Critique this layout please
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Can you critique my kitchen layout please?
Comments (4)Overall, it's a really nice plan that just needs a few tweaks. As others have mentioned, having the "barrier" island between the fridge and sink is a problem that can be solved with a prep sink on the island. If you don't already have a trash pull-out there, I would add one if you add a prep sink. There are really only two other significant changes I would make: 1. I would move the seating to wrap around the end (i.e., one chair on each side and one on the end). This would avoid the cramped aisle with fridge doors opening onto the backs of people seated at the island. It would also allow those seated to see each other, rather than being line up all facing the same way. A curved end to island would help with this. 2. Also to help with the aisle issue, I would move the fridges together and put the wine cooler behind the seat on that side, since it's less likely to be opened as often and the door swing will take up less space. One more thing to consider is what is through the door by the ovens. If that door accommodates a lot of traffic, the open oven doors could be a serious hazard....See MoreCritique my kitchen layout, please!
Comments (99)There is no room for stools, unfortunately, with the 42'' aisle. If I put stools in, you wouldn't be able to use that aisle. Once the thing is in, if it looks like they CAN be fitted in, we can reconsider. The thing is, though, that to put it two stools would require 48 inches of counterspace, correct? So with the overall length of 108 inches and 24 of them already committed to end 12'' cabinets, it's 108 (total) -48 (2 stools) -24 (end cabs) =36. This means the storage on the back of the island will be cut to basically 2 18'' drawer stacks, instead of big drawers now. Big loss. I think trash will go under the sink - would be 18'' wide. I thought I would put my cutting boards into the 12'' ft cabinet. They are all so big. You can visit with the cook!! There's an 8-ft wide booth open for your visiting pleasure!!! :) You guys are all so wonderful. This post was edited by nadya1972 on Wed, Jul 2, 14 at 15:34...See MoreCritique my layout, please!
Comments (7)I thought about adding a small pantry pullout between the wall and fridge (as is in the architects drawing) to make the fridge able to open, but I don't think it would allow for dishwasher placement if the fridge moved in any. And I feel like the fridge wall would seem too heavy with cabinets and appliances. The on paper visual mama goose provided helped- I have the potential for 2 cooks with 2 different zones and there are distinct prep, cook and clean up spaces. I think I'm moving forward with the layout from mama goose and will start planning out cabinet and drawer possibilities! It is scary to finally commit to something, but I don't see any glaring problems with the layout and I like it!...See MoreFour years and two babies later…the kitchen is finally (almost) ready
Comments (20)Thank you all! For the tile lovers, there is a story behind it. I always had a strong vision for this kitchen, and part of the vision was the absence of upper cabinets and a wall of statement tile. I am obsessed with Moroccan mosaics, but when I priced them out, the real mosaic, i.e. the pattern made up of actual small pieces of tile, was prohibitively expensive. Lookalike tiles produced here that are just a stamp of the pattern on tile were cheap but looked cheap, the printed pattern began to peel off in a very short time. The tile I ended up with, I first found online here at like $30 PER TILE. And I was ready to buy it! My DH, though, who is of Arab extraction and very wily, saw the stamp on the back of the tile that read "Doremail" in Arabic, and told me to look for the factory online first. Lo and behold, not only is this factory online, but when I wrote to them, they were perfectly pleasant and professional. We bought this tile https://doremail.com/en/andalusian-tiles/719-sevilla.html and this tile https://doremail.com/en/oriental-tiles/895-fares.html 150 sqft airlifted to Dulles airport was only $1,500, which is basically the price of midrange Home Depot tile! And there are so many other gorgeous options. So very happy to give them the plug. Re: breakfast nook, I wanted to buy specifically from the restaurant supplier because the benches/booths you get in regular furniture stores are not designed with the same level of quality and detail. People who make furniture for restaurants understand that the goal is to make the customer so comfortable in the chair that he/she will want to sit there for a long time and order more. So if you look at your standard diner booth, you'll see that it is angled in the seat, in the back, in the shin area, and that makes it much more comfortable than your standard 90-degree angle bench you buy in "regular people" furniture stores. And it's not THAT much more expensive, and you can get it made to custom size very easily because they are used to it. I mean, try telling Wayfair: "oh, this one is fine but can you make it in gray and four inches longer"....See MoreMark Bischak, Architect
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