Overwhelmed with decision making process in kitchen. Help please!

12 years ago

Hello all,

A few months ago I posted my layout asking for help. Lisa_a provided me with exceptional layout options but after doing a little digging I think those options may be too costly. Moving the doors in those options seemed like a fantastic idea until I found out there was hvac, plumbing, and electrical in those walls.

Here's the existing layout:

Here's the layout me and the cabinet maker came up with. Please let me know what you think. Most importantly do you think it's too crowded? I have all of the appliances already.

(This would be placed on the wall shown in the top right corner.)

Also, here's my floorplan.

I currently have a hodge podge of flooring on this level of the house. The living room/dining room are hardwood, the entry is laminate that looks like gray tile, the kitchen has vinyl sheet flooring, the office has carpeting, and the family room has wood parquet floors. The stairway leading upstairs is also hardwood. I've explored every type of floor out there and I'm still confused about what to choose. Should I redo the kitchen and foyer OR kitchen, foyer, and family room to get continuity in the flooring.

It's been six months and I still don't have any idea as far as direction is concerned. Wise ones, please help!

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lavender_lass
12 years ago
April- Do you have any actual measurements? In one picture, it looks like your sink wall is much longer than in your other mock ups. Also, how close is the oven opening, to the peninsula? Would there be room to get something out of the oven, without backing into the peninsula? How much traffic do you have through this area and how much do you use the oven?

And...is that a wall oven/microwave or two ovens? Is the microwave in the last picture? Sorry, but I'd rather comment, after I have a little more information :)
aprilmack
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Lavender,

The only real measurements I have are in the first image. I know that the run from the refrigerator to the end of the peninsula is 123 inches. The current sink base is 36 inches with a 28 inch sink. The walkaway between the end of the peninsula and the double oven is 42 inches. My son is four and loves to open the microwave door. I thought it would be a disaster to put the microwave over the stove.

There is only a lot of traffic when we have guests. Typically there are only three of us in the house at a time (2 adults and 1 child).
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Perhaps you could post the link to the previous thread so that we can see the development of the ideas...
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lisa_a
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Here's the link to the previous thread.

April, sorry to hear you're overwhelmed but I can relate. It's good you came back here for guidance and support. I'm sure we'll be able to help you find a great kitchen plan, despite your space and budget limitations.

Here is a link that might be useful: Two very similar layouts...which would you choose?

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