Kitchen Design Questionaire
About you and your family
Name
House number or Name
Street
Town
City
County / State
Postal code
Country
Telephone number
Mobile Telephone number
Facsimile number
e Mail address
Your profession
How many adults live at this address
How old are these adults (or are they elderly)
How many children live at this address
How old are these children
How many children visit this address and how often
Are any of the above Disabled or have other relevant medical conditions
Describe inhabitants disabilities (ie Arthritis or bad back)
How many hours a week do the adults work
Do you work from home, if so how much
Are you left or right handed
What is you religion
About your home
How old is your Property
Briefly describe the property
Describe the area in which you live
How large is your garden
Do you have a conservatory
Are you overlooked or is your light restricted
Are you planning to extend or have building work carried out
If so have you got planning permission
Do you have an archicectural feature you want to hide or highlight
Which direction does the Kitchen face	North West / North / North East North East / East / South East South East / South / South West South West / West / North West
Where is the boiler situated
About your kitchen
If you have one what is the budget for your project
What are the priorities in your kitchen	Design Storage Worktop space Preparation Functionality Cooking Ease of cleaning / maintenance
List all the things you do not like about your current kitchen	(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
List all the things you do like about your current kitchen	(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
List all the things you wish for in Your New Kitchen	(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
What are your expectations of this project
Do other activities take place in the Kitchen	Socialising Television Childrens home work Home based work Laundry Ironing Dining Breakfasting
Do you have a preferred style of kitchen	Traditional Rustic Country Cottage Gothic Georgian Edwardian Arts crafts Art deco Modern Contemporary Minimalist Feng Shui Ultra Contemporary
Do you like kitchens with a less fitted look (raised off the floor)
Would you prefer taller wall cabinets to maximize storage or a more balanced size
Do you prefer appliances hidden behind a door or to be focal points
Are there any specific features you would like in your kitchen	Turned columns Plate rack Spice cabinet Glazed Cabinets Wirework Hanging Rack Mug rack Butlers Pantry
What is your preferred focal point of the kitchen	Cooking area Sink Worktops Lighting and colours Dresser Island Butlers pantry / Tall area
Is the heating in the kitchen adequate
Decor
Do you have a favourite architectural period	Egytpian Oriental Classical Greek Romanesque Gothic Renaissance Baroque Neo-Classical Picturesque Other
Do you have a favourite historical furniture period	Medieval Gothic Elizabethan Tudor / Jacobean Marot (Queen Anne) Georgian Regency Victorian Edwardian Art Nouveau Art Deco Modern Contemporary Neo modern
Do you have any preferred materials	Real Wood Painted Finishes Limestone Granite Stainless steel Slate Marble Steel Glass Ceramics Fabrics Corian Laminates Pewter Nickel Brass Copper
Do you have a preferred Species of Timber	Oak Maple English "Pippy" Oak Walnut Cherry Ash Beech Iroko Mahogany Teak
What type of flooring would you prefer
What type of floor will suit your family	Wood Vinyl Tiled Stone
What is most important about you kitchen floor	Looks Easy to clean Hard wearing Tiring on the cooks feet
Do you have any favourite colour, or colours that you dislike
Do you have preferred wall covering type
Do you prefer natural or artificial lighting
Storage space
How often do you shop for food	Monthly Twice monthly Weekly Twice weekly
Do you have favourite items to display
What sort of Items do you store most	Dried foods Tinned foods Frozen foods Fresh fruit & vegetables
Is open shelving or closed cupboard space preferable
Do you have any tall items to store	Brooms Ironing board Hoover Extension pipe
What type of refridgeration would you prefer	American/Built under/Tall fridge housing/Mid Height Fridge housing/other
Where do you prefer to keep kitchen utensils and cutlery
Are there specific items that need better storage	Kitchen roll Baking Trays Medicines Pet foods Chopping boards Bulk supplies Spices Breakfast cereals Large drinks containers Cleaning materials
Are you a kitchen gadget collector	Kettle Expresso / Coffee machine Food slicer Food processor Scales Toaster Mixer Sandwich Toaster Panini grill Juicer Microwave Fondue Raclette grill Wok Steamer Low fat grill Deep fat fryer Electric carving knife Other
Do you have lots of pots and pans
Cleaning
Do you use or require a dishwasher
How much do you recycle
Would you like your waste bin hidden
Is there enough storage space near the sink for cleaning materials
Do you use or require a waste disposal unit
Preparation
Do you have many cookery books
What material would you prefer for your worktops	Granite Wood Laminate Solid Composite Stainless steel Glass Combination
What type of sink would you prefer	Undermounted Belfast (butler) Floating (conventional) Modular Copper Wooden Integral
Do you have a preferred bowl (B) / draining board (D) configuration	1xB+1xD 1.5xB+1xD 2xB+1xD 1xB+2xD 1.5xB+2xD 2xB+2xD
What material would prefer for your sink	Stainess steel Ceramic Corian Composite Not sure
Are there enough electrical outlets
Cooking
How often do you cook and how many people cook
How tall are the people who cook
Do you enjoy or take a professional approach to cooking
What type of cooker would you prefer	Aga Rangemaster Conventional Built under Tall oven housing Wide built under
How many and what type of hob rings would you prefer
Do you use a griddle
Do you have a preferred cooking fuel type or restriction	Gas Electric Oil Solid fuel Combination
Do you use or would you like cooking extraction
Does the the kitchen have adequate ventilation
Do you use a microwave
Are there any other integrated appliances you particularly like	Plate warmer Coffee machine Microwave Wine chiller Wok burner Steam oven Teppan Yaki Deep Fryer Barbeque style cook top other
Do you have a preferred appliance colour
Do you have preferred appliance makes or models
How many times a week do you have deep fried food
About your lifestyle
Do people tend to congregate in the kitchen
Do you have a preferred shopping store	.
Do you entertain much, if so how often and how many guests
How much wine do you consume
Do you prefer White or Red wine
Do you keep much wine or beer in the house
Do you watch any cooking programs on the television
Do you have any pets, is what kind and how many
If you have pets do they eat or sleep in the kitchen
If you have pets how conscious are you of hygiene issues
How many hours a week do you spend watching TV
How many take away meals do you have each month
Is the washing machine sited in the kitchen
Do you use a separate tumble drier
If so where is the tumble drier sited
Could the laundry be sited elsewhere	Utility room/Bathroom/other
Where do you do your ironing
Do you have a notice board or chalk board in the kitchen
Do you or have, or have you owned a fish tank
Please note this information will not be passed on to any other parties without your prior written consent, this survey is not designed to be intrusive in any way, and the last thing we want is to cause offense, we are simply trying to get as accurate a picture as possible of you, your family, your lifestyle and your home, so when you undertake this project the finished result will be tailored to you, it will be perfect, anything less than perfection is sub-standard.
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M M V I I (2007)