Kitchen Layout: Help me Decide
Jenna C
7 years ago
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Help with deciding on Kitchen Layout
Comments (8)My dream kitchen had an island in it but my real kitchen is too small so a peninsula will give us a casual place to eat breakfast and stuff instead of always on the dining table. I was trying to do the window with a permit because with the plumbing and electrical inspectors most likely coming to inspect their areas, I thought they would notice that other things had been done as well and then be fined. I was stressed about the process of getting and owners permit. I spoke with a friend who is in construction and he gave some tips for getting the permit. He doesn't think it will be that difficult. SO he gave me some hope. That will be my project this week. Getting permit process started. The kitchen currently doesn't have any cabinets on that wall so I had a small round table for breakfast and stuff. The dining room has french doors close to the wall that would be taken down. I don't have any window furnishings on the french doors because I like looking out and I think that light will also filter into the kitchen. There is another small window above the sink. I am also adding recessed lighting, undercabinet lighting and most likely some pendants over peninsula. Still thinking about the pendants because area is small and dining room has a largish chandeleir. DOn't know how that would look. THis is the link to current kitchen.... http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j274/mustard_00/Kitchen/...See MoreNeed help deciding on kitchen layout.
Comments (50)Getting there! A few comments: The refrigerator needs landing space. Regarding the peninsula -- you still need enough space to accommodate the table you plan to put in the same room. Windows -- I highly recommend wide, counter-height windows to bring in as much light as possible and to take advantage of the view. Regarding children -- do your grown children ever visit and give you a hand in the Kitchen? Will you eventually have grandchildren who will want to help Grandma (or Grandpa) in the Kitchen? . How about something like this? It gives you everything you asked for and fixes the issues I saw above: It still has a counter-depth refrigerator, but if you really want a bigger refrigerator, you could put in a standard-depth. (But, do you really need a larger refrigerator if it's just the two of you?) In addition, there is no worry about a bottleneck at the refrigerator. (I do have to ask, though - you say it's only the two of you and that you do not work in the Kitchen at the same time...so, why is there a bottleneck?) The primary work zones are nicely separated so there is no contention for counterspace (e.g., dirty dishes stacked on the counter will not be in the way of the Prep Zone/workspace) The sink is large enough to handle both cleaning up and prepping - it's a Kohler Stages 45 (http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Stages-45-x-18-1-2-x-9-13-16-under-mount-single-bowl-with-wet-surface-area-kitchen-sink/productDetail/kitchen-sinks/427383.htm?skuId=405416&brandId=432902) It gives you plenty of workspace in the primary Prep Zone. There is plenty of dish storage and it's close to the table space. The MW drawer is next to the refrigerator in a "Snack Center" - so someone not preparing a meal can use the MW without getting in the way of someone preparing a meal (or even cleaning up) - not bottleneck. -- I highly recommend a MW drawer b/c of how easy it is to use, especially as we get older. It is opened by giving it a gentle tug and is closed by giving it a gentle nudge - the drawer then opens/closes by itself. To stir food, you do not have to take it out, just open, reach down to stir, and close. It's also easier and safer to lift it up to the counter than taking it out from above the counter (risking sloshing it and burning your face with splashes). -- If you don't want a drawer, then I recommend a MW sitting on the counter in the Snack Center. The sink wall cabinets and counters are 3" deeper than standard to give you more storage as well as more counterspace. 3" does make a difference! Those 3" also give you more space b/w the sink and window so it's easier to clean behind the faucet as well as increases your faucet options b/c you don't have to worry about the faucet working properly with a window sill right behind it. (Sometimes the window sill gets in the way of the faucet handle and does not allow full use of the handle.) -- If you cannot get deeper cabinets, then pull them out 3" from the wall - you will still benefit from the increased counter depth. Note the 3 corners are all handled differently. -- The peninsula corner has a cabinet turned 90 degrees so it is accessible from the dining side. You can store tablecloths, napkins, placemats, etc. - those things used in the DR only. When you do this, you do have to ensure you have 3" of filler on each side of the inside corner so the drawer fronts/doors and pulls/knobs clear the same on the other side of the corner. In this case, simply increase the width of the cabinet - the back of the cabinet acts as filler inside the Kitchen. This is the most efficient use of corner space. -- The corner b/w the sink and range wall is voided out to give you wider cabinets on each side of the corner. As with the above, you need 3" on each inside corner. -- The corner b/w the range and refrigerator wall is a corner susan for storing small appliances. This is a great way to store small appliances as you have two shelves split b/w the top & bottom of the cabinet and anything you want is always in front and easy to remove/put away - simply rotate the shelf until the item is in front of you! -- Stay away from blind corner cabinets - they're the worst use of corner space. Access is rarely easy. With the (expensive) swing outs, if something falls off the shelf, you cannot close the swing out until you retrieve the fallen item - and that usually means crawling inside to retrieve the item. . Layout #3: . Layout #3 Zone Map: ....See Morehelp me decide on cabinet layout?
Comments (0)Wanted to get some feedback. Trying to decide on my main cabinet run. Got it mostly narrowed down to a couple options. Sort of leaning towards 1A, 1B, 2C. Really torn though. Also not sure about splitting the "C" section up in a non centered kind of way in regards to the uppers above it (baking station that will hide mixer, coffee items, immersion blender, food processor etc) Here's the kitchen layout (ignore individual cabinet dimensions on this one): here's the rest of the kitchen just for the full picture:...See MoreHelp Decide Kitchen Layout and ....?
Comments (136)This would be my personal fav. Where I have the long scribble to the left end is a pull out reach in pantry similar to those shown by others. I added a small cabinet left of the range hood. The area above the sink are shelves. Not everyone likes shelves but I love mine. Mine are wood with a cork liner on top. All my every day dishes are an off white. They go from dishwasher to shelf in seconds. Plus, it’s simple but visually nice. If budget is tight shelves will be cheaper. Also, with this layout you could do “plain” laminate/Formica countertops on the perimeters (there are some very cool laminate‘s these days) and splurge on a beautiful stone or quartz for the island. To free up more space do corner banquette seating and add two chairs on the outside. Or, if too cramped you might do a banquette corner seat for four. Edited:( not my rendering below, I’m just tweaking it). You could keep the shallow cabinets shallow on the wall joining the living area. Or, do full depth base cabinets that would bump out five or six inches into the living room with an open pass-thru between the uppers and lowers into the living room. You could even put a 30” built-in beverage cooler/refrigerator in that section. The cooler would face front in the kitchen and have a dummy door on living room side. The other door would be accessible from the kitchen and living room. In a perfect world there would be a small prep sink but the world isn’t perfect. However...I think there isn’t enough of a walkway to spare a few inches for a bump out Into the living area? Is the floor plan to scale in that area as far as openings go?...See MoreMDLN
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