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Kitchen Design Online — Plan Your Kitchen in 3D

Why Kitchens Are Worth Designing First

Kitchens are the most expensive room per square foot to renovate, and the hardest to redo if you get the layout wrong. Plumbing locations, appliance clearances, and the work triangle all need to be right before you order cabinets. Aedifex makes that planning fast and visual.

The Aedifex Kitchen Workflow

1. Set Plumbing and Power

Most kitchen layouts are forced by where the water and gas come in. Mark these on the wall first: plumbing lines, gas hookup, electrical for the range. Aedifex shows them so you don't accidentally float an island that needs water 4 m from the supply.

2. Place the Sink, Range, and Fridge

These three appliances form the kitchen work triangle. Aedifex lets you drag them onto the plan and shows the triangle perimeter live. Designers aim for a perimeter between 4 m and 7.9 m — too cramped to work, too sprawling to be efficient.

3. Cabinet Runs

Drag base and wall cabinets along the walls. Snap-to-wall keeps everything aligned. Standard cabinet depth (60 cm base, 30 cm wall) is the default; override per cabinet if needed.

4. Counters and Backsplash

Counter material renders in real-time. Try quartz, butcher block, marble, concrete — see which works against your cabinet color in actual lighting. Same for the backsplash.

5. Lighting Plan

Pendants over the island, under-cabinet LEDs, recessed cans — drop them in. The 3D view shows the light cones at night-time, so you'll know whether the island gets enough task lighting before you wire anything.

Common Mistakes Aedifex Catches

  • Refrigerator door swing into a walkway — Aedifex shows the swing arc, you see the conflict
  • Range too close to the wall — the standard 60 cm clearance is enforced
  • Island that blocks the sink-to-fridge path — walk through it in 3D and feel it
  • Too few outlets along the counter run — you can place outlets and see if there's one within reach of every appliance

Renovation or New Build

Aedifex works equally well for both. For a renovation, draft your existing floor plan first, then iterate from there. For a new build, start from an empty kitchen footprint and design the whole thing in one session.

Sharing With Your Contractor

Kitchen contractors typically work from PDF drawings. Aedifex doesn't replace that, but it gives both sides a 3D reference: send a share link, the contractor opens it in their browser, walks the planned space, and asks specific questions before you sign anything.

Try It Free

Open the live demo and try a sample kitchen, or sign up free and start your own plan. The free tier saves three projects.

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