushed metal, glass-look or matte finishes, and even colours and borders to complement your home’s styling.

Saturn Zen in Black is a striking contrast on white walls, the metallic finish of Iconic Styl adds texture to a room, and the birch trim on Iconic Essence complements natural tones.

You can also add pictograms to indicate which switches do what, and optional LED illumination to show what’s on, or as a locator for finding switches in the dark.

Much more than a final, functional addition to your home, think of switches and power points as an integral part of your interior design and enjoy choosing what will suit your space.

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Help keep your home and family safe

Kitchens are one of the busiest and most appliance-heavy areas in the home, so switchboard safety is key.

Talk to your electrician about installing RCBOs and Arc Fault Detection Devices (which detect arc faults, one of the most common causes of electrical fires) in your switchboard for extra peace of mind.

You could also add a Surge Protection Device to help protect your appliances and electronic equipment from lightning strikes, power surges and voltage strikes.

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