Feedback on a Kitchen Design/Layout
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Comments (36)It is my old kitchen (we moved out of that house in December 2012 and then lived in a rental apartment for 10 months. We're now in the middle of renovating our condo -- I hope to have a working kitchen by tomorrow (the cabinets are mostly in, the dishwasher, hood and cooktop are in; I'm hoping for refrigerator, oven and dishwasher today). It's a totally - TOTALLY - different style than our old kitchen. 11' galley kitchen within a large great room in an industrial loft. Nothing traditional about it!)....See MoreSmall Kitchen Layout Puzzle: soliciting design feedback!
Comments (40)@Buehl - really good points. And @mama goose_gw zn6OH - you gave us a lot to think about. We went back to the drawing board. We decided to think about keeping the wall between the kitchen and the dining room (toward the bottom of the layout). Natural light is an issue, since the kitchen only has one window, so we're cnosidering doing a cutout or transom window (arcs, to mimic some built-ins we have - pic below) for 2 feet from the ceiling to the top of the wall. That allows us to put the fridge against that wall, and open up the rest of the space. To make a prep space, we're adding a prep sink in the corner, plus 36" of space between that and the range. It only leaves 12" on the other side of the range, but we're okay with that. Then, the island is the cleanup/hangout zone, with the trash, main sink, and dishwasher. I left enough space for the countertop overhang. And on the right wall will be a 5-foot wall pantry, 12" deep, plus another 4" for the sliding doors (probably barn doors.) That leaves about 40" of walkway between the corner of the pantry to the corner of the peninsula where the dishwasher is. Feeling good about this - my partner thinks the 7 feet between the fridge counter and the peninsula might be too much, but I think it's perfectly fine given access to the prep sink in the corner. Would love any thoughts! Here is the layout: Here is what the fridge wall would look like, with the transom (still not sure how to handle the uppers but just playing with some thoughts.) And then these are the built-ins in our dining room, which right now is staged as a living room with couch/eating area - so we'd basically keep most of that wall in the right of the photo, except cut out the top couple feet....See Morekitchen designers, feedback please. new build kitchen layout
Comments (38)Mama goose, I like many of the ideas for the upper cabinets. Thank you. I have gone back and forth on one island or two, but having the eat in bar separate from the work-island is a huge plus for how involved the kids are with cooking and prep. Not a huge fan of having the dining table out in the middle. I don’t think the distance from dining area to clean up station will be a problem. As for bedrooms, the plan doesn’t reflect all details. We do plan for the secondary bedrooms to be shared for two kids each. We have future expansion in mind with the stairs to upstairs for additional two bedrooms. Currently, the kids are younger and prefer for them to be downstairs. Thx everyone for feedback and ideas. Enjoy the holiday weekend....See MoreKitchen Layout Advice/Feedback Request
Comments (5)I don't mind the appearance of the windows with cabinets in front--as long as the windows aren't on the front of the house. You'll have more storage space with the cabinets under the windows, even with the corner cabinet, and you need drawers across from the DW for dish storage. Also, the base cabinets and island will align much better. It looks as if your prep space to the right of the sink is only about 24", so extra counter space beside the range will be convenient for the times when you need it. NKBA guidelines New to Kitchens? Read me first. Discussions--Extra-deep counters Discussions--all drawer bases Discussions--dishes in drawers...See MoreRao Desi
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