Door or no door from kitchen to mudroom/laundry?
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Comments (9)Oh jennye, they're all over the place! You can use Ikea PAX sliding doors, you can use doors from the sliding door co. (google them), you can make your own and use sliding mounts from Johnson Hardware... We're making our own for our closets, floor-to-ceiling sliding doors on exposed slides from Johnson. We don't have the room for the Ikea (only one size), and the sliding door co. is too expensive for us but gorgeous (they advertise in Dwell a lot, in the back--you can find them there too). Wwe're going to take plywood, reinforce it on the back to try to prevent warping, and either paint it or veneer or laminate it on the front. Unless we decide to go ahead and get the teak plywood...there are all sorts of plywood with exotic wood veneers available, mostly for marine use. If you want translucent panels, I'd recommend one of the two I mentioned above, depending on size. They're so much fun :)...See MoreMy back door is the main door - mudroom problem
Comments (21)What you could do is figure out what needs to be in that mudroom--say coats and jackets, shoes and boots, recycle bins, some sports equipment and the cat's food and bowls. Then rip out all the benches and make some thoughtful storage purchases that will house everything you want to keep there. Anything currently stored there that you don't want in the space needs to find a new home elsewhere, or people will continue to store it in there. There are many options for storage--shelves, cabinets, bins, drawers, a built-in closet. Shelves can have doors fitted, or be covered with curtains or a shade. You could even run a shelf up above the windows and use pretty boxes to store out of season things up there. Depending on where you live, it might be possible to get something custom built for not much more than the cost of buying and installing things yourself. With the right storage furniture, you might be able to treat this more as room, instead of a storage space. Put in one or two chairs or a freestanding bench for shoe removal. Curtains that you like. A paint scheme based on the curtain colors. I just get the feeling that the benches are holding you back. You feel you need to keep them, even though they aren't used and aren't useful. Measure out the space without the benches and do some research on the storage options that are out there. It'll be a huge change, but if you keep the benches, that space is never going to function well for you....See MoreKitchen - Mudroom/laundry area
Comments (2)First off, it's tough to give opinions without more information. So...I'm assuming one or two children...plus parents. I know you only asked for kitchen, Mudroom & Laundry areas, but I also looked at the Main bath (b/w the 2 BRs). Kitchen: One problem w/both layouts is that all the traffic flows right through your kitchen...straight through the work areas (all of them!) if going toward the MBR or Morning Room. If going to the GR or other bedrooms, then it's not so bad...traffic should go south of the island and not interfere too much. (The red lines/arrows are traffic flows.) I like the first one best. I suggest moving the refrigerator to the other end of the counter run to have the refrigerator closer to the main eating area (Morning Room, I assume). Your MW should probably either go in the island on the north end or next to the refrigerator. With the refrigerator & MW in the north end on the kitchen periphery, snackers will not interfere w/the kitchen work and both appliances are still readily available for cooking. I'm not a big fan of sinks in an island, but it's far superior to having a range/cooktop in an island! I recommend at least an 18" overhang, 24" is even better, to cut down on splashing. With the sink (or anything) in the island, it does cut down on the "open expanse" of countertop for projects, homework, etc. that many people crave. Mudroom: If you can fiddle w/the PR, etc. you might try the setup I show...with the PR recessed into the garage, the closet in that corner, and cubbies for backpacks, boots/shoes/sandals, hats, etc. where the old closet was. The downside is that it would take some room from your 3-car garage. The changed PR location may not work...it's highly dependent on dimensions, etc...especially around the stairs. Laundry: I think I like it as-is Main Bath (b/w the 2 BRs): I think if you replace the hall closet w/a linen closet inside the bath it will make it feel more spacious as well as give you a place for towels, supplies, etc. If you also use a pocket door, you increase the feeling of openness even more. With the removal of the Guest Closet in the hall, you might consider changing the front of the house somewhat to fit a Guest Closet to the left of the front door and south of the DR. This would mean changing the front elevation....bumping the front door out further onto the porch...you could make the porch deeper there to compensate. You might consider having the porch run the length of the front of the house and maybe even wrap around to the side (personally, I love the look of a wrap-around porch!) To get more "personalized" comments, I recommend you read the "Read Me" thread, especially where it talks about what information to provide if you would like layout help (see link below). HTH! Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Read Me If You're New To GW Kitchens!...See MorePantry Closet Door - open to laundry or kitchen?
Comments (7)Itsallaboutthefood, it would. We'd do a barn door/slider if we place it in the laundry area. Loloauren, We are back and forth on the door to the laundry area. We'd have a 36 inch door that would open towards the laundry room wall (on the right side of above pic). If we do that, the door will be in the kitchen by default. I was originally going to do a pantry cabinet there, but my budget did not allow it.The fridge will be to the left of the sink, which is under the window. I have three feet of counter there for that kind of prep. This is our empty-nest/retirement home, so it will be just the two of us most of the time....See Morewhaas_5a
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