Kitchen layout help needed
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Comments (13)Thanks mama goose. You've given me some things to think about. I like the fridge placement. I am concerned about the depth of the island though. At 42" deep, I'm worried there won't be enough clearance behind the island to have a couch/tv at a comfortable distance. I was trying to leave enough space to walk behind the couch to get to the slider/fridge and just generally to have the couch not too close to the TV. The interior width of the house is 23'. So between back wall of cabinets, island, and aisles (26+48+42+48) I would be looking at the back of the couch being a little over 9 feet to a wall mounted TV. i don't mind a cozy living space but that seems like it might be too tight? We currently sit about 13-15 feet away from the TV (which is 55") and some seating is even farther away. Getting a functional kitchen with a comfortable family area was my biggest struggle when making up this current plan. I'm sorry for the poor quality of the photos/sketches. I'm working from my phone right now as I await delivery of a new laptop It's pretty frustrating. The grip I used is 6" per tiny box, if that helps. Once I get the computer I want to try some digital floor plans. I welcome any feedback. Thanks so much for your plan. I already feel better about the kitchen layout at least...See MoreKitchen layout help needed - starting from scratch!
Comments (5)Until you post the plan of the whole floor, here's an idea. I'm thinking a 30" deep counter in front of the low window to give you more room for prep and help avoid things falling off the counter. Here mama goose posted some pictures/links about sink/counters in front of low windows that you can find useful. I'm not sure about the beam, so I tried to avoid a tall cab under it, but if possible, I'd consider pantry on the dining table side, then fridge and a continuous counter on the entry side. The narrow cab on the right of the prep sink can be trash and can be used both during prep and cleanup....See MoreNYC kitchen layout help needed!
Comments (26)I imagine the noise/exposure of the street-facing windows and the room closest to the building entrance is not ideal no matter what rooms you put on the street side. Even if it were your living room, it's no fun living in a fishbowl and hearing people coming in and out. I would suggest investigating what can be done to improve the quiet and the privacy. Since you're going to have the whole place torn apart anyway, now is definitely the time. Measures like putting an extra layer of drywall (and maybe green glue?) against the wall shared with entrance could help. If I could go back to before our remodel, I'd invest in heftier insulation too. In our remodel, we did a lot of efforts at sound proofing with drywall and green glue. We know that the previous owner of our apartment purchased headphones for our next door neighbor to wear while watching TV at night because the previous owner could hear the neighbor's TV while trying to sleep. Because we had that warning, during our gut remodel, we added drywall and green glue in the study bays (there wasn't room to just put a second layer of drywall on the surface of the wall) of the wall between our apartment and the neighbor's and literally have never heard anything ever from that apartment. We were also required for fire safety to have a double layer of drywall between our kitchen and the wall it shares with the building's stairwell, and we've never heard anybody coming up and down the stairs either. I am sorry now we didn't think to double up the drywall for the wall shared with the hallway on our floor -- we do hear our neighbors there all the time. We also put extra drywall on the street side walls, but we haven't changed the windows yet to be more sound proof, so effectively our sound proof wall has a lot of holes in it. :D I hope the wall work will pay off once we switch out the windows for ones that are double or triple paned. Replacing windows to be double paned and/or adding one-way mirrored tint could also help. Our HOA allows you to change the windows to be whatever you want as long as they still look the same (size, shape, muntin color/layout, etc.) afterwards, so your coop might be fine with it? I walked past a first floor apartment the other day that had mirrored film on their huge windows, and even though I walked up to the window and put my nose one inch away from the glass, I still couldn't see in. It was very impressive! I don't know what effect that has on the light quality inside, though. I also hear the tint stops working at night (when it's dark out and light in), but I imagine you'd have your window coverings closed at night anyway. There may be lots of different kinds of tinting options too. I haven't had to look in to this as much I looked in to sound proofing....See MoreKitchen Layout Help Needed
Comments (9)What will go in front of the bay window? Do you have a formal dining room somewhere nearby? I agree with cook's kitchen - this layout creates odd unusable areas, and the space presumably designed for bar seating is too crowded as you originally posted. What about something like this? the space would not allow for bar seating but would give you an island and lots of storage. You would have to put the sink in the island though....See Morehjk73
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