Honey Oak Kitchen - desperate help needed with layout/design! Thanks!!
bonstercurtis
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live_wire_oak
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Need kitchen layout design help please... Thanks!
Comments (12)I don't understand the reason for the slanted wall on the fridge wall. Your original floor plan does not have a slanted wall, so why would you take down the dining room wall and then build it on an angle? Its seems like a pantry could be incorporated in this plan without having to have a slanted wall. "***Instead of a range, we plan on a 36" rangetop and microwave/combo wall ovens to the right of the rangetop." This is going to change the look of the range wall and I am not sure how it will look with a wall ovens / mw stacked between hood and window. IF I were you, I would mock this up in your renderings to see how it looks. "If you look at my main floor plan, we are removing the foyer closet and opening up that space for a foyer table of some kind (possible built ins)." As someone who has no closet in the foyer, I dislike this idea. When you have guests, it is nice to have a place to hang coats, etc. (assuming you use mudrm closet for daily use). Unless you live in a warm climate, consider this decision carefully. IMHO, I think your plan to squeeze in a small coat closet that is walled into the kitchen space but opens to the foyer is less than ideal as well. Do you really want a quirky little closet instead of your nice tucked away closet that exists now? If you take out your existing closet will you have the banister for stairway showing? That is the only possible reason I can think that this change could be beneficial. But again, just my opinion. Your layout is somewhat similiar to mine. Where your fridge wall is, my DH wanted to slant the wall as well for optimum tv viewing. I am so glad I won that battle. Good luck. I think you are going to love the openness you your new kitchen....See MoreNeed Desperate Help : Layout Design
Comments (5)Thanks all for your feedback and apologies for the delay in responding. I couldn't find the thread until today when it popped up in the search engine. For background, this is not a big home but is typical of the size in this area of Toronto. I was under the impression that the appliances we got were pretty much the smaller side. We had a 48" cooktop and exchanged it for the 36" instead. beverly27 - There is no plumbing and will all need to be done. No eating space other than an island with stools is required in the kitchen area. There is a seperate dining room at the front of the house. I know a 12x18 kitchen is not huge but it is HUGE for this home and an overkill. Gwlolo - yes, thinking of an island between kitchen and family room. The cooktop will go on the island and sink by the window to the backyard. dilly_ny - Half the wall is an accordian door to the backyard. If I don't extend the kitchen all the way to the end, I would make the whole back of the house into a big accordian door to the backyard. The main enterance is through the stairs area - it is a backsplit house. One floor is only about 1200 sq foot so it is not a big house. I meant range hood an dnot a range - don't need a range. The TV is on the other wall opposite to hte kitchen. Having a TV on the wall is a priority. Family room will have a couch and coffee table. The dining room is at the front of the house - I much rather use the space by the kitchen as a family room rather than dining. palimpset - I was thinking I will have the coffee maker, warming drawer and steam oven as one stack which is only 24". Then I have the oven and microwave on another stack at 30". Too much? I have been playing around in Chief Architect and it is a bit crammed....See MoreDesperate help needed with kitchen layout
Comments (11)The problem is that the "standard" kitchen in that layout was designed for looks, not function and to hide the fact that it's a poor use of the space. They know that most people will not realize it until it's too late b/c most people do not understand good kitchen design principles/best practices. That's why one of our goals here is to not just help with layouts and aesthetic questions, but to also educate people via the Kitchen Design FAQ threads - which I will post later - and explanations of why things work well/don't work well in the layouts we see. +++++++++++++++++++++++ So both of the plans have a lot of wasted counterspace - an expanse of counters where it's not very useful - and not enough counterspace where it's sorely needed. Your Prep Zone needs a bare minimum of 36" of clear workspace adjacent to a water source, with at least 42" much, much better. In fact, the two key components of a Prep Zone are water and sufficient counterspace. The wasted counterspace is along the wall b/w the refrigerator and range where there's no water and not at all convenient to the sink in the island. Note that cleanup sinks need space on both sides. If it's the only sink and will host both the Prep and Cleanup Zones, you will need even more b/c you need to provide enough counterspace for both tasks. Is there a reason the cleanup sink is in the island? It puts dirty dishes front and center and on display for all to see. It also puts dirty dishes "in the face" of anyone sitting at the island unless you have a very deep island. Even then, dirty dishes will be tough to ignore when sitting there. A better layout would be to move the Cleanup Zone to the wall, go with a rectangular island, make the island your Prep Zone by adding a prep sink to it, and have the Prep Zone face the range. -OR- Add a prep sink to the empty counterspace b/w the range and refrigerator and make that your primary Prep Zone. But this still keeps the Cleanup Zone on display. In addition, if you want to work facing people, then be aware that the Prep Zone is used far more than the Cleanup Zone. 70% or more of your time is spent prepping while only 20% or less of your time is spent cleaning up - and that includes the time/work of clearing the table, wiping down the table and counter, and loading/unloading the DW - so less than 20% is spent at the sink. (The other 10% is the time spent cooking - stirring, adding ingredients, watching food cook.) So, your Prep Zone is probably the Zone you want in the island b/c you spend so much time in it. +++++++++++++++++++++++ My question for you: You say you want a better Kitchen, but are you willing to make the changes to fix the issues?...See MorePlease save me from Honey Oak. Review my new kitchen layout
Comments (38)I was told the overhang is 12". I'd like 15' but then we start getting into the living room. We are going to instal laminate flooring throughout the entire top floor to make things flow nicely. I'm ok with laminate in the kitchen although I know people have opinions about that choice :). I love the sliding table idea but that also impinges on the walking area between the island and living room....See Morebonstercurtis
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