Kitchen renovation layout problems!
We need help! We are purchasing this lovely, small, old ranch style home that is in great shape but outdated. We are currently getting renovation quotes to remove some walls to open up the floor plan and redo the entire kitchen. Contractors have confirmed we can remove walls.
There are several interesting roadblocks to contend with:
#1. Basement stairs are in the middle of the house, with the current galley kitchen next to these stairs
#2. A sunken family room at the end of the galley kitchen and basement stairs
#3. We do not have the budget to move the basement stairs
#3. A large bay window at the other end of the kitchen is a MUST stay item (the opening to the window is below cabinet height)
Our most solid plan right now is to remove all walls around stairs, create a half wall on kitchen side and leave the stove where it is. Move the fridge to the other side of the galley kitchen, to the right of the sink.
Please see photos attached. I do not have a drawing with measurements but I can quickly sketch something if needed. Any suggestions would be WELCOME :)
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Julie Clarke
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Comments (6)While I'm used to narrow clearances in NYC some of these look small. Dimensions would help. It is a bit unusual to demo and then start cabinet shopping. Lead times on delivery for semi custom are often 5-6 weeks. Add in time to get an appointment, draw up the plans, make selections, write the order and it can get up there. There are dealers who will start to work with you at the stage you are now. Some won't, just find someone agreeable. This post was edited by jakuvall on Fri, Feb 15, 13 at 19:35...See More1950's ranch kitchen renovation - layout help
Comments (12)I usually like banquettes when they are tucked into a corner, not free-floating. I think in this case I would flip the kitchen layout significantly. Here's one idea: I tried to draw squares of roughly 24"/side for each seat at the banquette & put a good size table in the open space. The door(s) into your office/ex-DR could be a pair of french doors, maybe 4' wide in total, set on a diagonal to clip the corner between the end of the long banquette seating & the wall between the DR & LR. I think this would give you good counter space & plenty of lower cabinets in the kitchen, but you would be short on upper cabinet space b/c you'd only have from the door to the laundry to the window (over the sink, which doesn't have to move). The stove would need to move, as would the fridge. For the peninsula between the kitchen & den, you may want to have it extra wide (I tried to draw it wider than the other base cabinets). If you used a 24" base & backed it with 12" or 18" cabinets that faced the den, you'd have storage for video games, books, board games, etc. This is just one idea, hopefully it sparks other (better) ones....See MoreKitchen renovation- Please review my kitchen layout
Comments (3)The kitchen looks okay but I'd lose the desk area. It's crowding the eat-in space and most kitchen desks become dumping grounds. The prep sink is too close to the main sink to really provide much additional use. If you want one I'd move it to the end of the island by the fridge. Make sure you actually like bench seating. It can often be a pain to slide in and out of those little nooks. The laundry room is hard to say since I don't see the W/D marked on the plans. It seems a little oversized unless you plan on including storage. The powder room is a little far to be convient. The big issue is the dining room. It's sooo far from the kitchen and requires a very long and out of the way path....See MoreKitchen Renovation Layout Thoughts
Comments (81)Thank you mama goose, I think I agree. I am thinking what I would actually use the corner for it it wouldn't be for much. If I put a sink there I could also use the 15 inches between the sink and the refrigerator for something like a little coffee station, and it still leaves about four feet of uninterrupted counter for prep work / eating / whatever. Now seeing if I can find a cabinet hack that would really let me maximize the space... I know I could use a regular 24 inch wide cabinet opening to the rear and place a sink in the corner, but if I could get a very small corner cabinet I could have usable space rather than filler pieces, plus get the sink closer to the front of the counter......See More
damiarain
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chiflipper
6 years agoJulie Clarke
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Jennifer K
6 years agoJulie Clarke
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
6 years agoDo you have to keep that particular bay window, or can it be replaced with a bay window at counter height? Two ideas with the half-wall at the stairwell:
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PROBeth H. :
6 years agoJennifer K
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biondanonima (Zone 7a Hudson Valley)