What do you think of this kitchen? Ideas for improvement?
please look at this kitchen. It's a Stephen Fuller stock plan that dh and I are seriously considering with modifications.
if the kitchen were two ft wider (making that whole side 2 ft wider), the kitchen would then be 16 x 16.
i dislike the sink location and want a wall sink with a large window over it (that direction would be to the south).
i am having trouble seeing the potential for improvement.
please lend me your imagination and ideas.
The room above the kitchen is a breakfast room. The room to the right of "home office" is a dining room.
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ILoveRed
8 years agoRelated Discussions
What do you think about my ideas? Your opinions welcomed
Comments (4)I was going to say panels, too. I don't see white being that great with the cream and I think the stainless might fight the wonderful copper...Unless you maybe include some stainless accents in your backsplash, maybe also on your hood, to tie things together. Have you chosen a range? You could go for some color or cream if you went with BlueStar or LaCanche with color choices...Maybe they have copper?...See MoreWhat do you think of this kitchen?
Comments (6)Excellent point on the choppiness of the separation of the range and the rest of the counter space- I think I will move back the brick wall to make the rest of the counter more accessible. I wonder if I could change the brick to more of an arched fume hood instead of the copper one to open up the countertop but still have the brick accent? What do y'all think? I'm thinking of doing the range burners as 4 burners with a double wide griddle, which would give me space for prepping or plating in a pinch. (I'm very lucky to have a friend who REALLY owes us who can sell us a 48" range and all other splurge-worthy appliances at a significant discount- it makes it all possible!)...See MoreRealtors, what do you think of this remodel idea?
Comments (23)Two years goes by quicker than you think. If you have to move the north door, just put an exterior door in the current kitchen bar area on one side of the window by the patio. Then as others have said, put your dining set in the formal living room, and use den as living room. Anyone who buys your home may have plans to remodel (since other homes are larger), and personally I would see little to no advantage over what you've drawn compared to what's there already since the floorplan looks workable. I think your best bet is in decorating it attractively using furniture that's scaled to the home's size. You'll enjoy using it more yourselves now with a conveniently located dining room and a larger living room. At least move the furniture that you have around and see if that doesn't change your perspective a little....See MoreLayout, do you think this can be changed or improved
Comments (13)Marcolo, THANK YOU! Marti8a The wine cubby back up against the wall, is an another Ikea design glitch, it slams everything against an available wall. I would have that pulled forward flush with the bump out wall face, or I just might end up looking for a way to store a TV in that slot instead, maybe both. Ikea has wraps (idk what else to call it) that would make that area look finished not all hodge podge. I can't get rid of this bump out wall entirely. Plumbing pipes run in this wall up to 2nd floor. I might be able to reduce it some, I can see the clean out cover, might be able to reduce it back that far. But, then my tall pantry might look odd. I realize this pantry being on the other side is not ideal but I have another one and I have lots of catering supplies that I don�t use everyday and� well� it will get used. Herbflavor, your right about not needing that large a sink and sink base. I am going to start looking for sinks that I like. I do want to do some sort of split sink as I am tired of grinding up silverware. But maybe those ss ones with the grate at the bottom might work. I have to do research to see if people like them. What size sink would you suggest? I don't want to put the sink in the corner / "Don't put baby in a corner!" No windows in this corner kitchen space. However the whole back of the house is glass that overlooks a lake and that is my view now from the sink so I want to keep that. I thought about moving the stove to the right however Ikea only offers 2 corner cabinets and I am up against the one that works best. Plus to end the uppers with a corner cabinet doesn�t look good. If I move it to the left I will share standing space at the sink and really bottle up standing room. I work in a 2x2 area now for prep one next to the sink and then the back corner area and it works fine for me so I think that will be ok. What about the upper cabinets and the range hood? I see many pictures in here and other sites with the hood up against the cabinets however Ikea suggest space needed to each side. I put 21" cabinets in and they looked odd to me. What do you think? Plan to tile the whole back splash up to the ceiling in a glass with ss tile. So I like the idea of having a little breathing room around the hood however I just don't like it in the rendering I might be doing something wrong. Someone asked about having the counter lower next to sink again that is an Ikea thing that would all be same surface. I should just pull that DW out and put in a 24" base cabinet for rendering purposes. Herbflavor, you mentioned pulls. Your right although I love the big contemporary ss pulls. I want a clean contemporary look and am going to just put in minimal, can barely see em pulls. I might even look into bump latches. Like you have with say a stereo cabinet. You bump it and it pops open. No decision on that now....See MoreILoveRed
8 years ago
mama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoIt seems that this plan routes traffic from the porte cochere and office past your range and through your work area:
I
would move the door to the kitchen toward the pantry, making it easier
for folks to bypass the work aisle. Then do as you suggest, move the
range and sink to the left. You might consider leaving the DW on the peninsula,
in that case. What will you do about the support for the porte cochere?
Can it be economically moved up to allow a window over the sink? You
could switch the sink and range in this plan, but that leaves no room
for the DW, except in the prep area or beside the fridge, and venting
the hood might be more difficult.
sena01
8 years agoIf you can move the porte cochere down and just have a shallow bookcase b/w the kitchen and the GR, you can have something like this.
ILoveRed
8 years agoMama goose..thank you!
I actually don't want the Porte cochere. I kind of think it's silly in this day and age and it blocks the south light for the big window I would want in that kitchen. DH likes it.
I see what you are saying about support for the structure. Good catch. Another reason not to build it.
i like how you moved that lower door opening into the kitchen..and adding 2 ft width making the kitchen 16 x 16 would sweeten it more. I couldn't even visualize the potential until I saw this. How did you do it if I may ask? Thank you.
Practigal...I re-read my last note and I forgot to add the pic I referred to....duh
any other ideas with the whole first floor posted.
disclaimer. We have not purchased this plan but are seriously considering it..thanks for any ideas.
the kitchen measurements (and breakfast room) are wrong here. Not 12x16 or 12x10. The PDF that I got from the company is the other pic and it reads 14x16. Not sure why the two documents do not match. Thanks again.
ILoveRed
8 years agosena01
8 years agomama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI save your pic in Paint and use the select option to move things around. I meant to post this when I posted the other plan, but I had a visitor. This moves the door down even more, but there's no room for the entry closet. The extra two feet of width might make that unnecessary, though.
I would choose a longer island over a peninsula, so I like sena's suggestion, too.
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