If you were trying to fit in an island with 2 seats would this work?
Home sick recovering from another bout of shingles.
Just playing around with my plans and went back through some suggestions made by people here over the course of this renovation.
I have room enough for a small island and was thinking of doing one on wheels as a possibility. But most of those I've found don't really have decent seating.
At the most I can fit 42" square. Of course trying to seat 2 side by side in 42" isn't really great. So then it occurred to me I could put the seating catty corner and put a small cabinet or open shelving or even just a leg in that corner between the seats.
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beachem
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cluelessincolorado
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoSo this is a guest apartment, not my everyday kitchen. I will be listing it as a rental for couples or small group getaways. I've been told that it's nice to have a set up for wine and cheese or snacks.
Most of the time I'm thinking it will be breakfast for two and then the guests will go off doing touristy things. Maybe come home to get ready for dinner, have some wine and snacks before going into town for dinner.
smm5525
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7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoSo figuring on a rectangle it occurred to me to try this. This gives me 8" more inches of walkway. Better or not?
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThanks all, I picked up a couple of those metal bar stools at Ballard outlet so I'll use those .
The cabin is in the mountains so the view out every window is basically woods. Same view on all sides except off the back screened porch which faces the Ellijay river. Also, not everyone's preference but you can see the tv from the island seats, so if someone likes to watch the news with their breakfast(what we do) then that's an option.
View from Island,
mrspete
7 years agoI think I'd go with this option. It places your storage on the side where you'll be working, and it gives you two comfortable seats. Simple is usually best.
AnnKH
7 years agosmm5525
7 years agoIf u move the fridge to this wall, I would definitely keep seating side by side because one person will be right in front of the stove. That's a dangerous spot.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoBarnaclebob, the peninsula is my first choice but I can't vent the range with that due to the roofline. So I'm coming up with a back up plan in case I can't get a permit without the venting. I've been warned by the guy on the architectural committee to have a few options so I won't have to make new appointments to go back and try again.
Buehl, I realized I can do the shallow IKEA base cabinets with a 15" overhang on the back. So no one will be sitting on the range side. So I've got room to slide the island back away from the range. I'll have 48" or so on the range side.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years ago44" aisles on those sides, although there isn't actually an aisle behind stools as the island starts where the wall ends.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoOh and here is the peninsula layout. I'm taking this to the permit office as well.
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years agoFound this while perusing Pinterest. Perfect size and it's not permanent, so if I don't like it, no harm no foul. Open shelves, but at least they are stainless steel so easy to keep clean. I'm might stain the top a darker color, but will decide that later.
I created a mock up in my floor plan.
jhmarie