Sinks on opposite sides of a wall
bostonoak
5 years ago
Directly on the other side of the wall from my kitchen sink is my bathroom sink.
Does this usually mean that both sinks are supplied water by the same pipe?
This is how the area below my kitchen sink looks like:
And this is how the area below my bathroom sink looks like (the piping has not yet been connected to the sink):
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bostonoak
5 years ago
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Comments (26)I think, Doonie, you're right. The key is having ample space in the aisle. I took a second look at Allison's kitchen and I noticed the wide aisle between the cooking area and sink. It is possible for us to push the island out a few inches, I was overly concerned because (like Allison) we have a coffered ceiling (my favorite part of the kitchen!) and I was trying to line up the middle of the island with a beam. We are choosing not to do hanging pendants (again like Allison) as I like a more wide open appearance. But I guess I was over-symmetricalizing (yep, new word!) the arrangement of the island to the ceiling beam. My husband has the plan with him at work so this is a horrible chicken scratch drawing of what we have going on (he is a custom cabinet maker, not a KD, but a cabinetmaker. So we have many, many, many arguments about LOOKS vs. USE & FLOW. I am positive our kitchen will LOOK beautiful, I also want to make sure it works as beautifully.) Part of the reason for the change in design is I would like to have a wall oven microwave combo. If we stuck with the old plan of having the sink on the now existing halfwall looking into the dining room, there is no room in the layout for the walloven micro combo. By knocking down the wall and moving the sink and dw and trash to the island, it opens up space in the once blind corner cabinet area of the wall oven combo. Hmmmmm, hadn't put much thought into doing dw drawers. We are doing an integrated frig and integrated dw (since the kitchen is at the front of the townhouse and the room you walk into upon entry, but drawers could work that way as well...hmmmm.... Posting our current layout in next post will do the layout we are thinking about. Here is a link that might be useful: Current Plan...See MoreVanities on opposite walls -- how much width?
Comments (29)Make sure to post photos of the finished bathroom! I'm not as set on pure symmetry. I've studied Japanese flower arranging for decades and it stresses that the empty space is as important as the filled space and what is needed is balance but not symmetry. Very different from Western flower arranging. That way of thinking has carried over into the rest of my life....See MoreSmall 1 wall kitchen remodel: 6" between fridge side panel and sink?
Comments (11)Does your budget stretch to include extra deep cabinets? I pulled the base cabinets away from the wall by 5.5 inches on my stove wall so I could use extra deep counters. My husband likes to have all the spices and various items on the countertop so I wanted to be able to push them to the back and still have space to use I used standard cabinets and just put a removable panel to cover the empty space. My future plan is to use the space to store a slide away baby gate to control access to the basement stairs and back door. Not going to work on that project until the need arises, but the option remains open.Another thought is to use the cubbyhole to stash a folding step stool or tray table. Have you considered adding a pull out cutting board underneath the counter top? My previous kitchen had a wide pull out that I used as a spot to sit pans for the oven. My counter was shallow so I left my materials on the cupboard and used the pullout to hold the pans being prepared. While the pans were in the oven, I had time to clear up the mess and have clean counter space available for cooling racks. Another thought is a hinged countertop that would pull up to extend the length of the countertop and fold down when not in use....See MoreGalley style kitchen, Tight fit, and range on opposite side.
Comments (2)That kitchen is a total gut job, and will cost more than a few dollars to update. The stove setup would never pass inspection today. You can save money on the cabinets by using IKEA. Good bang for the buck. By purchasing low to mid range appliances, you’ll save there, too. You’re going to want to update the lighting. Then, there are the counters. I’d say, go with laminate. However, these days laminate can be almost as costly as low level granites. If you have any DIY skills, you could get butcher block from IKEA, and finish them yourselves. I’ve seen many a kitchen on this forum where this was done, and the results were beautiful. Without a long expanse of counter space, you’re going to have the same setup, with sink and stove on opposite sides., though you will have to move the stove to the other side, so it’ll be against a wall. Of course, that involves moving wiring for the electric stove...and expense. However, I’m guessing you’re going to have to update all the wiring in that house, anyway, which is not inexpensive. Good luck with your project!...See Moregreg_2015
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5 years agoBy the way, I discovered that there are actually 3 shut-offs in my kitchen: one for the sink, another for the washer, and yet another for the deck spigot (see below).
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