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need help with small kitchen design please, awkward shape/low window.
Comments (5)The biggest problem with the original space was the lack of countertop/work space. Moving the refrigerator will definitely help. I'm guessing you'll add a dishwasher too? Maybe a mini (24") so you can also have a narrow cabinet for baking sheets or a pull-out spice rack. Looks like you might have room across from the kitchen on the opposite wall for a 12 in deep floor to ceiling pantry, the width of the kitchen for extra storage. And a small rolling cart with a butcher block top could be stored by the window, but brought out into the center for an extra work area. Depends on how much you need to store, and how much you cook. If you're in New York or something and don't cook much. I'd keep things pretty minimal....See MoreSmall kitchen design help
Comments (20)$10K is a tight budget for a kitchen remodel, especially in an old home that could be hiding surprises inside the walls. Are you able to do much of the work yourself or are you contracting out all or most of it? The former option will stretch the $$ a lot and will allow for larger changes in the space. One idea: can you replace one of the windows with the door? That would give you the closet wall to use for fridge and range. I'm not crazy about walking from range to sink across the entry path but plumbing changes would ding your budget. This will require moving the radiator or going with a different heat system. We have heated tile floors in our 2 full baths and love them but we also have HVAC vents for the A/C. Do you have A/C? Do you plan to add A/C? Add shallow storage on the chimney wall, either full height cabs for pantry storage or shallow base and standard depth uppers, like this: If you can, recess storage into the stud space on that wall to give you additional storage depth. These cabs are completely recessed but you could do the same thing with the cabinet extending into the kitchen, similar to what is shown above. The other idea I have is more drastic and will depend on the areas surrounding the kitchen and how far you can stretch your budget. If, for instance, the back or left side of the closet is an exterior wall, you could move the kitchen entry to the closet space, replace the existing windows with shorter windows, move the sink to the window wall with the range to its right (cheaper to vent out an exterior wall) and move the fridge to the current sink wall, creating a L kitchen with good flow. This would put the walkway along the chimney wall, keeping traffic out of your working kitchen area. Here's a rough representation of what I'm suggesting. A dimensional drawing and more budget info will determine whether this is doable. Pots and pans hanging on the wall: the above is within stud space, which you can't do on an exterior wall. You can add shelves in front of the windows for more storage: Notice that the above 2 photos show counter that is higher than the window sills. This is a slightly different take on what apple pie and palimpsest suggested above. It's more budget friendly than replacing the existing windows. PS. I would opt for apartment sized appliances: an 18" DW instead of standard 24" and a 30" wide fridge, max. I just helped a friend redesign his tiny condo kitchen with an 18" DW and a 30" fridge. Larger appliances would have dwarfed the space and limited cab storage....See MoreDesign help - small kitchen with eat-in / plumbing
Comments (3)Here are a few tips: 1. Photos are helpful, but you have to provide a floorplan. We can't help without that. 2. Minor changes can be good - I combined my breakfast nook with my Kitchen (1920's house). But if you are thinking about big modifications - adding on, etc. then think about a different house instead. This house would probably fit someone else with a smaller family just fine....See MoreNeed design help on small awkward kitchen design
Comments (30)I always try to cite the NKBA guidelines, because they are standard for a functional kitchen, and it's better to know all the rules, before we start to bend them. ;) In my own kitchen, on two sides I have narrower aisles than recommended, but it works OK for my layout. My DW opens into a long aisle, not against the island, and the island overlaps the fridge and range by 50% each, so there is step-back space in front of each appliance. Behind the seating I have base cabinets and uppers, providing more space at shoulder height than vertical elements would. My DW is in the prep space between the sink and range, but due to an entry on the other side of the sink, that couldn't be changed. One of the advantages to an island is a second egress--if someone is blocking a path on one side, another person can go around. For instance, if two people are sitting at your island on the long side, anyone entering from the back door can cut through the work aisles, rather than try to squeeze by the second seat. Of course, then you have someone cutting through the work zones, but that might not happen often, if ever....See More- 6 years ago
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