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Comments (14)Welcome to Kitchens! Do you need the peninsula? Is there a reason for it? Have you considered an "L" with the range on the "top" wall and the sink on the right wall (using the drawing w/dimensions to determine left/right, top/bottom)? Here are some ideas. I tired to keep the plumbing as close as possible to the original location. Oh, in all except Layout #3, the counter run along the right wall is 27" deep with 15" deep uppers. This gives you a bit more workspace on the counter and quite a bit more storage in the upper cabinets. You'd be surprised how much of a difference those 3" make in upper cabinets! The cabinet above the sink is farther off the surface and could be a dish rack for both utilitarian as well as aesthetic value. .. .. .. This one is probably my favorite... Plenty of prep space, plenty of room around the range, decent pantry space, and more open. I'm of two minds concerning the MW. It could be put in the corner as I show it, but it could also be a MW drawer in the 24" cabinet to the left of the range. In the corner, it gives you the full height of the 24" cabinet for storage. In the drawer, it opens up the counter completely and is more open. (That cabinet to the left of the range must be drawers. If it has doors, you'll need around an 1" of filler b/w the wall and cabinet so the cabinet might have to be narrower...assuming full-overlay or frameless cabinets.) Here it is with the primary zones marked (I put a MW drawer in this one so you could see it): Why a double-bowl, 36" wide sink? Because (1) it allows you to use one bowl for prepping and one for dirty dishes and (2) the larger bowl can be 21" wide...approx the same width you would get using a single-bowl, 24" wide sink base. Here is a link that might be useful: Read Me If You're New To GW Kitchens!...See MoreMoving to a Small Condo
Comments (34)Moving from houses to condos furniture is huge and it means getting rid of it and downsizing like anything else and getting furniture that will fit and can't keep those huge ones. I moved from house to condo but I only lived in bottom on small suite of parents house and I have lost a nice kitchen to this one the pits, can't hardly use it, its not useable for me. The bathrooms are not at all what I would have liked either. Closets are the pits too. And I didn't get to choose this condo, had to move in and that was it. The storage is the pits too, a storage locker that its full of pipes and so only have a bag and christmas tree in it, unuseable it is. The sun shines fully on it and so last fall felt I lived in a sauna and it wasn't fun at all and sweating all the time. I don't like looking at a fence, its on the first floor, would like one that is higher up where live is to be seen. So many are shocked at how small it is after living in a nice house with space. Its normal unless you can afford those over million ones at least here with tons of space,etc. in it. Even the new townhouses we have here is too small and I looked at one years ago just to see what it looked like inside it and shocked, no living room really and nothing would fit in there and tiny kitchen table stuck understairs and I mean tiny table. The laundry room was the biggest room I could see in it. Storage is underground with the spiders, ugh. kathy...See MoreBuilt-ins in small condo?
Comments (29)I'd suggest a regular sofa - I've looked for small sectionals that have modest depth/width and they honestly don't work well for the L-shaped arrangement. I have a beautiful contemporary design smaller sectional that had to fit a certain specific width, but you are only saving a couple of inches overall. They are not really meant for narrow rooms so it makes egress annoying to have to dodge around edges all the time. If you put a hanging cabinet/console on the opposite wall, 2 suggestions might help: - storage ottoman cubes in a row underneath. Versatile and useful. - put your TV on a SANUS wall mount. My DH had to talk me into this and I'm now a total believer in them! It pulls out and angles, up/down or side/side. Get the heaviest one available, since I've never known anyone to buy a smaller TV to replace the old one, lol. Also, you appear to have a good amount of direct sun coming in through those glass doors? Be aware unless coated, it will seriously fade wood, leather, and fabric (I learned this over 30 yrs of living with huge picture windows!). Melamine/laminate is one of the most UV-resistant materials but over 10 yrs, we saw even that material had faded somewhat after daily exposure. HTH, and have fun decorating! Don't forget, nothing is forever and you can always change things around later :))...See MoreWindow Replacement -the quote makes me feel ill, do you feel the same?
Comments (73)Thanks @todd!! Hopefully the heat buildup won't be an issue. I called up Provia (such nice people) and after describing my set-up and the lack of direct sun, they said it shouldn't be an problem. For issue 2, the window that came was smaller than the exterior rough opening, which leads me to believe it could/should have been bigger. My general contractor had already framed the walls using the original windows as guides, so this smaller window throws everything off. Anyway, they are in now. Have you ever saw drywall put in at an angle, where I'd start it where the wall framing is and angle inward to meet the window frame, or is that a ridiculous thought? The caulking you use sounds more sensible. Alas, that ugly, gloppy white caulking with whatever crap blew by in the wind and stuck to it is in, so I guess I'm going to have to live with it. And the softness of the pine, oh if i knew this, I might have made different choices. The guys filled the gouges with putty, but of course you can still see them. Brand new windows and they are already looking cruddy. What a bummer this all is....See MoreMDLN
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