More and more homeowners these days are opting to segregate their kitchens into two areas: a wet kitchen and a dry kitchen. But what’s the difference?
Essentially, a dry kitchen is usually in the air-conditioned part of the home and typically features a table or breakfast counter for light food prep, and doubles as dining space if needed. Some homeowners have the refrigerator there, as well as smaller kitchen appliances like a coffee machine or microwave oven. The wet kitchen is where all the heavy cooking equipment go — the stove, the hob, the oven — and it is typically separated by a sliding door of sorts, which keeps all the cooking fumes and humidity out.
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Splitting the kitchen into two is a genius way to create more living/dining room space, but there are many other reasons why homeowners choose to do it. Here are eight homes with both wet and dry kitchens to inspire your kitchen makeover:
Visible the moment you enter this two-storey, 2,300 sqf, three-bedroom penthouse unit in Bukit Batok is its centrepiece, the dry kitchen. Featuring a large kitchen island with an integrated 90cm-wide induction hob, this is where the cooking enthusiast-homeowner can be found and where his family gathers.
The central timber-finished column holds the TV set (behind sliding louvred panels), a wine chiller, the pantry, a fridge and storage space. When the door is closed, the built-in pantry situated in between the dry and wet kitchens blends seamlessly into the panelling of the living area.
By reducing the size of the wet kitchen, a streamlined wall of cabinets could be built into the dry kitchen, which also feature easily accessible built-in ovens.
These glass doors can open to sit against either the dry kitchen countertop or the wet kitchen sink, depending on which area is being used.
A clever peninsula counter like this provides extra storage, and also becomes a flexible space for doing work (notice the plugs below the table?), having communal meals and more.
The homeowners had requested for a wet and dry kitchen, so the designer delivered by separating the two spaces with sliding glass doors. Though most dry kitchens are not equipped with sinks (hence, the term dry kitchen) this one does. The refrigerator was placed in the dry kitchen for easy access.
The door to the kitchen yard was torn down to create a spacious wet kitchen. We love the calming pastel green and marble backsplash that give the space a timeless, country-chic vibe.
The dry kitchen adds to the welcoming ambience at the foyer.
The curved walls of this dry kitchen take their cue from the rounded forms of the furnishings in the living area, and evoke a softer and warmer ambience.
In the wet kitchen, there are brushed gold strips set into the grey veneer – derived from a single tree to ensure a consistency of colour and grain. These accentuate the curvature of the wall and provide an interesting contrast of textures and finishes, with the soft sheen of metal against the matte veneer.
The design of the dry kitchen incorporates Arabescato marble countertops and blue and grey laminates. Large pendant lamps in brass anchor the space.
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For this kitchen, the homeowners chose a lovely shade of grey and minimal, yet classic trimmings that give the kitchen some depth. To contain cooking fumes, they installed glass sliding doors that close off the wet and dry kitchens.
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Text: Eliza H, Home & Decor Singapore, Additional reporting: Elizabeth