Layout ideas to open up 70s kitchen.
to the left is the laundry in the mudroom, below is the dining room, and to the right is the family room.
thanks!
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5 years agoKate Walk
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5 years agoKate Walk
5 years agosheloveslayouts
5 years agoKate Walk
5 years agook super rough
main area is
top left kitchen
bottom left dining
top right family room with fireplace and tv.
bottom right living room ( next to front door. then bedrooms to right)
sheloveslayouts
5 years agoKate Walk
5 years agoit does. so plan is actually to move dividing wall between family and living room down about 3 feet so it will be in line with hallway and eliminate that bump in.
mama goose_gw zn6OH
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIf you can add a prep sink to the island, the plan should work well. Following drawing might not be exactly to scale:
Kate Walk
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5 years agoKate Walk
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5 years agoKate Walk
5 years agomama goose_gw zn6OH
5 years agoI use the MS Paint program. You can also upload a graph to Paint, then draw all your walls, cabinets, etc. It's easier when the drawing is scaled one square to 6" or 12".
You will need a water source for prep, and will naturally prep beside it, so this would be your path:
You could rinse at the sink, then move everything to the island, but as benjesbride mentioned, having the range and sink on two different walls with an entry door between them is not optimal. Think about carrying a large pot of boiling pasta water fromthe range to the sink, when someone wants to go through the door.
Also, if you have primary prep on the island, a helper can load or unload the DW, or gather dishes to set the table, without interfering in prep tasks.Kate Walk
5 years agoKate Walk
5 years agoOkay here is a better rendition of the current/ original layout. Top left kitchen with one window, top right family room with fireplace and TV, bottom left dining room, and bottom right sitting room/formal living room.
My goals are to open up the kitchen to the family and dining room. I feel this will help the flow a lot. The kitchen and family room are also very dark, so I want to let in more light. I also plan to move the wall between the family and living room so the hallway runs straight.
Currently I want to keep the sink where it is since it is under the window.We discussed it more, and we really don't want a prep sink in an island as we don't feel it wouldn't be worth the cost/functionality for us, though I understand the rational. We cook, but usually not extravagant. I realize though that I'm breaking the zone principles and the ice, water, stone, fire rules.
I'd like to open up like this, but still struggling to layout the kitchen in a sensible way.Any other suggestions to improve the whole home/kitchen layout/flow/functionality? Thank you.
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