Need help with new Kitchen -- cabinet colors and design
Tuesdayschild
7 years ago
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new kitchen design in need of help-its a mess!!
Comments (15)Okay- deep breath... Here are the steps I would go through (sorry- my sketches would not upload): First, and always first, think of natural light. The closest windows in this kitchen is a small one off of the dining room! If you pay for any upcharge, make that a big, gorgeous set of French doors or large (to the ceiling) windows with a windowseat under it. Get rid of that side door it is going to bump into the table if you leave it anyway, and you have doors right there next to the fireplace. Second, put your dining table right up to the windowseat. You can seat 6 like this in a much smaller space. Third, do yourself a HUGE favor and move that door from the garage from going directly into the kitchen...to come through that utility room instead and through to the kitchen. A foyer/ mud area is just about the most important part of the house- keys, coats, boots, bags... if you can in any way use the space more wisely by putting laundry or pantry elsewhere too, you won't regret it. It looks like you have some room where the stairs to the inside from the garage would have gone for something. Fourthly, I suggest a double island. That is a high end thing and awesome for a reason: go to anyone's house with a 13 foot island and see how long it takes until you get tired walking ALL THE WAY AROUND if you are on the bar stool side. It's a total obstruction. By the way, barstools are very uncomfortable so it is unlikely you will have 4 people sitting there to eat all at once. Less should work. With a double island, you can have one for utility purposes, and one for barstools if need be- so those eating are in a table arrangement and not in a lineup. Fifthly, I would put your main sink on the wall with the stove and dw by extending the whole wall config a little further toward that window. A small sink in the island is fine, but piles of dishes on a counter that get in the way and can be knocked off easily makes main sinks in islands not fun. This extension also give you more room to pull off the double islands (which by the way, are often better if they are not matchy-matchy---- as are cabinets). Sixthly- replace all of those wall cabinets with open shelves on either side of the sink for your everyday dishes. Wall cabinets blocks your vision by being a big wall box in the way when you walk in. Finally, scoot your pantry door inside your mudroom but shrink it so it isn't a walk in. This leaves room to build in your refrigerator facing the kitchen and gets it out of the way. Sink it just enough to line up with the entire wall of cabinets that I suggest you create and put right next to you on that unused prime wall space under the stairs. The can be just pretty doors, to save on "cabinet" costs, and dual as a pantry too. By the way, after that depth is factored into that wall, the entire kitchen arrangement should have exactly the same walk through space on each side- not different distances like on this plan.... so everything just needs scotched a little closer to the dining room. Oops, one more thing- on the main wall, I suggest (from left to right) skinny cabinet with small pot rack over, oven with hood, skinny cabinet with potrack over, dishwasher with space over, cabinet with open shelves over, sink with something you love over, cabinet with open shelves over. Would love to know what advice you take/ don't take and why- I'm working on a design business and had fun thinking through this. Best to you- I hope it turns out beautifully! Jackie Ps- inexpensive hoods are easy to build in with a little wood and trim so you don't have to spend on a fancy one. Hope this helps! All in all, I think I decreased your cabinet costs- hopefully that pays for the added doors/ windows:). Islands are easy to make, by the way, too and a great place to add color!...See MoreNeed Design Help for my New Kitchen!
Comments (3)How long is this island you have in your drawings? It doesn't look like you have room for a 10 foot long island. You might get more "air" if you did the oven in the island and the cooktop with it there - I'm sure there's some sleek, modern version of that like this one I found: [https://www.houzz.com/products/designer-range-hoods-moon-crystal-series-prvw-vr~1926705[(https://www.houzz.com/products/designer-range-hoods-moon-crystal-series-prvw-vr~1926705) I would do sink under window. Is that where it is right now? Cheaper not to move it so and better there in my opinion anyway. Maybe you are a neat and tidy cook, but I'm not, so I wouldn't want dishes stacked on my island, seems not so in your face over there against the wall. Can you have your cabinets run all the way to the wall on the left side of your drawing? I actually think it's more sleek that way in your particular situation. I think you need to share measurements. I think it can be better....See MoreNeed Help With New Kitchen Design!
Comments (7)Is there a reason you have an angled island? They're not the best design for storage and can be expensive to build. I'll be honest, I don't like that island. I think you have a lot of wasted space overall -- both counter and floor space. Unless...do you need extra space in the middle of the Kitchen for a wheelchair or similar? If so, then I can see why this design might work. Good job on the DW placement -- it's not b/w the sink and range! Do you like staring at the divider in the middle of the window? I'd rather have the sink offset (to the left) so I could see out one of the full windows instead of staring at the divider. It would also give you more workspace b/w the sink and range. Or, you could put in a 3-pane window so that the middle pane is clear. Or, a single-pane window. My mother's old Kitchen had those plant shelves flanking the window. She got rid of them to open up her window more -- and she wasn't remodeling, she just wanted a more open feel. I don't know what the cabinets are in the island -- are they all drawer bases? I recommend it. I'd also switch out that cabinet to the left of the DW for a drawer base as well. How wide is the aisle b/w the refrigerator and the island? B/w the island and the sink wall? I'm with your husband -- I don't like the subway tile either, but then, I'm not a fan of subway tile in general...it reminds me of subway walls! However, it is popular right now (and has been for a few years, at least on GW). With the exception of the island, it's actually a pretty good layout. But, I wonder if it could be better.... (How many people are in your family? How many work in the Kitchen at the same time -- cooking and/or cleaning up? What about the future?) If you'd like us to work on a Kitchen design for you, we really need a fully measured layout of the space and more information about you & your family, how you plan to use the space, etc. The Layout Help FAQ discusses what information we need to help you: How do I ask for Layout Help and what information should I include? http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2767033/how-do-i-ask-for-layout-help-and-what-information-should-i-include A sketch of the layout of the whole floor will also help -- it lest us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the house and how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen....See MoreNeed help picking a kitchen cabinet design
Comments (5)Can you do a flat raised panel framed by a groove? That's what I did for my KraftMaid vanity because I wanted something dressier than Shaker but didn't like the traditional raised panel center style. Where there's the bead around the flat panel you'd have a groove, along with the groove at the edge of the door. It's easy to keep clean....See MoreTuesdayschild
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