Please help me with my kitchen layout
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Comments (8)119" = 9'11" 143-1/2" = 11'11-1/2" Minimum kitchen width of an island (assuming a minimum 27" deep island, although 30" is better): 24" cabinet + 1-1/2" overhang for wall run of cabinets 42" aisle 1-1/2" overhang + 24" cabinet + 1-1/2" overhang for island 42" aisle 1-1/2" overhang + 24" cabinet for other wall run of cabinets 5" more if CD refrigerator is on one of the walls (includes 24" carcass + 2-1/2" or so doors + 1-1/2" handles) --------- 167" (162" w/o counting the extra refrigerator depth) Even if you reduce your aisles to 36", you only gain 12"... 167 - 12 = 155" (or 150" w/o refrigerator). What do these numbers say? I don't think your kitchen is big enough to accommodate an island and have cabinets and/or appliances on all three walls. Additionally, a 21" deep island (which means 18" deep cabinets), IMHO, isn't very useful...it's a great obstacle, but not a very useful work surface. And, definitely no seating except possibly one seat on the very end (table end). Your current layout is actually quite useful...maybe if you shortened up the peninsula leg or switch the peninsula legs (I prefer the first idea), it would help. We actually went to a "U" with 2 short legs in our kitchen and absolutely love it! Our kitchen was 11'1"x23' and we tried very hard to find a way to put in an island. When I finally realized that not all kitchens can support an island and opened myself up to other possibilities, this one jumped out at us. We've been working in it since June 2008 & couldn't be happier. Everything is open and accessible, no walking around an island to get to anything...everything is a direct shot! What's different? In our kitchen one "leg" is only 62" long and the other is only 54" long...no problems walking around them. They're still deep enough to protect the cooking & prepping zones & baking center....See Moreplease (!!!) help me with my kitchen layout
Comments (13)wow - thanks for all the helpful responses! live wire - thanks! the glassware is sort of caddycorner to the refrigerator so they are basically right next to each other. that is actually one of the things i thought about b/c now i have to go around a very large island to get from my glasses to my fridge and its pia! and it will be right across from the diswasher or above the second dishwasher if i leave it there versus moving it to the island. the oven on the fridge wall will be my "second oven" as i will probably use the oven closer to my cooktop for every day use. I did put a steam oven on the fridge wall -- have no idea how much i will use it....See MorePlease help me with my tiny kitchen layout!
Comments (27)Hi Rosie! Thanks! Using the front room for dining is a great idea, however we DO use our front room quite a bit as well, because when I'm cooking/cleaning or watching a movie with my daughter, my hubby can go up front and sit in the sofa with our dog and read, so it functions as a quiet "away" room (Sarah Susanka, anyone?) but he can still feel connected to us. And vice versa. That's also where our fireplace is, and we like to hang out there, especially when our families come out from the east coast to stay with us. I think we looked into it being a dining room, but the proportions didn't work. Ah, the joys of small urban living! Maybe I should post that plan too! However, I also love hearing about your lack of need for a prep sink. Does your husband or anyone else use the kitchen at the same time as you?...See MorePlease help me with my bowling alley kitchen layout
Comments (12)If I have a table, I want one I can walk all the way around and pull up extra chairs. A half counter/ half table just wouldn't work for ME, but others might love it. i would love to do the side window of my library (did street side), but I put very expensive custom Timberlane shutters on it, plus it is a 6 yr old Marvin window, so it's staying. Yes, it matches the rest of the windows on that side, but it would let more light into a dark northeast exposure. If I were younger, I'd change it....See Morebpath
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