1942 kitchen floor help requested
Dory
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Layout help request / reusing cabinets advice request
Comments (2)I like your cabinets, and would not feel the need to do anything to them unless you plan to sell soon and all the comps have new fancy kitchens. Can you find matching pantry cabinets? You may want to consider a built-in again. If your scale is correct, you have enough space to move the fridge down opposite the peninsula and have a fairly long built-in the same depth as the fridge. Then build an end end wall on the far side of the fridge to make the fridge look "built-in". With a regular interior door on the build-in, you'd have much better access than what you have now. You could use the peninsula as a landing space for fridge items. I like Sena's idea of moving the range down closer to the door, assuming the door will open towards the wall with the door to the basement....See MoreLayout help request for kitchen reno
Comments (3)That looks like a load bearing wall. Do you know if it can come down? Could always try beams and columns but you'll probably want/need a structural engineer/architect if that is required. Counter depth looks too off in the blind corner-- 24" is standard (plus typically 1.5 for counter edge) You have pretty well seperated prep, cook and wash up zones but you might want to consider swapping the fridge and the sink/dw if moving the plumbing isn't too costly. Would put the fridge closer to the family room allowing drinks/snacks without interrupting the cooking zone. You might also consider moving the trash or adding trash under the sink base (accomplished with an offset drain and pull out if the base cab is large enough). Hard to tell if you plan to have pantry storage anywhere or not. Island seems really long you might want to tuck a beverage fridge on the end if you don't want to move the fridge and provide easy access from the family room and dining area....See MoreMaking the Most of Small Kitchen Part II - Layout Help Request
Comments (9)I have a bathroom in the kitchen area also and we moved stuff so it wasn't so apparent but anything you can do to dampen the noise would help. Since you have a bump out with the bath can you wrap cabinets around it? I have a bump out in my small kitchen and we wrapped a fridge, ovens and broom closet around it. Behind the ovens is a deep closet and since we also have an older home, you know what a big deal this is. You could have a wall of pantry on the long bath exterior wall and have a shallow closet on the short end, bringing it even with the door jam to the DR. Or vice versa. You could still keep an entry to the exterior in the kitchen and on your main kitchen wall just run the cabinets to the end (on the right), with no corner cabs to lose space with. If you are afraid the cabinets would stick out too much you can make them shallow. On the other side of the table in the picture I have doors that mimic the side you see but are 4'wide and 1' deep pantry cabinets. They are very efficient. The shallow depth eliminates the need for drawers of rollouts and everything is accessible. Below is an idea of how ours wraps around....See MoreRequesting kitchen layout help. :)
Comments (8)If you can remove the top half of that wall...I think that is a great idea! :) Five kids and you cook most meals. As the kids get older, I'm sure there will be more than one wanting to spend time with you in the kitchen. (LOL) What if you move the sink under the window and move the range to where you have the sink? This would put the fridge on the 'back' wall with the microwave...making an easy snack area for the older kids to use. Pantry stays close to cooking and snack area...but I would think about taking out the closet and putting in a cabinet...with pull out storage. Since you have a fairly narrow space, two changes might make a big difference. Sink under left window with dishwasher on the 'half wall' area...far enough down to open dishwasher and still stand at sink. Keeping the half wall will mean the kitchen is not completely open to the dining room and the kids can see you, but you can still direct traffic around your work space. There's an upper cabinet on the right side of the sink, but over the dishwasher would stay open, to keep an eye on the cuties pies! The other is to think about putting a banquette on that long wall of the dining room, with a (pedestal?) table...maybe with curved corners. This would leave you room for four to five chairs and plenty of seating for the kids. Outdoor fabrics on the banquette, cushions and maybe chairs would make clean up much eaiser! Hope this helps. I always need more storage, so just a suggestion to add cookbook storage by the fridge (facing doorway) and cabinets with shelves above on each end of the banquette. Toys and games (or computer stuff) can go in the cabinets with books, dishes and display on the shelves. From Kitchen plans This post was edited by lavender_lass on Wed, Jan 1, 14 at 13:05...See MoreDory
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