California Farmhouse round 2 - traffic flow and storage
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Comments (22)I love the kitchen photo! That is such a farmhouse kitchen :) On a farm, having the laundry, pantry and mudroom together is no big deal. Everything is muddy! LOL I mean, bringing in armfuls of dirty lettuce and spinach to wash in the pantry sink is going to be just as dirty as anything else. If you can afford to go bigger, it would be nice to have a den where you have that bedroom below the kitchen. Then the separate large living room....with bedrooms off on their own wing. If you're not doing a two-story farmhouse, having the bedrooms in their own area would be a nice alternative. If you don't mind the stairs, it would be nice to put the kids' room upstairs and keep the master and a guest suite downstairs. That gives you a lot of flexibility for the future. Older relatives, sick child, sporting accident, etc. That extra bedroom downstairs will be a nice option....and the kids can have their space (maybe a central loft/study area) upstairs. And if you do that....think about a book/reading nook. Maybe one downstairs by the living room...and one upstairs in the kids' area. Cozy spaces in a larger room are always fun!...See MoreGreen Acres farmhouse - need help updating - first post
Comments (24)Cute stove! Since it doesn't get hot on the sides, you can probably move the fridge closer than you have been showing in your drawings. Of course, you will want to look at the booklet that comes with the stove or contact the manufacturer to be sure you stay in compliance. I'm so glad you're doing mock-ups. I think that's the best way to really be sure. And your temporary peninsula sounds great! I'm sorry I don't have anything specific to add other than to say, if I haven't yet, that I much prefer the range not in the corner. If you have a small work table in the kitchen, you can use that to set things right out of the fridge. You don't need a lot of counter between fridge and range. You do want as much work counter as possible between sink and range. That's your prime prep area. So the range in the corner takes away some of your prep space. Also, think about people standing and the space they take up. If the range is in the corner and someone is prepping while someone else is working at the range, they will be quite tight together, without good clearance between each other for standing, moving arms, etc. All in all, I think you're on the right track. If you haven't done so yet, please find the post titled "New to Kitchens - Read Me First". It's usually on one of the first pages of this forum. It has a lot of links in it to good stuff that might be helpful. Also, google "Starcraft's 31 Illustrated Rules of Kitchen Design". This is another excellent resource. Basically, it gives you the NKBA's recommended guidelines for clearances for safety and workflow in illustrations to make it easy to understand and ensure you follow. For example, I never remember exactly what the recommended minimum counter is on each side of the range. I think it's something like 15-18". But you will want to look that up so that you have sufficient space between range and fridge. You don't need more than the minimum in that spot as you won't really be using that for a work counter but you don't want any less than recommended either. Last point. The best storage is use-in-place storage. People who have taken the time to figure out just what they want to do in which place in the kitchen, and then measure their items to get proper drawer sizes to store those items where they need it, typically are the most happy with their kitchens. Oh, another last point. Drawers. All your lowers should be drawers. So much more accessible and they can actually store more than lower cabinets, even those with roll-out shelves. See how moving the range down gives you a much nicer prep area! And the table gives you a decent secondary prep area. With your baking center, you're in good shape....See MoreModern farmhouse/barn plan - feedback request
Comments (6)Will you be living upstairs or downstairs? If upstairs why would you want your laundry room downstairs? Lots of shlepping. Especially since you have such a large master closet. I ask because your downstairs guest bedroom looks like it could be a master bath. would guests need a closed toilet or two sinks or a walk in closet? I think one sink with extra storage would be more appreciated, especially when you consider guests need space to store temporary things and hate the idea of putting them in "your" drawers. The toilet in the master bath is quite a haul in the middle of the night. Maybe not now, but as you age it might become more of a haul. LOL. Also if you're planning on living there for the next 25+ years, I'd think a bit more about it being able to be converted to being ADA compliant. Is there a place you can add in an elevator if it's ever needed? Your bathrooms would be quite difficult to get into and out of. Would you be able to use the powder room if you needed a wheelchair or walker? The kitchen needs help. I would suggest posting in the kitchen forum and let the guru's there help you design an efficient kitchen. This isn't quite it. The upstairs guest bedroom is a bit oddly configured. Have you tried putting furniture in the room? In the upstairs guest bath, there isn't enough room between the toilet and the wall, and it will be quite a tight squeeze to get to the shower. What is the point of the 6'6" loft area? It's too small for much of anything but looking down. Frankly, I think that extra guest bedroom/bathroom/loft area needs work. Love the his and hers drop zones. :) Wish I had thought of that....See Moredecorating a rustic farmhouse/Cabin style home
Comments (27)Here is a home with a mix of white and wood trim - I would leave the beautiful trim wood, but if there are rooms with cheaper wood trim, those could go white. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Pacific-Grove-CA/fsba,fsbo,fore,cmsn_lt/pf,mmm_pt/house_type/19323966_zpid/33300_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.65933,-121.861554,36.568252,-121.980858_rect/12_zm/? If you have solid wood doors, don't paint them, though do what you like to hollow core or MDF doors. Wood with white trim is a pretty combo: Painted wood panel doors can be a pain to upkeep - the painted door show more scratches and the wood moves with changes in temp and humidity causing hairline cracks at the joints. Wood paneled doors are classic - less susceptible to changes in paint / style trends I have a similar kitchen which I did in a vintage style without painting the cabinets. I used the Kohler Whitehaven "short apron" style farm sink which can be installed on a standard sink base cabinet: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784356 https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784291 If you don't want to do a farm sink, but give the feel of one, curtain the sink base. This is my basement kitchenette which I put together with some of my original kitchen cabinets (refinished) and my old cast iron sink. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~65270573 Some inexpensive ideas for decor are vintage china plates (I spent less then a few dollars on many of mine), botanical art, floral art and vintage finds....See MoreChrisStewart
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