Need help on kitchen design
Alexandra Larose
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Comments (7)Practigal, the DW is one cabinet "south" away from the sink. I have no idea why there is a cabinet between but it's there, marked DW. It's possible the microwave is part of the DO stack. Rascal, do you plan a prep sink in the island? It would make your space more functional and give you a separate prep zone. This way you could have someone prepping, someone else cooking, someone else doing dishes, and someone else baking at the same time and they are all in their own zone. Without a prep sink, people would need to constantly walk over to the sink which adds unnecessary steps to prepping/cooking. And the DW should be right next to the sink....See MoreNeeding help with Kitchen design plans
Comments (93)When we priced out MW drawers vs built-ins, they were the same. With the built-ins, you have to also purchase a trim kit, so the MW + trim kit = MW drawer price. A standard MW in an alcove in a tall oven cabinet would be less expensive and easy to replace when it dies. (I will say that my MW drawer has lasted longer than any standard MW I've had save one. The one that lasted longer was a "Montgomery Wards Convection MW" from the 1980s!) Regarding island seating: Each "seat" needs a minimum of 24" of linear space, some are now saying 30". So, that 9' island will only seat 4, max, on the long end Minimum recommended overhang for counter-height seating is 15". Skimping will not "save you space". People take up the same amount of room - they're just more uncomfortable b/c they have to lean over farther to reach the counter or they have to sit sideways (and take up more like 36" of linear space per seat) - neither position is comfortable for more than a few short minutes. Seats cannot share the corner. So, you either have one on the short side & 4 on the long side or 2 on the short side and 3 on the long side. You really need to increase the seating overhang to 15". If that means getting 21" deep cabinets facing the overhang, do it. In all honestly, anything deeper than around 18" under a seating overhang is difficult to access - I would actually say no deeper than 15". You can't use drawers or roll out tray shelves for most of those cabinets b/c the seating overhang would prevent you from accessing them. Shallow shelving is really the way to go....See MoreNeed help with kitchen design.
Comments (9)The master is above the kitchen. There is a step down to the sunroom and it is floor to ceiling windows. Photo of the kitchen from door to the mudroom. Photos of the sunroom and great room also. You can see the dining room through the door in the left of the kitchen photo and also from the great room through the sliding glass doors. The difference in light between the kitchen/dining room and great room/sunroom is striking. But the most logical space to open up is the kitchen/dining room because the dining room and hallway behind the fridge are 280 sqft in the middle of the house that are used just to get from one side of the house to the other. Groceries come in through the mudroom. I'll work on a first floor schematic....See Moreneed help with kitchen design
Comments (13)From what I can see, it looks like your kitchen is approximately 14 feet by 16 feet? What are the three openings? Like if the opening on the left is opening #1--where does that lead? And the opening at the bottom of the sketch (#2) says 8 feet. Does it lead to another room? What about opening #3? Were you thinking about putting the sink under the window or is that where it is now? One thing you might try since you have measurements and window placement already done--there are online sites that have free kitchen design software. Try these: www.homedepot.com/GetStarted www.home-sketcher.com/Kitchen-Design/Software www.bhg.com www.ikea.com/us/en...See Morebeckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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