Kitchen layout Vaulted ceiling layout (any suggestions)
likewhatyoudo
12 years ago
Any suggestions are appreciated! Pictures of the current kitchen with stainless counter tops and modern design(not my taste) and very high vaulted ceilings low spot 12 feet high spot at least 20 feet. We are gutting this and starting over with dark cherry or maple shaker style cabinets with white hood and a white island.
kitchen will be 160 inches on the cook top wall and 144" on the refrigerator wall, Island dimensions will be 88" X 46"
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12 years agolikewhatyoudo
12 years ago(Stayaloft)You are correct! As the house sits now it works.
But we will drywall over the squares on the staircase, add traditional white base moldings and built in bookcase with a mantel surround on the fireplace wall. New traditional windows. We love the footprint of this house, the high ceilings and the location with its lake view is beautiful!
(photo of what we want it to look like after)
(Current living/great room)
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Comments (4)I'm in the process of designing a floor plan as well, so I know what you are going through. My husband and I are the type of people that want a very open floor plan with a great deal of windows and natural light. Think log cabin open and airytypes. After several months of brainstorming, I think we may be getting close. One thing I can say for certainty is that you will absolutely hate any rooms that do not have windows to let in natural light. I feel preparing food and eating in an area without sufficient windows would feel like being in a dungeon. I have had two different homes where there were bathrooms without a window in them. I hated them. I cannot imagine enjoying a meal without a window in the room. Take your time and think things through until you get every room exactly the way you want it. It always takes longer than one would like, but is a necessary process in order to get a home you will love to spend time in. As far as builders go, they aren't the ones who are paying for and living in the house. They do, however, want your money. Keep this in mind before you take their opinions over your gut feelings....See MoreAny suggestions for my kitchen layout?
Comments (6)Great layout! I only have a few comments: * Undercounter MW: Is this a MW Drawer or a MW on a shelf? I ask b/c I think an undercounter MW on a shelf will be more difficult to access or see into from the front than a MW drawer from the top. This is especially true if anyone in your family is tall (or will be!) * You might want to consider a couple more 3-drawer drawer bases. Deep ones are great, but sometimes the shallower ones are better for things like --- cooking utensils --- silver/flatware --- kitchen linens & table linens --- pot holders --- wraps, foils, plastics, bags --- prep utensils & tools --- junk (yes...don't forget to allocate a junk drawer since most people end up w/one whether they plan to or not...if you plan for it you can at least control it's location!) Even Tupperware, measuring cups, etc. often fit better in "medium" depth drawers than deep ones. With deep drawers you have to stack/nest more and things aren't quite as easy to see/get to as in the shallower drawers. * Where is your tray storage? While it's not ideally located, I would recommend the 12" cabinet on the far end of the island. Yes, 12" drawers can be somewhat useful, especially when you have no choice, but I wonder if it might be better used as tray storage. I think the 24" cabinets under the island overhang would be too difficult to access trays, cutting boards, pans, etc on a regular basis. (I assume those cabinets are for little-used items.) HTH!...See MoreAny suggestions for our layout? Lots of pics.
Comments (7)I can throw out the things that bother me about our current layout, which I think is quite similar to this---whether these are an issue for you will depend on the specifics of your room, since I'm still a bit fuzzy on the backyard/dining room side of the space. For us, they were big enough issues to warrant a gut remodel, though. - Walking into the kitchen and having the fridge immediately in your path bothers me a lot. Not as big a deal if your primary entrance is through the LR door vs. the den door, though. - Lack of a clear path/connection to the backyard. This is an issue for our house but I'm not sure where your door is (is it what's marked 32 1/2", or is that to the DR and the outside door isn't marked?), so you may be fine on that front. - Peninsula is not good work space given the proximity to the fridge. This is fine if your plan is to use it from the other side of the peninsula, but if you're thinking of using it for prep space from the refrigerator side, you may want to test this out and see. It doesn't work for me at all, and our layout isn't quite as tight as this. I generally find that I feel a little trapped in my kitchen since I walk in and am immediately greeted by the refrigerator followed quickly by the counter---they create a barrier to the space on the other side (a breakfast area in our case). Can you possibly move the peninsula to the other side so that it adjoins the dishwasher counter and creates a U, or is that where your backdoor is? If it's possible, that would resolve that conflict but still be close enough to be landing space for the fridge. Better yet, is there somewhere to move the fridge where you could potentially recess it into a wall? (There wasn't for our kitchen, in which case a counter depth is the only real option---but still not ideal.) At a minimum I'd try to move it farther away from the kitchen entrance so it's not the first thing you walk into. Alternatively---and again, I'm stuck on exactly what's what in your layout so this may not work---could you put the refrigerator against the left wall so that it faces the door to the den, or is that area open to the dining room? (I'm thinking the sink wall is the top wall of your diagram and the range is on the right side, so if that's backwards this may not make any sense!) These are just issues we have with a similar setup---the variations in yours may make it work for you, or you may not find that you're bothered by these things. But just some food for thought!...See MoreFirst draft kitchen layout...any suggestions?
Comments (13)Here's what would work well if you want peninsula seating - Layout #2. Note: After I drew this up, I realized that I think I like this one better. It has both a great primary Prep Zone on the bottom wall plus peninsula and great secondary Prep Zone. In addition, the Cooking Zone is even better protected than in Layout #1. With the Prep Zone on the bottom wall & peninsula, you can visit with others while preparing a meal. (Keep in mind that over 70% of the work/time spent in the Kitchen is spent prepping - so it makes sense to put the Prep Zone in the most advantageous spot, assuming it works functionally. Cooking is 10% and cleaning up is 20% or less.) It's a "G", but with a lot more room than the one posted above...and no overlap w/DW and cooktop, no obstacle b/w the sink and cooktop, no DW in the middle of a small Prep Zone, and without that dysfunctional sink. (Imagine moving a running faucet or even food from one bowl to the other - splash/flood!) However, it does close up the opening by 42". If the opening is really 119", then that leaves 77" (plus 12", if I'm reading the original layout correctly - so, 89"). With either Layout #1 or #2, you have a functional cleanup sink that doesn't put you in a corner. A corner prep sink works in the corner b/c that sink is really for just one person. [FYI...I have a corner prep sink and it does work well.] Something to think about - when a cleanup sink is on an island or peninsula, it puts the dirty dishes front and center and on display for everyone to see. It also puts dirty dishes "in the face" of anyone sitting at the counter - not very pleasant. . Layout #2: . Layout #2's Zone Map: ....See Moredekeoboe
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