I think I have my final layout...
Thanks so much to everyone here. I have tweaked and changed and think I have it ready to order. Builder can't start on this part of the remodel until April so I have time(which may be a bad thing!).
For those not familiar, this is a small kitchen in an open loft style guest apartment over our detached garage at our cabin in the mountains.
It will be used for a few things-
1.DH and I will probably end up living there while main house has some things updated and fixed.
2. Grown kids will stay there during holiday visits.
3. Adult couple friends when they visit
4. Short term rental, adults only. (Max 4 people, but I'm sure it will appeal mostly to couples)
In my dreams I will have semi handmade do the doors so I can have a navy blue kitchen. But if I can't afford that then I will do stock IKEA in white or black.
Here is the existing kitchen and space. As you can see I have to work around the angled ceiling. I'm basically flipping the layout.
This is the overall final layout.
And now the kitchen layout
The pantry,
Here's an overhead showing DW in relation to dish drawer. As this is a small kitchen I will only have 6 place settings, maybe 8 of a few things. Not ideal but I will almost always be the one unloading as the standard is to have guests load and run as they are departing.
Also, the table behind the sofa is countertop height, so can be pulled out and seat 6 using a couple of stools from the kitchen bar, or I could buy a couple extra stools and store against the wall.
This entire kitchen is stock IKEA, no hacks required. DH will make open shelves.
A few easy questions from the gurus,
I could lower the bar height and put some outlets there which might be a good spot to work at a laptop. Or is it more useful all one height.
This,
My other easy question,
I want to hang 6 mugs or so from the open shelf in the coffee area. Just an FYI, that shelf is actually about 24" above the counter, not the standard 18" as I want room to open the keurig and not hit the hanging mugs.
Would you hang the mugs under the shelf on cup cooks or put pegs along front of shelf to hang the mugs?
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AnnKH
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoAnnKH, thanks for the input. I was trying to plan out what goes where as I am currently cleaning out my existing house to list and want to only keep what will have a use and a place in the new kitchen.
Storing potholders and dish towels, other than what is hanging is something I didn't have on my list. I do have 4 drawers above the dishwasher. One is for cutlery, one for knives, one is for tin foil and zip locks so I think the 4th drawer would be perfect for a small selection of textiles. Thanks!
this is the IKEA drawer unit made to fit under upper cabinets.
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i really think i have the final layout design here!
Comments (48)I am doing a similiar layout (but I would kill for a mudroom like you have). I have no design expertise, but I will tell you what I have decided. I have my one kitchen window in the same spot as yours and I too wanted a nice big span. I decided to go with a bay window which will give alot of light, but the angle will make it a bit less wide. Can you move your doorway to the DR to the right a bit so that the doorway will align with your kitchen aisle and create a corner of doors with your mudroom doorway? Can size of mudroom doorway be reduced as well? I would put a wall mounted bench along your half wall for table seating. This will give you more space as you do not have to allow room for chairs to push back against the half wall. Also, it will be easy to get in and out of a single bench, so the dreaded "stuck in the middle" drawback shouldn't be an issue. This configuration may allow you to get a slightly wider table and you can easily push the table against the wall when you need to. I dwelled alot on fridge placement. My KD insisted that left of the window was the only place for a fridge. Ultimately, while I like the convience that placement offers for proximity to sink and kitchen table, I did not like that this focal point spot in my kitchen would contain a big box. In my layout, the eye is drawn to the sink wall as yours will be. Be sure you are ok with this placement. Lastly, I too wanted to go with a cooktop and wall ovens, but I did not like the layout limitations that came along with this. I decided to do a 36" range instead. Why not do a 36, or even 42" professional range. It might work better for your layout. Good luck!...See MoreYAY! I think I finally have a layout that works!! Pic heavy
Comments (7)Congrats! Doesn't it feel good and comfortable when thoughts and imagined images finally fall into place? That range corner looks primed for some real drama. We await the ideas for it. It's not too late to insert either side of the range in your plan... a carved wooden oversized salad spoon and fork set, ...or a macrame plant hanger, ...or a gingham check teddy bear and white goose wallpaper border. But then, I suppose you will be impertinent enough to come up with your own idea....See MoreOpinions please. I think I have finally found the right one.
Comments (56)Ok now I think I get it too- you are just showing as a point of reference how the rooms play off of each other, and are thinking that in addition to doing the kitchen, you would also do the fireplace wall and the wall perpendicular to it(facing the kitchen).... I think that sounds good, but being the cautious type, I think maybe have that in mind but first just do the kitchen - I do think that will look great. And, chances are doing it in the family room will be nice as well, but you might just decide that it could be too much... so I would wait and do one step at a time. Of course , that is my bias because I frequently don't see the obvious and need time to "digest". To repeat though, I do think the larger tiles in the latest rendition will be wonderful in your kitchen. (I believe we have a winner!) :)...See MoreI think I have my final layout but . . .
Comments (24)Here are two ideas for you: Both plans use compact appliances, an 18" DW and a 27" or 24" wide, CD fridge. This allows me to place them along with the sink cab into the L portion of your kitchen, which opens up the center of your kitchen. I swapped out the slider for a 36" swing door with 12" side light (or door plus separate window). If you can do an out-swing door in your area, do that to avoid having a door swing into your space. You still keep a place for your pets to sit and peer out but this frees up wall space for a floor to ceiling pantry/flip-up work table/stool storage cabinet that shouldn't interfere with a radiator (if it's still in that corner, can't quite tell from your posts above). Think of this as a merge of the rolling island idea that live_wire_oak posted above (but make it fixed) with a wall cabinet sitting above or on top of its counter. Swing the table up to get more prep space or a mini bar area. You will need to - and hopefully can - widen the doorway so that you can open a right hand swing door fridge. If you can't do this, you'll need to choose a left hand swing door (or else the fridge door will bind on the side wall). Even better would be to remove that bit of wall because you would gain 4.5" of space you can use for a larger fridge. The 1" spacer between DW and fridge is for counter support. Specific notes for Plan A: I removed cabinets from above the corner sink. It would be close to impossible to access storage in the cabinet in the corner. You'd need a stool at the very least. The pantry cab should more than make up for the loss of cabinets over the sink. Specific notes for Plan B: There is not a cabinet around the fridge in this plan. There simply isn't room to add one. However, if you removed the bit of wall below the fridge, you could not only go with a 27" fridge but you'd be able to add a cabinet around it....See Morerantontoo
7 years agorjknsf
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoYeah, I like it all one height, too. Maybe I'll try one of those pop out outlets on the side of the island.
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Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
cpartist
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
bpath
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoCp, gotcha!
heres with a small island. I can keep my dish drawer plus it gives me a spot for a small open cabinet for wine storage. One of the tourist activities around here is visiting the local wineries. I can see a couple coming back and having wine and cheese before heading in town for dinner.
The walkway on the range end is a bit less than is considered optimal, but like you said it's not for cooking big meals.
update:
If I put a 15" cabinet on either side of the range I can get the range out of that smaller walkway.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoBpathome, I am photoshop challenged. I am down to an iPad as both my desktop and laptop died this year.
The open shelves shown basically follow the roof line.
lisa_a
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoFYI, Ikea's corner Susans require 38" of wall, not 36".
Do you already own the fridge? If not, have you considered purchasing a smaller fridge? That would help if you don't have 2" to spare on the fridge wall for Ikea's corner cab. It's unlikely that your guests would need a full size fridge anyway.
33" between island and range run seems a bit on the tight side. What if you were to do an island with a narrower side facing the fridge and a slightly wider side for the seating overhang, like this:
I added a 6" cab for wine bottles that would be something like this, but only 1 bottle wide.
Lakeview Residence · More InfoYou could probably make it wide enough to do 2 rows by making the island slider larger than 48".
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