Vertical or drawer storage for pans, pics inside - help me choose
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Help with location of storage for pots/pans
Comments (12)Thanks, CT_Newbie! I wanted to add my enthusiastic agreement that your most commonly used utensils can be in a container on your countertop. I can't imagine yanking open a drawer everytime I needed a wooden spoon or spatula! I keep a spoon holder next to the little clay container for our utensils. We also keep a bowl of fresh fruit on the counter to encourage our kids to reach for that first! It's currently doing double duty of hiding a speaker b/c the Sonos for our ceiling speakers hasn't been activated yet. ;-) And a glass bowl for keys... you gotta live in your kitchen! One thing I'd say - for my $0.02, don't get the built in dividers for your cooking utensils, unless you've determined that it really fits what you have. I love ours for our regular cutlery and it works perfectly, but had been cautioned to not necessarily spend on the expensive built in dividers for utensils (or peg boards.) There are less expensive, nice alternatives out there from all sorts of brands that are also wood and may be able to be flexibly sized. We actually just used these tension dividers for one drawer because everything was long. So, others may disagree, but I'm glad I only got the dividers built-in for my utensils, then lived in my kitchen a bit and bought and customized the rest of our storage. (As a PS, a utensils drawer right under the stovetop will push down the drawer for the pots and pans, and make your second one shorter. You may want to try standing and reaching down to see how you like that. You can see how low our first drawer is and that's without that drawer. Now we have a Thermador Pro Rangetop that has the controls on front, so that may push ours down, but just something to consider. We have a second drawer the same depth right under this one in the photo. It's my "less used pots and pans" drawer. But again, if your's is 48" wide, that 12 more inches of space in your top drawer so they could all fit in the top pot drawer?) Stuff on counters: Divider drawers:...See MoreMore kitchen plans- please help me choose (lots to look at)
Comments (11)Couple of thoughts > Way too much information/questions - need to provide less information and ask more specific design questions; you'll get better feedback > you are planning a significant rennovation($$$) find a kitchen designer help you - they work for free if you buy enough cabinets > I agree with rhome410 points above > suggest moving frig to screen porch door (left of window sink) - having counter space next to the frig is extremely helpful (place to set things down going in our out of the frig (it's this way in your hand drawing) > move dishwashers to right & left side of large window sink ; leave the other sink for prep > drop the upper cabinets right & left of window; drop the corner upper cabinets - not worth the money & you loose stuff in the back; put cabinets only on the range hood wall; > two counter stools on the left end away from range > mount the wall ovens next to pantry;...See MorePlease help me choose an island for my kitchen...choices inside.
Comments (65)Thundersweet, The oringinal pictures of the islands shows the "farmhouse island" in red with a dark butcher block top! And there is also a cool little red stool behind it. Anyway, if you have red throughout your house plus red appliances it seems you like a little bling here and there. You would want a real dark red, maybe with a black glaze or wash over it so it doesn't overpower the space. It could just add that right amount of "spice". However, your style is clean and simple, Amish like, very nice and comforting, so I can see the Pasons island fitting in very well with your style. Now you gotta ask yourself, do you want to keep the kitchen style as is or do you wanna add some bling? But here's the thing, it's a painted finish so either way you go it can always be painted another color!...See MorePot and pan storage ideas.
Comments (23)The 30 year old kitchen I have now was ahead of its time with its pullouts. I still like them fine. People make a big deal of the extra second it takes to open the doors first, but that has never bothered me. You do have to be a little more careful to not open the pullouts with the doors partially opened. I guess what I do like about them is the low sides. I rarely pull them all the way open, just when I need something at the back. And it's a different look-- if you like the door fronts, you won't kick yourself for getting pull-outs. Just don't do regular lowers that require the kneepads and the rummaging,that is a whole different story! That said, we are building a new house and I guess I "drank the KoolAid" because it does have all drawers. Lovely, slab-fronted, soft-closing, full extension drawers, and tons of them. And I love that, too. But it does look different. If you do a lot of reading on this forum, you may think it is the only way to go, but I honestly don't suffer a lot from the extra second it takes to open a door in front of a pullout. Plus they are theoretically adjustable, although I've never adjusted mine. (With the drawers, we measured everything and decided where everything goes in advance.)...See MoreBuehl
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