Ideal Ceiling Height?
newhouse123
11 years ago
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Comments (1)When we did our pendants we made them about 6'2" off the floor height. This was so we could stand on each side of the island and not have to look around the light. Taller people will still have to do this. This can make it so you can see the bulb when we are sitting, but then again everything is a compromise....See MorePlease help with Kitchen floorplan
Comments (24)Above, Huango said: "sorry to counter, but "cooktop (or slide-in range) in the island" is generally not supported by GW." Does "GW" mean "garden web" or is there some kitchen design authority I am not aware of by those initials? I haven't been on this forum in quite some time, (but just visited the other day, when I was home sick, looking to see if I could find photos of something specific--but was disappointed that there is no longer a search box specific for the kitchen forum now that it has merged with Houzz.) I didn't realize that now only GW officially "supported" kitchen design concepts were allowed on this open forum! Seriously?? (tongue-in-cheek.) Everyone's cooking and "family style" is different. Because the original poster had teens, and the solution has worked well for me and others I know, I only suggested "considering" a cook-top in the island as something to "think about", in case she hadn't given it much though before. (I don't think anyone here should be giving "absolute" answers to questions that are based on personal preference anyway, and it goes without saying that those posting questions need to be very, very careful about weighing the free advice they receive from "who knows who" on open forums like this. I know there are professionals that post here (at least they used to--but even professionals disagree among themselves and have differing abilities and tastes (I am an architect, btw--I speak from experience.) I personally HATE cooking at the stovetop with my back to "all the action". But, I am no gourmet or fancy cook, either. In my opinion, a cooktop in the island only works with either a raised snack bar behind it, or a very large island so that folk sitting opposite of the cooktop can't possibly get fingers burned or spaghetti sauce splattered on them. I've been in kitchens with both set-ups and seen it work well. It would require a major reconfiguration of Mary's space; I didn't mean to suggest just "throwing" a cooktop in the island as shown. But, as others have pointed out, the 4' walkway isn't enough to comfortably have people seated at the island and be able to pass behind them, so it needs to be reworked anyway. Just keep in mind that the island most likely will become the major hang-out space for your teens. In my experience, it will be hard to get them to want to eat at the table at all. At the very least, Mary might want to seriously consider moving the range to a side wall (such as shown in Lavender Lass's plan with the pergola), so that when she is cooking at the stovetop, she would only have to turn sideways to communicate with everyone in the family room and breakfast room. But the same could be said for the sink, too. (again--just something to think about so her back won't be towards all the action, but maybe she would prefer not to be distracted when cooking and doing dishes? Everyone is different. At least, in my world, I seem to be spending the majority of my time in the kitchen at the sink or range! Best wishes on your new house, Mary....See MoreIdeal height of first branches on dwarf fruit trees?
Comments (5)In regard to following the backyard orchard culture method of training, I don't have a solid answer. From an aesthetics standpoint, I prefer the trees resemble trees more than bushes, but the reason we opted for dwarf trees in the first place was out of an intention to maintain a (mostly) pedestrian orchard. We'll see how things pan out, but for the time being I anticipate keeping most of our trees to 10' or less. Another consideration I perhaps should have mentioned was the fact that we live in SW Michigan and it is not unusual to have snow accumulations of 1-2' during the height of winter. I mention this because we also have a very high number of rabbits in our subdivision. This spring I witnessed some local sumac which had been girdled approximately 24" or so from the ground. This was one of the reasons I was leaning towards the 30-36" range for the first branches. That height would allow me to keep trunk protectors on the trees up to the 30" mark....See Moreideal fireplace height for heatilator rave 42 in living room
Comments (9)If the floor to the bottom of the fireplace is 24" and the overall height of the fireplace is 36" ... and if you add another 8" let's say for the tile surround This is what you end up with, the TV will be right under the ceiling which is uncomfortable viewing height. Put the fireplace on the floor or max 6-8" above. This is how it will look if it's installed per your description what the builder is going to do this is with a 9' ceiling....See Morevirgilcarter
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