Kitchen Layout - What would you do?
If you had a 13' x 17' 9" space like below...and you could lay it out any way you like...what would you do? The window on the outside facing wall could move along the wall. It will be a 48" window. The ceilings are 10'. Appliances Med - High End / Built Ins. Can add walls / closets and island as desired.
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bpath
7 years ago
smm5525
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What on earth would you do with this bath layout ?
Comments (13)Here are a few other options. They're not great "as is" drawings, they're just to show how things might be able to be shifted and how space might be able to be utilized. We all place different levels of importance on certain bathroom features; toilet space, shower size, separate sinks, etc, so look at these you might be able to nip and tuck a usable design into the space. The first one moves the toilet to the immediate right of the entry door, and because of the depth of that space, it's an open toilet alcove. No door to close it off for it to be a true "water closet." The first sink is to the immediate left as you enter, and the other sink on the opposite wall. A basic shower is next to the toilet. A larger closet in the back right corner. Drawing #2: The existing bedroom-to-bathroom door sort of chokes down the path through the bathroom. So this this next one moves the bathroom entry door to the left. This gives enough depth for a true 60" water closet to the immediate right as you enter the bathroom. It also gives space for a larger shower and for a larger closet. The shower could be made a narrower and the closet wider. The last one tweaks the space just a little bit more to expand the depth of the shower, with the added depth the shower could be doorless for example. It also affords and even larger corner closet. #3: So just a few ideas. Moving the bathroom door to the left may sound daunting, but it does enhance the layout, especially if the owner wants a closed off water closet. FYI, water closet code minimum dimensions are 30" wide by 60" deep. Hope these help! Good luck....See MoreIdeas Please! What would you do with this layout?
Comments (24)I actually like the original peninsula from Creekylis' idea #1. The refrigerator location is actually a plus...it makes it available to not only the kitchen but also to the DR, FR, & Nook and has the added bonus that if someone from the Nook or FR needs to get to the refrigerator s/he won't have to go into the kitchen and possibly interfere w/prep/cooking/cleaning up. Using the same thoughts, having a peninsula next to the refrigerator forces someone going to the refrigerator for a snack to enter the working area of the kitchen. If it were me, I also would not want to close off the entry hall and force everyone to go through the FR to get to the Nook or Kitchen (and, to get to the kitchen you have to go around the peninsula). Maybe you could take Weedyacres' idea only make it a free-standing peninsula attached to that small 3' wall. It would give you more space in the Nook. If you have the seating facing the kitchen you could then, on the kitchen side, have an undercounter MW and store snacks in drawer next to the MW. See the picture below. Yes, someone from the FR will have to go around to get to the MW or refrigerator, but it shouldn't be too bad since it's not that big a detour. There will still be some separation from the kitchen work area as well....See MoreLayout Sandbox -- What would you do?
Comments (7)I have some ideas, but it really starts with function...what functions would you like to see in the space? What is missing from your house that you'd like to add...do you need more closet space? Office space? Do you want to maintain a formal DR or would you like it open to the kitchen? All of those are possible with the space you have. And I keep thinking about the LR and FR...do people realistically need and use both? Or might there be a better function for the rooms? I would probably keep the DR more formal as that's my preference. I would move the door to the DR down and make the kitchen a real U shape with the fridge (counter depth for sure) on the left, the sink under window and the cooktop on the right. Then I'd add an island which was just counter height, rounded on the far side with seating facing into the kitchen. On the wall that backs up to the LR, I'd put a pantry and a desk and/or bar area. This way the traffic would flow by the kitchen but not in the cooking area and people could gather at the island and flow into the DR....See MoreWhat would you do with these steps? Not crazy about the brick & layout
Comments (4)If it is the same as on our front porch, it is a rubberized/gravel coating that is installed by troweling on a layer about 1/4" thick. It is often used around swimming pools. The base on which that material is applied has to be very secure and solid. The covering on your house seems to be thin brick. I see several places where pieces have fallen off or the grout is cracked or missing. Using the layer of material would not be a long term solution. There is probably concrete under that brick. Remove all the brick/mortar and maybe grind the result flat and then use the rubber material....See MoreJoe Grant
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7 years agoOne Level Ranch, 10' Ceilings throughout...Still making changes to other rooms....but this will give you the basic gist.
herbflavor
7 years agobpath
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
7 years agoSince this was a WWYD, I went with symmetry. So many times symmetry
needs to give way to function, but with the rectangular room and
mirrored doors, I was imagining the centered range/cooktop and a killer
hood. Whenever it's possible, and still functional, the fridge should be on
the periphery, so that anyone wanting to access it does not need to walk
through a work zone, and the cooktop should be in the most protected
area.The uppers and large drawers in this plan can store the items that would
normally be stored in a pantry, and you would have storage above and
below the ovens, and above the fridge. The drawers can be made with lower sides to make identifying boxes and containers easier, or you can do some doors with ROTS.*The kitchen is divided into two work areas--prep and cooking on the right, and clean-up on the left. A helper can be loading or unloading the DW, or setting the table, while you are prepping and/or cooking, and even though it's a large space, the 'legs' of the prep/cooking triangle are within the max recommended by the NKBA. (NKBA guidelines--#3)
I often post this picture of huango's appliance garage, because I like it, and because she has posted about how much she likes it. It would be different with the upper cabinets in the plan, but similar between the uppers and countertop:
More info--appliance garage
*Pantry drawers--Sheilasu blogspot
*Roll outs
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago...5-6' Island center with large prep space. You really need a water source to have a prep space, but here's a L plan with a large pantry, and the fridge and ovens on the back wall. It leaves very little prep space between the sink and range, so prep would need to take place on the smaller island, which has no prep sink, so it can house the beverage fridge and wine cooler:
Another quick and dirty rearrangement, with pantry cabs above the coolers on the right wall. There is a small pantry beside the fridge, and a little more space between the sink and range:
smm5525, thank you. :)
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI use the Ikea kitchen planner, which has it's limits, but I tried to put together a suggestion quickly. When we renovated our house, avoiding sight lines to the clean up area was a priority to me and so I notice this in other people's homes as well. I tucked your clean up sink out the way so it's not very visible as you enter or sit in the great room. If the back wall is free of cabinets, you could have a patio door.
I think it's best to move the doorway toward the bedrooms; you avoid corner cabinets and its fewer steps to the hall closets from the kitchen.
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7 years ago
I started working on this earlier and was interrupted, but I'll post it
anyway, in case moving the doorway as BB suggested is not feasible.Can fridge and single wall oven fit on the side wall? I had them on that wall in previous version, with an appliance garage in the corner. What about moving the oven (single oven) on the pantry wall with storage underneath? Oven
would need landing space beside it, so it would need to be next to a
counter over either the bev or wine cooler. In the following shift I put the bev cooler by the ovens, and the wine cooler on the island. If cabinets are
continuous, the corner cuts down on space available on either wall,
especially with the tall elements.
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7 years agoAh, yes I see MamaGoose.
Joe what about this plan but moving the range over and getting floor to ceiling pantry cabinets on the back wall.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHere's what I'm doing with my corner cabinet between fridge and stove. It'll be my secondary pantry and small appliance storage. The counter will wrap around but the upper cabinet will dead into the wall.
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