This is the UK's 'happiest' kitchen style and configuration - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors This is the UK’ s ‘ happiest’ kitchen style and configuration By You Magazine - August 9, 2021 Pre-2020, we used to not spend much more time than than late evenings and weekend mornings in our own homes, but since the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, we’ve all spent more time inside our homes than ever before. And, now that more of us have learnt how to cook restaurant-level meals at home and gotten used to a flexible working from home set-up, it looks like most of us will continue to spend more time in our homes in some capacity. Magnet Following this rekindled love affair with our own abodes, it’s natural that we’re all thinking of ways to make it a space that brings us joy, rather than a place we merely tolerate being in. If you find you spend most of your time in the kitchen, you’ll be interested to know that Magnet has defined what the ‘happiest kitchen’ looks like: a white kitchen with a central island, walk-in pantry, American-style fridge freezer and a coffee machine. This came from Magnet’s research which found that 1 in 6 people believe a crisp white kitchen would bring them the most joy and almost a third of people (28 per cent) said that incorporating an island is their preferred configuration for boosting joy. An open-plan kitchen/living space was also a popular choice, with 1 in 5 people agreeing that would be their go-to choice for bringing joy into their kitchen set-up. Magnet When it came to kitchen features, walk-in pantries were voted top for making people feel their happiest (15 per cent), closely followed by an American-style fridge freezer (14 per cent) and then a coffee machine (10 per cent). Hayley Simmons, Director of Commercial Range at Magnet, said: ‘Lockdown has changed how we live and the way in which we interact with our home spaces. A well designed, functional space that makes for an organised, happy home is now more desirable than size, with only 11% of people choosing size as their most important consideration. This insightful new research brings to light just how consumer behaviour is shifting, and how priorities have changed. Magnet ‘Now that socialising and hosting is back on the cards, we want an organised space that complements our lifestyles, whilst also looking stylish and premium. Consumers desire more ‘mindful moments’ at home and want a well-balanced, tidy space to enjoy those in. A morning coffee was voted the top mindful moment to enjoy in the kitchen, with 1 in 5 people claiming it would make them the happiest, closely followed by eating dinner with family or housemates.’ RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Aldi s pumpkin-shaped casserole dish is all we want for Halloween 7 of the best money-saving kitchen gadgets to invest in this winter Aldi has restocked miniature velvet chairs and sofas for your dog DON' T MISS Trinny London only runs two sales per year – and one November 27, 2020 Shrimps has launched a collection at Next and prices start from June 18, 2021 Superdrug is offering 20 per cent off on hundreds of fragrance December 17, 2020 Dr Clare Bailey A simple solution for sore eyes April 12, 2020 Ainsley Harriott’ s fattoush salad March 22, 2020 Belted dresses are trending thanks to the Duchess of Cambridge May 9, 2022 This four-way tortilla wrap hack is going viral on social media January 14, 2021 How to send a birthday card to Captain Tom Moore for April 21, 2020 This ‘ flattering’ £30 dress is about to become your year-round go-to September 27, 2022 Searches for this beauty treatment are up by more than 600 February 28, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved