To design and plan a kitchen for your unique needs the kitchen planner requires a lot of information from you. This means you have to give a great deal of thought to what you and your family expect from your new kitchen and provide a great deal of detailed information about your lifestyle.

Consumables Items that are consumed over a short period of time and replenished on a regular basis. Foodstuffs such as bread, cereals, etc. Refrigerated foods milk, butter etc. are stored here.
Cleaning Detergents, washing up liquids, cleaning materials, waste bin etc. are stored here.
Cooking Pots, pans with lids, baking trays, cake tins etc. all have to be stored in this zone.
Preparation The main work area in the kitchen. Kitchen knives, chopping boards, mixing bowls, measuring jugs, kitchen scales etc.
Non-consumables Crockery, cutlery, storage containers, glassware etc. are stored here.

Zone allocation
For a right-handed person storage zones should be planned in a clockwise direction and in the opposite direction for a left-handed person. Obviously sometimes the layout of your kitchen wont allow this but if possible this is the way we like to design.

A typical L shaped kitchen with the zones planned for a right-handed user: