QUICK ADVICE NEEDED regarding window sill transition near sink
Our electrician is on-site today and needs an answer by tomorrow morning about window trim around our kitchen window.
Local building code requires that kitchens have outlets every four feet which means that we need to have 1 or two outlets (and possibly switches) installed under our new kitchen window and above the countertop. Here is our new window:
Our electrician needs to know what type of trim we are planning around the window so he can determine whether the outlets can run vertically or need to go horizontally. The space between the window sill and cabinet is about 9.5". The countertop will add about 1.25". That leaves about 8.25" for trim and outlets. Outlets are about 5" high. The sink will be centered under these windows.
I need options for how to frame the window, I really like the idea below but am looking for other options. The entire window wall will have backsplash.
This has a sill made out of the same material as the countertop (for us, quartz). This allows for some splash at the sink without wetting a wooden sill. The edges are dog-eared, so that they go past the width of the window opening like a regular sill does. Then the wood trim is added to the window and lands on top of the sill to align with the outer edge of the dog-eared sill on each side.
Any other ideas? I am actually not a real fan of standard sills but am not sure what else to do. And I need to make a quick decision.
And do I add tile into the window (which is about 3" deep)?
Thank you!
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Comments (30)I am pretty spatially challenged, but I did just wrestle an 11 ft x 11 ft kitchen into something like submission, so I will weigh in here with a few ideas. First, what will dwarf everything else is your fridge. If you could install it so that only the front -- rather than the side as well -- shows from most vantage points, it won't loom as large. So, if you are willing to invest in replacing your windows and moving some plumbing, some variant on this might work: The lower cabinets next to the fridge are pulled out to match its depth. The windows above the sink and DW would be any array similar to those of laurainlincoln (with higher windowsills) or jenwrens (sills to the counter), both of which yield an enviably large area of glass. (Please note that I am pretty vague about the entrance to the kitchen from your 48" hallway. You obviously need a certain entryway width, but it could be achieved in several ways by messing with the fridge wall and the end of the range set of cabinets.) Looking from the DR, people would see the peninsula and either the end of the cabinets flanking the range or, if you prefer, a counterdepth wall. I too took down the wall between my modest kitchen and the DR. My kitchen is very different (yes, I would sell my soul for a lovely run of windows) but from the DR it does show the peninsula and the end of a run of cabinets, with no wall. Your peninsula would be longer and better looking; mine is truncated by a boxed-in chimney and shelves that were added to it to the depth of the countertop. Hope this stimulates the germ of an idea. Cheers. Here is a link that might be useful: laurainlincoln's windows to die for...See MoreAppliance/Sink Layout Advice, please!!
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5 years agoI was going to pipe up with "just make them horizontal and you're safe," but it sounds like you'd like to make the vertical if you can.
Here are a couple options to throw into the mix, with how I've trimmed out windows to meet space constraints.
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5 years agoMy window is trimmed out like your example pic (matching countertop material, dog eared at the front, wood frame around the window). I like it.
For outlets, have you considered if something like this from LeGrand Adorne would work? They have a different look than standard switches, and might be more visually appealing. Or not ;) I used them at the end of my island because they offered a color that blended well with my cabinets. I have used their switches in our family room as well, they have one that is a prox sensor.
5 years agoHere is how I trimmed out my window using my granite as a backsplash. Not sure if this helps in your application. I have outlets on both sides of the windows and a button next to my sink for my disposal. The outlet for the disposal is underneath my sink.
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We ran the granite up under the window and also used it for the windowsill. Outlets were run horizontal.
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