Kitchen Layout Review Help Needed.
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Kitchen layout review needed - kitchen renovation continues...
Comments (18)Thanks Amanda (huango) and numbersjunkie and rebunky! shifting the sink is a great idea and completely do-able. I agree, get it out of the corner. Most of the collisions happen there. :-| with a single level peninsula, I thought the that the tall skinny faucet would look odd, sticking up all by it's lonesome. Do you find that the extra counter space makes up for the not being able to hide stuff behind the second level ? good idea for more cabinet space over the fridge. that's a blind corner base cabinet to the left of the range I never thought of turning the cabinets to face out the other direction! Nope...no formal dining room. Some neighbors use the formal living room as a dining room or put a larger dining table in front of the patio door, as benjesbride suggested. the consensus is that the shorter pony wall must go. I agree! Thanks! - Mal...See MoreRequesting review of revised kitchen layout.
Comments (33)Oak town, By exterior closet, do you mean the closet that's outside the "lower" wall of the kitchen in the plan? (In my version there's FAU's shown there but on the above plan I posted, they are not shown as such, but that closet is supposed to contain FAU's for two floors). I discussed that with my architect for alternative locations and it was decided that this current location is pretty much the best. By code, we cannot put it under stairs or landing. :( and we are not ready to put it on the roof coz we may possibly have a deck there. Also DH does not want them inside. To answer your other questions: - under stair landing is storage accessible from outside. I think it will be ~ 5ft high -- but if needed this space can be claimed by the kitchen or from inside. - under the stairs is storage accessible from the main hallway that connects the great room with entry. I had it converted to a pantry but took it out (in my revisions) because I realized that it was not giving me additional storage but was wasting it away. So I decided to leave the counter cabinet separate from the pantry. - The new under-stairs storage will be accessed from the hallway. So if I were to use it for kitchen purposes, I'd turn around the corner of (currently drawn) 48" cabinet and then access it. It's not super convenient but not entirely inconvenient either. However, I am open to using that for kitchen if I completely run out of space in the main kitchen. - 48' range is a bit much for me. I do not need so many burners and cooktop grill etc. I have allocated 36" but may actually get a 30". Will decide soon based on my trip to appliance store. Also micro is my most used item so I would prefer it to be at a more ergonomic height. - I need a compact convection and a micro in addition to regular sized oven and thought of getting wall combo to primarily make space planning more functional. In fact, I use compact convection way more than large oven due to my family size (2 adults, 1 kid, and not gonna change). - mama goose, the tall 12" cabinet can go if needed. I am much more interested in keeping kitchen related items first. Hope I answered all the questions....See MoreNeed help w/kitchen layout review
Comments (27)Just getting back to GW -- b/w family & work, my time was limited this past weekend. . "How big of a kitchen sink should I get?" I would try for at least a 30" sink base cabinet. It should fit a sink b/w 27" and 28.5". That size should fit just about anything. If a 33" or 36" works in the layout, then go ahead and get a larger one. If you were getting a two-bowl sink, I'd say at least 36" - even with a 60/40 or 70/30 split. But with a single bowl, a minimum of 30" is probably enough. . "How big of an overhang do we need for comfortable seating..." That depends on the height of the counter. The minimum recommended overhangs are below. Note that these overhangs are for short to average heights/leg lengths. If you or anyone in your family is tall (say, 6' or more) or have long legs, then I would go with a deeper overhang (maybe another 3" depth). Table-height seating (30" off the floor)...18" of clear leg/knee space Counter-height seating (36" off the floor)...15" of clear leg/knee space Bar-height seating (42" off the floor)...12" of clear leg/knee space. However, if you plan to eat meals at this height, you need at least 18" of depth for plate + glass. For all three heights, a minimum of 24" of linear space is needed per seat. Note that there have been some rumblings in the Kitchen Design world that for table-height it should more like 30" of linear space per seat -- but I have not seen that "officially" stated anywhere and based on my experience, I think 24" is fine for table-height seating for most people. . Regarding a hood...have you considered building out the wall another 9" or so and then the soffit the same. Then, run the hood duct up inside the new depth and into the new part of the soffit and then out to the outside? From the pictures, it looks like the soffit goes across the Kitchen to the outside wall. Is that correct? (Or, is the soffit really just the ceiling?) I have a blank slate that I'll post. I haven't had time to work up a layout, but I do like Sena's layouts. Let me know if the blank slate is correct, please. Blank Slate: . Possible soffit location? Or, just ceiling?? ....See MoreKitchen Layout help/review
Comments (16)@rantontoo, Gotcha, thanks it does make sense. So any different layout ideas to avoid the barrier issue? I guess I feel like there's an inherent trade off between efficient kitchens with good lines and ones with lots of counter & workspace... or have I just never seen a really well designed kitchen layout? :) There is a powder room directly behind where the fridge is, then the garage is on the other side of the powder room. Edit: Actually the powder room might only be behind the microwave area. Might be the hallway leading to the powder room right behind the fridge location. Either way, there is about 6' of the house indoors between the back of the fridge wall and the garage....See Morecpartist
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