Is symmetry required on both sides of my kitchen window?

5 years ago

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Hi,

I hope pros can help me finalize my design delimma. I have an L shaped kitchen (116”x 251”) with 9’ ceiling. Open floor concept. Stacked upper cabinets (33”+15”+6 crown.m).

We want the Frig to be located on the 116” wall. The 251” wall will have the (sink /window), range and Wood Hood (or may be SS Hood).

Having the window and the Range/Hood on the same wall is causing a loss of symmetry.

I already have 3 designs ( Please check attached) ,

1- which design provides the best balanced look? ( I have plenty of cabinets and a (9’) island so I’m concerned about the look more than the space. (We are only 2 ).

2-I like design #1 the most because it has (2 )same size double door cabinets to the right side of the window. Are 27” double door upper cabinets too narrow for my kitchen size? ( I like inset door).

3- in design #1 , will a 36” Hood look too small in the middle of two 27”wide cabinets ?

4-is symmetry needed on both sides of the window as well as both sides of the Hood?

for example, Can I have 18” wide single door cabinets on both sides of the Hood and (2) 30” wide double door cabinets on the left side of the window?

Thank you

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5 years ago
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LOL Sophie!! The chicken scratch is mine. I do have renderings from the k cabinet dealer but I didn’t want to post them at risk of copy right issues.

May I ask you what are the problems in my design? I tried to search for a good kitchen designer but all of them work with the cabinet stores. Can you refer me to a good kitchen designer? ( I live in Northeast).
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5 years ago
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I'm actually leaning towards keeping the dual 24" doubles on either side of the sink, and adding in modern "floating" shelves to the right of the right 24" double to fill the space. I really like the thicker modern shelves, like what I have attached, and think it would help "air-up" the kitchen, add to the modern look (thick-type shelves), create some kind of cabinet symmetry to the sink/sink window by keeping the dual 24" double-doors. It may sound weird, but I saw more kitchens that had Shaker-style cabinets with larger single-door wall cabinets, and the "look" just wasn't there. The kitchens didn't look as modern and the cabinets lacked character and looked more like slab doors. I think its a combination of the double doors with all the rails and stiles (ie: boxy lines) and the symmetry of the modern stainless bar pulls being right next to each other on double doors that I like so much. Now its just a matter of figuring out how to create shelves like the ones pictured below to match my cabinets. Wall skins/veneer panels? Or just buy large wood filler for the exterior to match? Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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groveraxle
5 years ago
Lana, use the FIND PROFESSIONALS button at the top of the page. Read their reviews. Interview a few.
groveraxle
5 years ago
And the most immediate issue I see is that your renderings are not to scale and so it's impossible to get any sense of proportion.
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Jamie Ludwig
5 years ago
They have Certified Kitchen designers in Lowe's that can help you. If your Cabinet dealer dosn't have a certified designer on staff I would find a dealer that does. That sould be part of the service they are offering you when you buy the cabinets.
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5 years ago
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Thank you. I will post basic 2D tomorrow and I will check the Houzz professional link. I went to lows but I didn’t like the design service there.
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5 years ago
I just checked find professional link , it will guide me to all the cabinets dealers in my area and 90%of them are not real kitchen designers as I already met most of them. I really like the designs I have but I need someone to revise them for me.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
A KD is not the salesperson from the cabinet company but a freelance designer who does the best for your space .Not sure what curved lines represent on the cabinet doors.
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What with the floods and hurricanes, I suspect that Texas has attracted a bunch of scabby contractors from 49 other states.
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5 years ago
Patricia, they are decorative glass. Check attached.
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5 years ago
And those muntins do not work unless in very specific dimensions.

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5 years ago
I hope they work with 27” wide inset cabinets

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