Kitchen Designers Drawing, SOMETHING IS OFF, can you help?
tinker_2006
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6 years agoCarrie B
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Need kitchen design help - can't take ugly kitchen anymore
Comments (18)Why are you replacing with triple sliding with double (not single)? I am you have thought through this but.... What if you replaced it with standard single door with large glass area (since you have decided to bite the bullet and replace door and spend the money).... I think this will be fine since you have access to the "deck" from the sliding door in the living room. So you still have double access to the deck. Sliding double door versus single door has the exact same access width. The only difference is the amount of light coming in. I think you have enough light that you can do this. I would not do any uppers between the frig and sink to open up the room a little. You could move the frig to that wall, so you have frig, sink, then range on the L going from left to right. This will give you more landing around the stove. I think you will still have enough room for a table in the eating area. Visually, if you are running the cabinets to the ceiling, you need trim that is as wide if not slightly wider than the stiles of the cabinets. Even if the crown is simple in detail, you still need a little more "weight" to balance the cabinets than what is drawn. If you want more modern clean line look (which would not look good with your 6 panel doors), then you can use slab or very plain doors with minimal trim....See MoreKitchen Designers Drawing, SOMETHING IS OFF, can you help?
Comments (20)Ladder step stool in the kick I agree the stepping is an artificial design choice too much. I'd just do all 18" deep wall cabinets. Move the micro to the left end use the shelf the height of the micro right for the toaster shelf. Use two large pull out draws where you show the doors (top with bread boxes bottom for tupper wear) and next to it two slim Silverware draws and a bottom larger to match those on there left. In this way you have a 2nd work triangle for sandwiches. I call this the short order triangle and set up the use of a smaller island salad sink on the opposite side. If you have that pictured in your mind here the clincher. Flip the whole wall refrigerator is on the far left where it has full access to the main work triangle. I always try to do the double work triangles in larger kitchens. A nice touch is to put the toaster on a pull out shelf for loading and to not over heat the above cabinets....See MoreKitchen Designers Drawing, SOMETHING IS OFF, can you help?
Comments (3)My recommendation is to leave the double stack doors. We just finished a project witht he double stack doors and it looks much better than a single full height door. As it relates to the varying depth upper cabinets, I would also leave them as shown because the varying depths give the whole elevation some dimension instead of being flat. You can not perceive this with these two dimension plans and elevations. Ask your kitchen designer if they can produce a 3-D picture for you....See Morekitchen design drawings
Comments (5)I really hate to say this, but the majority of us are from the USA and we don't "think" in metric. I suspect the metric measurements are keeping people from commenting. I'm not saying you have to re-post with "English system" measurements (feet/inches), but it may limit your responses. If this helps you and others: 18mm = 0.71" 30mm = 1.18" 350mm = 13.78" 450mm = 17.72" 600mm = 23.62" 850mm = 33.46" 900mm = 35.43" 965mm = 37.99" 1000mm = 39.37" 1199mm = 47.20" 1260mm = 49.61" 1400mm = 55.12" 1836mm = 72.28" 2350mm = 95.52" 3298mm = 129.84" 3700mm = 145.67" In general: # mm / 25.4 = # inches . Keep in mind that normal Kitchen workflow is: Refrigerator ==> Sink for cleaning/rinsing food ==> Prep Workspace ==> Range/Cooktop --or-- Refrigerator ==> Prep Zone ==> Cooking Zone Your Kitchen should be planned so you follow this workflow without criss-crossing back and forth. There are also minimum recommendations for things like seating overhang, aisle widths, etc. Minimum recommendations for counter-height Seating: Seating overhang -- 15" (381mm) for short to average height people Linear space per seat -- 24" (609.6mm) for average people Note that two people may not share a corner since their legs cannot occupy the same space Minimum recommendations for Aisle Widths: One-person work aisle -- 42" (1066.8mm) Two or more people work aisle -- 48" (1219.2mm) Between island seating and table seating -- 54" (1371.6mm) [60" (1524mm) is better] Note that aisle widths are measured to/from the items that stick out into the aisle the farthest -- appliance handles, counter overhangs, etc. They are not measured to/from cabinet boxes. Cabinet box depths do not account for doors or counter overhangs. Most counters overhang the fronts of cabinets by approx 1.5" (38.1mm) to protect doors/drawer fronts and the insides of cabinets from spills (the extended counter overhang forces spills to fall in front of the cabinets/doors/drawers and straight down to the floor). Walkway -- 36" (914.4mm) -- no work counters, appliances, seating, etc., on the aisle. Minimum recommendations for Workspace: Prep Workspace -- 36" (914.4mm) with 42" (1066.8mm) or more even better. This is the usually the space b/w the range and sink as that's the most useful place for prepping. It could also be in an island across from the range IF the island has a water source (e.g., prep sink). Prep Sink -- 12" (304.8mm) on one side and 36" (914.4mm) to 42" (1066.8mm) or more on the other side. The larger is for the actual prep workspace. (see above) Only sink -- 24" (609.6mm) on the Cleanup Zone side of the sink (side with DW) and 36" (914.4mm) to 42" (1066.8mm) or more on the Prep Zone side (the side b/w the range and sink and no DW) This is your prep workspace. (see above) Minimum recommendations for Landing Space: Cleanup/Prep Sink Landing Area -- At least a 24" (609.6mm) landing area to one side of the sink and at least and 18" (457.2mm) landing area on the other side. This is not workspace, it's landing area. For workspace, see above Refrigerator Landing Area -- At least 15" (381mm) of landing area on the handle side of the refrigerator or no more than 48" (1219.2mm) across from the front of the refrigerator Cooking Surface Landing/Emergency Landing space and Safety buffer -- At least 24" (609.6mm) on each side. If on an island, 24" (609.6mm) behind if there's seating behind the range/cooktop or 18" (457.2mm) if no seating....See MoreBuehl
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