Help on kitchen layout
Ellen Short
6 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (12)
er612
6 years agoEllen Short
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Need help with Kitchen Layout & IKEA kitchen software?
Comments (7)Hi Katrina, To your first question regarding moving wall cabs up and down: Select the cabinet to be raised or lowered. Go into 3D view. Get a close up view of the cab. To the right (maybe sometimes to the left, I'm not quite sure) of the cab you'll see an up/down arrow. click up or down to move the cab until it's at the desired height. Planner tips: If your software is lagging, it helps to give it some time after every click before continuing. When you select a cab, wait before continuing until the cursor stops spinning. All that will prevent it from getting overwhelmed. Make sure that all extensions in your browser are disabled. That seems to help. Keep saving often. I mean it: really often. Ikea updated the software about 2 weeks ago. Since then the planner works much better on my Mac Ibook using Firefox. I haven't tried to run the planner with Chrome or Safari since the update. I'm sure some layout experts will eventually chime in with design help. Good luck!...See MoreHelp for kitchen layout
Comments (64)What do you all think of this idea? I think you're stuck on your idea even if it's not the most efficient because you'll be crossing zones and also because you have too many narrow lower cabinets. What you have to decide is if you're a person who favors function over design or design over function. I personally would never pick design over function but that's me. I am not a fan of cooking (although I am a good cook because I like eating good food), so want the most efficient kitchen possible. YMMV. Will it look odd to have a relatively narrow oven stack sticking up all by itself? Yes and it will feel like an afterthought as well as blocking some of that light between kitchen and dining area. I notice in your latest versions you also give up seating at the island. Again if you both cook together, you want 48" from what sticks out the furthest to what sticks out the furthest. And here is another version, with the fridge between the dining room and kitchen. That is better since you now have the proper work flow and additionally now the fridge is closer to the dining room. However you still seem to be favoring narrower lower cabinets versus less cabinets but wider ones. Trust me you can get a lot more in a wider cabinet and very little in narrow ones. Also you have the dishwasher and trash on the wrong side of the sink. Dishwasher you want out of your prep zone which is BETWEEN sink and cooktop and trash bins in the prep zone. A super susan is basically useless. Better to widen the drawers on either side of the corner for better storage and make the corner a dead corner. The other issue I see in your last version is where do you store pots and pans? Ideally they should be stored on either side of your cooktop so you're not having to turn around or walk anywhere anytime you need a pot or pan. And why do you want an island that is so deep? Anyways, I meant too wide because a dish drawer may get too heavy when beyond a certain size. I am not sure. It won't. You can get heavy blum runners so it's not an issue. Do yourself a favor and with the last version you have, first figure out how all your dishes, pots, pans, etc will fit in those drawers. Use masking tape to tape out the different size drawers (on the floor) and then try stacking your actual stuff in them. Then in your mind walk yourself through all the baking and cooking you do both daily and for holidays and entertaining. How many steps back and forth carrying pots, pans, etc do you have to do with your layout?...See MorePlease help critique kitchen layout (esp. dishwasher and trash)
Comments (15)We don't have a great one, sadly--right now we use a large 1.75 gallon Oxo bin that fits the green waste bags and seems to hold about a day's worth of food waste for our family, so we take that out to the big bin each night. It just sits on the counter next to the sink and people scrape into it throughout the day. We've tried a few countertop bins over the years and I like this one better than most, partly because it's large enough to get us through a full day. We go through periods of also having a backyard compost, which adds a layer of complication since then we have to separate green waste that can go into that from all the other food waste, but the last couple of years we haven't really been maintaining that so that simplifies things. Because we take the food waste out daily, we typically empty the main trash once a week, unless there's something plastic with food waste on it (and even then I sometimes bag that separately and throw it in the big trash bin instead of putting it in the pullout so that I don't have to empty the whole thing). If you do go the under sink route and aren't doing the plumbing yourself, make sure your plumber knows you plan to do that--we needed a sink with a center drain to make that work (or an offset drain on the opposite side would have been fine too) and our plumber was careful to route the pipes so that we'd have room for the double bins. Our dishwasher's flexible drain does route behind the trash, so it is clipped to the back of the cabinet to make sure it stays clear of the bins....See MoreHelp with kitchen layout
Comments (8)We definitely need more information to make useful suggestions -- right now, any comments are just guesses. We need a fully-measured layout of the space, preferably to-scale as well as a sketch of the entire floor the Kitchen is on. The Featured Answer of the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" details the info we need, including several questions to answer. Sample of a fully-measured layout. Note the dimensions include the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway. Use free downloadable graph paper from the internet. Then draw up the space using Paint, PowerPoint, or other app and label each dimension. The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries....See MoreEllen Short
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRappArchitecture
6 years agoacm
6 years agoEllen Short
6 years agoEllen Short
6 years agoEllen Short
6 years ago
Related Stories
KITCHEN DESIGNKitchen Layouts: Ideas for U-Shaped Kitchens
U-shaped kitchens are great for cooks and guests. Is this one for you?
Full StoryMOST POPULAR7 Ways to Design Your Kitchen to Help You Lose Weight
In his new book, Slim by Design, eating-behavior expert Brian Wansink shows us how to get our kitchens working better
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNWhite Kitchen Cabinets and an Open Layout
A designer helps a couple create an updated condo kitchen that takes advantage of the unit’s sunny top-floor location
Full StorySMALL KITCHENSSmaller Appliances and a New Layout Open Up an 80-Square-Foot Kitchen
Scandinavian style also helps keep things light, bright and airy in this compact space in New York City
Full StoryKITCHEN MAKEOVERSKitchen of the Week: Soft and Creamy Palette and a New Layout
A designer helps her cousin reconfigure a galley layout to create a spacious new kitchen with two-tone cabinets
Full StoryKITCHEN MAKEOVERSKitchen of the Week: New Layout and Lightness in 120 Square Feet
A designer helps a New York couple rethink their kitchen workflow and add more countertop surface and cabinet storage
Full StoryBEFORE AND AFTERSKitchen of the Week: Bungalow Kitchen’s Historic Charm Preserved
A new design adds function and modern conveniences and fits right in with the home’s period style
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNHow to Plan Your Kitchen's Layout
Get your kitchen in shape to fit your appliances, cooking needs and lifestyle with these resources for choosing a layout style
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNKitchen of the Week: Barn Wood and a Better Layout in an 1800s Georgian
A detailed renovation creates a rustic and warm Pennsylvania kitchen with personality and great flow
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNDetermine the Right Appliance Layout for Your Kitchen
Kitchen work triangle got you running around in circles? Boiling over about where to put the range? This guide is for you
Full Story
Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design