Thoughts on this kitchen design?
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Comments (6)Thanks for the comments! The mockup is a little confusing, but you would walk in and the kitchen would be to the right. That one wall can't be taken down because it contains common elements. The apartment is about 800 square feet. I am thinking a galley kitchen makes the most sense as well after reading your comments. The thing above the sink is a 108 inch combination glass sliding door cabinet (16 inch tall) connected with an open shelf. There are also 2 z shelves inbetween the counter and the upper cabinet, may get rid of those. Thanks!...See MoreThoughts on kitchen design?
Comments (8)I agree with not doing a pot filler. I just don't understand the appeal. If you are going to do a very large single sink with enough space on the left side for someone to do clean-up while someone does prep on the right side, probably a 36" sink with two faucets, then I agree you wouldn't benefit from prep sink. Whether prep sinks will work for you have NOTHING to do with proximity of the sink and EVERYTHING about how you want your kitchen to function. If you want to be able to prep while someone else is cleaning up, you might want a prep sink. If you want two people to be prepping, possibly one doing an entree while the other is doing a salad and side veggie dish, you might want a separate prep sink. If someone wants to bake while someone else is cooking a meal, you might want a prep sink. Of course, we all cook and do things a bit differently. I am one that can't stand to prep or bake without being right next to a sink because I use it so frequently If I had to constantly turn and walk across an aisle to rinse my hands, or a veg, and then go back across the aisle, possibly dripping water on the floor in the process, it would drive me crazy. A big expanse of an island without a prep sink would be virtually useless to me. Oh, I can see using it to plate dinner, serve a buffet, to place baked items to cool, or the occasional cookie/cupcake/cake decorating play with kids, but not for regular prepping. Without a sink, that island would never be something I would actually prep on. A prep sink in your island effectively makes your kitchen useful for up to three people working comfortably in their own space, either 2 prepping and 1 cleaning up, or 3 prepping (as 1 uses the clean-up side of the sink for prepping). Without a sink in the island, it's more of 2-person kitchen, imho. YMMV, of course, but just something to consider. Of course, to make this work for multiple workers, you need spacious aisles. The NKBA recommends a minimum of a 48" aisle for multiple workers....See MoreThoughts on this kitchen design, please?
Comments (14)Thank you so, so much! Buehl - I will read up tonight. Thank you so much for sharing the links (and apologies that I didn't see them before!). Thank you for the note about a prep station. If I put 42 inches of cabinets between the sink and range, I can have 18 inches on the other side of the range. To do this, I'd have to move either the dishwasher or the trash into the island. The aisles are supposed to be 46 inches from the edge of the countertop to countertop but the design software isn't letting me be that precise. A drawing of the first floor is attached. I am moving the kitchen toward the front door 24 inches to have a bigger kitchen. And what they have labeled "dining room" will be more of a library and our dining room will be what is now labeled "family room" along the same side as the kitchen. Practigal - yes, the full length cabinet over the sink is an error. That Ikea software can be so finicky! It will be a 20 incher, not 40. I have been reading about the hood widths. With Ikea's not-at-all-custom sizes, it's a little tricky. I'll continue to consider this though. The island in the drawings is just the bases. The actual countertop will have an overhang to create a seating area. Trash and recycling is in a 24 inch lower cabinet. Currently it is between the sink and range but to create more work space there, it will be moving to either the island behind the sink or where the dishwasher currently is (and the dishwasher would be in the island). Small appliances (stand mixer, blender, Soda Stream and coffee maker) will be on the countertop next to the fridge (towards the corner). The others that I use far less frequently will be in lower cabinets. The fridge will be a countertop depth french door with freezer on the bottom. I put the ikea one in the design as a placeholder. I spoke with the folks at Ikea and there's no issue stacking cabinets. I will have the doors separate as Ikea's boxes can't accommodate a single 60 inch door in lieu of a 20 inch over 40 inch door. I will read up, alter the design and post a revised version in the next day or two. Thank you so much!...See Morethoughts on kitchen design/layout?
Comments (33)I usually agree with Sophie, but in this case, I have to respectfully disagree. Mama Goose explained why very well. IMHO, this is a pretty good layout - assuming the aisles are wide enough and the refrigerator is installed properly (see Chicagoans post). I would add a trash pullout to the island either next to the prep sink or at the end of the island next to the Cleanup Zone. If you can afford the cabinet space, I'd recommend a 2-bin in the island for prepping/cooking for trash & recycling and at least a 1-bin in the Cleanup Zone for trash. ... DW in the prep space... With the DW too close to the Prep and Cooking Zones, it makes it difficult to have someone cleaning up or unloading the DW while someone else is preparing a meal. Dirty dishes sitting next to or in the sink also make it more difficult to prep -- moving dishes around on the counter to free up counterspace for prepping or having to move dishes out of the sink to be able to wash veggies, drain pasta, etc. I am one of those people Mama Goose mentions who thinks it's distasteful to have their post-meal or snack dirty dishes sitting on the island front and center and on display for all to see. Not everyone immediately loads the DW so there are never, ever dishes stacked next to the sink (and most who say they do probably do not in reality -- my mom and a friend both claim they do this -- but I can personally testify that neither of them really do! There are frequently dishes from throughout the day sitting next to their sinks. The reality is that they do it immediately after dinner, but that's it.) I cook a lot and I would hate it if my DW were in the island and in my way! In the end, it's up to each person, but most people will find that separating the Prep and Cooking Zones from the Cleanup Zone works better than putting all three primary zone in one small space, especially when there is so much room overall!...See Morejhmarie
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