Please help with kitchen layout, husband’s “ideas” are stressing me!:)
Hi, I‘m not sure where to begin, but we had water damage that ruined our thermofoil lower cabinets and wood floors in dining and living rooms, so this is not a planned redo, but would like to make it a little nicer since we have to install new cabinets.
I have tried to find photos of condo kitchens similar to mine to get ideas, but haven’t really found any. We are sort of stuck with the general layout because this is a condo. We have an ugly huge support beam now and 2ft soffit over our weird shaped bar that has sprinklers and a/c ducts. We do think we can remove the soffit enough to do stacked cabinets to the 9ft ceiling on the cabinet wall side if you professionals think that would look nice, or remove 1ft and do 42” cabinets hanging from 1ft soffit. We are looking at 36” cabs and 18” stacks if we go to the ceiling.
Please help give me ideas of what would function and look decent. I’m posting a photo of the layout we have presently. I can also post drawings that the cabinet places we’ve been to have drawn.
This is a drawing of what is there now, except the sink is directly to the right of the beam and the dishwasher to the right of the sink in real life.
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3bebe
5 years agoHere is the condo layout, but we are the flipped version as this is the southeast corner and we are northeast corner.
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Comments (12)With the layout options you have...I'd pick the one with the most space, between the fridge and range. It would also be nice to have more space between the sink and range...but where would you put things from the fridge? The L-shape doesn't offer much in the way of prep space, unless you use the peninsula. Personally, I would want to maximize my countertop areas...having one area for a 'landing space' by the fridge, a larger prep space by the range, a place for dishes by the dishwasher (if you can't load them right away) and an area for seating. Everyone uses the kitchen differently, but even though it's a smaller space, I think it could be much more efficient than the options you've shown. Of course, you can choose to stay with the same layout you have now (without the wall oven) and if it's what you're used to, it may work for you. But, I'd rather come up with a more improved space, if I were spending money to remodel. Just my two cents......See MorePlease help me Kitchen Layout
Comments (57)Thanks again everyone, CP, I appreciate the fight for a good idea:). The door is very much a possibility and is under consideration with dh. I will sketch up the 18” cabinet suggestion and see how it looks. However I do have the breakfast table nearby so I don’t really need a lot of island seats. LL, if I add the dr door I will most likely move the bev chiller/MW up as you suggest. I’m not sure I want to close off the dining room opening though. Ever since I read a thread on the importance of “flow” I am hesitant to have any more dead ends. I like the fireplace in theory but having it right in front of the dining room table could be a problem with 1) cooking anyone sitting there and 2) the fact that the view of it would be blocked by the table. I think a fireplace may be better in the LR. MG, I vote for option number 2 but as long as the kids are well behaved and DH helps out, I can live with the first option. Thank you for the nice thought experiment:) As for the DR door, I think I would prefer it on the far right. The center door would open right into the table and would take up a lot of space that I don’t have to make it work. I will toy around with moving the DR opening down a bit to block the mudroom. Maybe I should put a door on the mudroom....See MorePlease help me layout my kitchen
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5 years agoOk, yes we are removing the granite and making it one level counter height. We have been going back and forth between keeping the nook or wrapping the cabinets, but that really raises the cost and we aren’t sure that if we ever have to sell if people would prefer a nook. It’s one of our many decisions we have to decide.
The island walkway is 44” from granite edge to the stove side and 33” to the bar side, I will take measurements tomorrow and post them. Thanks again!
Drawing of the other side of kitchen
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5 years agoAs rantontoo stated, a 33" aisle is really tight.
Where is the plumbing stack for the condo? Is it in the column in the lower left corner? I'm wondering if you might be able change the peninsula's shape to make it deeper and rectangular, creating essentially a galley lay-out. Like this:
The above will require sacrificing a cabinet to run plumbing lines to the new location (and condo board approval).
If you want to keep a table in the nook area, I wouldn't extend cabinets into that area. You'd be left with lots of floor space in front of them but not enough room for a table and chairs.
Have you considered creating a banquette in the nook area instead? That would give you some additional storage and allow you to keep a cozy spot for friends and family in the kitchen.
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