kitchen layout - corner pantry?
docmamma
12 years ago
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beaglesdoitbetter1
12 years agoI have a corner pantry, but mine is a walk-in. I love the way it looks and cannot imagine what else I could have done in that corner!
My corner pantry:
Inside the corner pantry:
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Is a corner pantry possible for this tiny kitchen?
Comments (8)A wide closet-style pantry would be a good option. But you need to do it right. A few random thoughts: * Consider other things to put in the pantry. I keep my stand mixer, blender, food processor and the like on the lower shelves. It's much easier to get them out of the pantry than it was to get them out of a base cabinet. * Don't forget the floor space. This area is good for things like cases of bottled water, beer, sodas, etc. Maybe even a rolling step stool. * For a shallow pantry, make the back shelves narrow and the side shelves deeper. That way you can get to the top of the shelves. FWIW, I keep lightweight stuff on the top shelves. It doesn't hurt so much when it falls on my head. Personally, I'd go with a regular door rather than a bifold door. A bifold does take up a lot of room when it's open. Just make sure you have plenty of counter top space for a landing zone on the latch side. You may want to get some grid paper and start sketching a few ideas. Whatever you do will be limited by the location of the window. Best of luck....See MoreKitchen/pantry layout for new construction⦠feedback wanted!!
Comments (5)I think the pass-through's a nice idea, but I'm put off a bit by a predictable layout of the main area that scrunches the most-used areas together and wastes the views and light of the bottom right corner on a dead-end pantry. That's prime real estate! How about shaking it up just slightly by, say, running that sink counter all the way down to the front corner of the house? That'd give you a window and view, with breezes, out the front and make the house feel larger by not stopping the eye so soon. The cleanup, with its mess, could slide down its wall that direction, not all the way, just an "aesthetic" distance away from dining. There're various possibilities for the rest, but the stove could move over to the outside wall opposite the long side of the island, and the refrigerator could slide over a bit to stand opposite the end of the island, or at least closer, so that both appliances would then be very close and accessible to each other and where you work on the island. Depending on how far you slid the sink down, you might create room in the front corner for another function, a planning/musing center, baking area, or...? Don't discount the room you'd still have left for food storage. The wall to the left down there would be like a walk-in pantry in that it'd be private and walk-inish, and well-engineered storage on that wall alone would hold enough to take a family through winter. (Assuming a freezer somewhere else, of course.) The outside/sink counter might stop at the corner for good accessibility to counter and cabinet (and window) all the way down, or wrap around the corner below the window. Here's a link to a kitchen that does this sort of thing with its long counter. Here is a link that might be useful: Mamadadapaige's magic mystery corner. This post was edited by rosie on Thu, May 30, 13 at 15:59...See Morekitchen layout and pantry help!
Comments (23)Don't just focus on clearing the table and loading/unloading dishes. In reality, those tasks, together with clearing the counters, wiping down counters & table, sweeping up, etc., only comprise 20% of the work done and time spent in the Kitchen. Preparing a meal (prepping) accounts for 70% and cooking the remaining 10%. So, 80% of the work done/time spent in the Kitchen is not cleaning up. [Assuming you don't just reheat pre-packaged food or do mostly carryout -- don't laugh, there are some people who are like that for various reasons. It's their choice. However, if you cook at all, then the 70/10/20 still stands.] Instead, focus on overall Kitchen workflow and what will make that 80% of your time/work more pleasant. For starters: Kitchen workflow is Refrigerator/Pantry --> Sink --> Prep Counterspace --> Range/Cooktop See this thread for a humorous discussion: Looking for layout help? Memorize this first. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2699918/looking-for-layout-help-memorize-this-first . As others have noted, your island is a "barrier island", meaning it's blocking access to the refrigerator from the sink. Since you only have one sink in the Kitchen, that means the cleanup sink is also your prep sink -- and that's the one that's being blocked. Even moving the refrigerator to the left won't help, the island is still a barrier. You will be running back & forth around that island constantly. I suppose it would help you reach your 10,000 steps for the day, but I don't usually want to be exercising while I'm cooking! . If you only want two sinks, then move the one on the outside of the Kitchen to the island on the refrigerator side. If you put it on the outside end, it will still be available for other tasks like filling a coffeemaker or tea kettle. Trying to use that sink on the outside of the Kitchen as a prep sink is not going to happen -- it's much too far away. And, wouldn't it be better if non-cooks washed their hands in the Powder Room rather than in a Kitchen sink? . Where's your microwave? . Is your refrigerator going to be a true built-in, fully integrated refrigerator? I'm asking because if it isn't, then the doors will need to extend out past all counters, walls, etc., to allow the doors to open fully. If it is not a true built-in/fully integrated refrigerator, then based on the depth of the adjacent wall, I'm guessing you will need no more than 9" b/w the refrigerator and wall. You will have to do one of the following to gain those 9": Extend the alcove to the right 9" (put in a 9" wide pullout Utility cabinet for broom, mop, etc.) Pull the refrigerator out so the doors are beyond the wall; probably move the refrigerator so the back of the refrigerator is even with the back of the ovens. Shorten the alcove wall 6" to 9" so the doors stick out past the wall....See MoreKitchen, Pantry layout
Comments (43)I have been to Jackson Hole five times. It is a great place to visit, but i am not sure i would like to live there being a midwesterner, I like my great lakes. Architectrunnerguy does great work. He is located in New England area, but he will be at least worthwhile talking too. If he does a design with you, tell him to make sure he draws the clouds right and smoke out of the chimney. My ex-wife was represented by the Legacy Gallery in Jackson....See More
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12 years agodocmamma
12 years agoAmazing pantries. Beagles - what is the size/ footprint of your pantry? I would love to have one like that!
Threebees I am linking to the layout. Hopefully this works.
Thanks all.
Here is a link that might be useful:
bjewell1
12 years agobeaglesdoitbetter1
12 years agoPerhaps this will help. I'm not in PA right now so I can't do a video tour :)
Here's the floor plan. The pantry usable space is 5 ft. x 7 ft although there's that mini "hallway" there that makes it seem bigger. As you see, you can enter the pantry from two separate doors: through the kitchen and through the hall. The door on the right (3068) is the door in from the garage. This means you can bring groceries in directly from the garage into the pantry w/o having to go down the hall, into the kitchen, etc.
Here are the cabinet makers drawings of the pantry. The door you see in this picture is the one leading in from the hall. The freezer pictured hasn't been put into the pantry yet. I think I have enough fridge/freezer space in the kitchen though so I am possibly going to have my cabinet maker instead do a floor to ceiling cabinet w/ shelves for dishes in there instead:
This is the wall that is on the left in the floor plan that backs up against the kitchen itself. The end panels open up and brooms and cleaning supplies are to be stored behind those doors:
Here is the arial view:
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