Farmhouse Kitchen-- Advice on Flooring?
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Comments (50)I think that this new layout give you some very custom features that would be unexpected in a modular home (things like that shelf that allows the inset fridge to make it look built in in the kitchen). I love the window placement in the rear of the house public spaces. I might consider moving the service / side door so that you are forced to go through the mudroom (encouraging a stop there...) and not necessarily having a straight shot out the hallway. Echo the concerns about the mudroom being too small, and passing through the mudroom to get to the laundry. HOWEVER - if there is a garage in the plan for the future - it would be an easy extension to convert a connector to a mudroom and then have the current combo room become all laundry (and separate the functions) Perhaps this was contemplated with the existing design, as I do see the "future garage" / driveway listed. There is really good privacy between the bedrooms here and good access to the full hall bath - I think that design element will really pay off for you in the long run. Looking good!...See MoreAny ideas on floor tile for farmhouse kitchen/ counter tops?
Comments (7)I agree with LWO--cooktop on the back wall. Also agree about time spent on each kitchen task. (The rest of his post seems a little hyperbolic.) You can then center the sink on the island, and prep to the left, across from the cooktop. The work triangle is contained in an area the size of a normal kitchen ;), and since the sink, DW, and trash pull-out are centered on the island, you have the option to reduce the widths of the drawers on each end, if finding a counter slab that wide proves difficult. I moved the ovens out of the corner (see pic at bottom for possible corner storage options), and drew the cabinets on the back wall deeper than standard, since you have such a wide work aisle. That will also provide more counter space, and if you're using a custom cabinet builder, you can have deeper drawers, for extra storage space. I'd suggest making the bar sink at least 18" wide, so it doubles as a prep sink when you have helpers in the kitchen. I reduced the size of the sink in the butler's pantry, to 18", and added a full-height ROTS pantry unit in there. You could also have a pull-out pantry to the right of the ovens, depending on which corner storage option is chosen. I made the counter deeper in the pantry and omitted the jog to recess the fridge. Cabinet widths are approximate and need to be verified. GW discussions--deeper counters GW discussions--deeper drawers...See MoreKitchen sink replacement advice - Corian, farmhouse, resale, etc.
Comments (7)"Overwhelmingly, single bowl sinks are the more popular option. 200 sinks a year, 190 are single bowls. 7 are low divides and 3 are fully divided double bowl sinks." Joseph Corlett, wow, this is really valuable information! I had no idea the division would be skewed this strongly! And I previously thought a fully divided sink was standard. Is my generation-assignment showing? Oh, and I didn't know it was possible to get an apron-front sink that didn't have that "farmhouse" vibe to it. But the example you provided looks like it could fit in a contemporary setting. And from your other posts with people complaining about the counter seam being dead in the middle of their sink front, I can see the advantage of an apron front. I follow you, because I am learning so much from your responses. Thanks! Bio.... My stainless steel sink, installed by the builder in 1979, is 21" x 6" and I think it's fine, very easy to clean, possibly because it is stainless steel though. My daughter has an extremely deep sink that makes my back ache when I babysit and wash the dishes. Only on occasion do I wish I had a deeper sink, but even then, I don't think I would want a sink deep enough to to wash my big soup pot, which I only use now to cook down fresh greens. Maybe it's time to give the soup pot to my daughter. You should get what YOU like. I hope you enjoy your new sink. But I really don't think the dimensions of your current sink are as horrid as you currently feel. I hope you can de-stress about that a little. :-)...See MoreHelp picking modern farmhouse kitchen floor tile!
Comments (5)@deegw The adjacent rooms are pergo laminate in crema. The problem is, the lighting in my kitchen drastically changes from the other areas and in my living room, the flooring is a nice tan /gray color and has a lot of warmth but when i layed peices out in kitchen, its loses all its color and becomes very silvery and washes out my kitchen and clashes with my counters. I wanted woodlook in my kitchen so bad but not if the color sucks. It would probably be weird to have a wood look tile or other laminate layed next to the pergo i would imagine, right lol? This is my livingroom flooring(im not home now so these are the best pics i have)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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