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Urgent help needed on kitchen window placement

15 years ago

My final window placement in kitchen needs to be decided today (long story). I don't know how to post the sketch I drew of floorplan (saved in Adobe Acrobat) as I'm not very computer savvy. If someone can give clear directions on how to post it, I'll give it a try. Meanwhile, I'll try to explain my layout in words.

My sink will be under a 5' window on the long wall of a U-shaped kitchen. My question is about where to center the window & sink on that wall. Here's more info to help you visualize the space. U-shape is 18 1/2' long (sink & window wall) X 10'walls on each side (L & R wall). I have a 6 - 6 1/2' island centered between the L & R walls. The walkway around island is 48" between it and the sink wall and 42" on the sides. In the R corner of the U shape is a 4' X 4' walk in pantry so now wall-to-wall is approx 14'. The frig and a 30" depth full length cabinet will be on R side whereas L wall will have standard 24" base cabinets with cooktop, etc..

How should window & sink be centered?

1. with the island (which would skew it toward the pantry wall) but it'd be centered with the island?

2. Should it be centered from pantry wall (R side) to wall L of sink? It would line up L edge of sink with L edge of island.

3. Should it be centered from upper cabinets (12" deep) on L' wall to pantry wall R of sink?

The plans have to go to engineering ASAP so they need precise window placement.

Greatly appreciate your input!

Marla

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15 years ago
It's your pantry that's throwing you off. And, right now, the right side of the room has all of the tall cabinets, making the whole thing "tipsy" feeling and too heavy on one side. (At least that's how I drew it out.) Pantry/fridge/oven walls work best when they're on a separate free standing wall, not when they're attached to other parts of the kitchen. WHy not have 2 pantries in each of the corners. That would look a lot more symmetrical and make the job of centering the windows much easier. You could then place the oven stack adjacent to the pantry on the left nearer the cooktop and the fridge adjacent to the pantry on the right, and still have room for a snack center next to it. Symmetry. Or, another alternative would be to move the wall oven into the other corner.
mrs-mjt
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks so much, live wire oak. Another question for clarification on your suggestion to move the wall oven into the other corner. Are you referring to the L corner of the room with pantry in the R corner? I had planned to have a lazy susan in the lower cabs in that corner for more storage, but IÂll ponder your suggestion. Currently, the double ovens are located on the L side on the open end of the U with the cooktop/vent hood on the same wall about 1Â away so there is some height on that side, but I understand your thoughts about R side being heavy.

Maybe I need to get rid of the walk in pantry entirely and just have wall cabinets for the pantry, but I really like current walk-in I have so wanted another.

More suggestions are welcome!

Marla
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