advice/critique cabinet and drawer sizes and organization
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Comments (8)Here's our linen tower pics. We did one on either end of a 6.5' long vanity. They are about 4-6" shallower than the vanity with a fluted transition strip placed at an angle on either end of the vanity to connect them. We keep extra towels, washcloths, soap, TP, curling iron, hair dryer, toiletries, makeup, etc in there. It keeps everything more organized & easier to reach/find. We actually only use 3 of our 4 vanity drawers--hairbrushes in one, toothbrushes & toothpaste in another & my special stash of scented soaps in the 3rd. Th 4th is just empty. The cabinets hold the trashcan and cleaning supplies for the bath. I am so glad we put in the towers--much better than just the vanity cabs & drawers we have had in the past. Hope this helps!...See MoreAdvice on layout - which option and would welcome critiques!
Comments (15)When the Prep & Cooking Zones are so far apart like this, a prep sink is usually needed to make the zones work efficiently...sometimes just to function at all! Right now, you have to cross a very wide aisle (> 7 feet) and through a very busy thoroughfare just to empty a pot of boiling water. Not very safe! Nor very functional! The reason NewbieRemodeler's layout works so well is b/c she has the Prep & Cooking Zones together (the prep sink on the peninsula) and her Cooking Zone and range are protected from traffic (again, the peninsula does this). Also, notice how much workspace she has in the right places...around the range and on the peninsula. Your workspace is very spread out and you do have a lot of it, but it's not in the right places. Ideally: Prep Zone...works best when it contains a water source and is next to or across an aisle no more than 48" wide or so from the Cooking Zone. Trash & recycle bins should also be in the Prep Zone. If across from the Cooking Zone, the aisle b/w them should not be a busy aisle (i.e., no through-traffic and very little other kitchen traffic). Cooking Zone...works best when next to/across from the Prep Zone (see Prep Zone). It's also nice to have a water source nearby as well as trash & recycling nearby. Cleanup Zone...works best when separated from the Prep & Cooking Zones. This can be on the opposite side of the sink in a one-sink kitchen from the Prep Zone or it could be in a completely separate location (the latter usually only works well if you have two sinks). Obviously, it also needs a water source and the DW. Right now, you have the Prep & Cooking Zones separated by an aisle more than 7 feet wide...much too far. While having the Prep & Cleanup Zones together isn't bad (see above), in this situation it doesn't really work. Here's one idea that might work. I have other ideas, but I don't have time right now to draw them up...I'll work on it some more later, if you like. [Let me know.] One idea, btw, is to switch the table and kitchen...but that depends on how high off the floor the bay window is as well as how flexible you are with water, etc. Are you open to a banquette? A banquette might solve some problems regardless of the table/kitchen configuration. So, how high off the floor is the bay window? .. [You could reduce the prep sink to an 18" sink base and gain those 6" for either an 18" cabinet on the left or a 21" cabinet on the right.]...See MoreAppliances advice and critique
Comments (13)The integrated fridges are so expensive because the mftrs want to have something that is high end to sell. Integration makes for a really clear dividing line as to how much money you spent on the kitchen. They are in business to make a profit... The rule of thumb is that anything over 400 CFM requires make up air. How much CFM you need is a function of the total btu of the stove. So take the stove's total btu and divide by 100, that the cfm you need, if more than 400 you likely need make up air. Have you seen or worked on the American Range products? I'm not sure what you really like about them. If I had space for six burners, I would prefer that at least two of them are induction so that I could use them in the summertime without heating up the entire house. But induction requires an extra electric 240V line which may require you to get a new electric panel ( if your house does not currently have all of the required electric outlets in the kitchen and all of the appliances on their separately dedicated circuits which is what is required by many municipalities now, you may need to correct that problem as part of your upgrade, something to keep in mind.)...See MoreCustom House Plan advice/ critique
Comments (14)Random thoughts: - Your bedrooms all have windows on two sides and will enjoy nice natural light, while your living areas -- where you'll be awake -- have windows on only one side, and those windows are under porches. - I think you can do better in the master bath. Instead of the tub being tucked away in the corner, I'd move it to the corner, where it can have a window to the side /not look out over the back porch. I'd put either the toilet or the shower in that corner. I'm ambivalent about closets opening into the bathroom, but IF you're going to do it that way, I would place the closet door near the entrance ... not all the way to the back and around a corner. The shower is bitty-small ... and in this much space, I think you can have a nice-sized shower AND a tub. - You're talking about saving square footage ... I assume this is about budget? If so, I'd lose the porch on the left side of the house. The front and back porches will be used /serve a purpose, but a side porch really doesn't -- and building it will be almost as expensive as building interior space. OR, if you are set on the side porch, include doors between the master bedroom and/or bathroom to this porch. If you're going to build the porch, give yourself access to it. - Laundry is best on an exterior wall. Easier /cheaper to vent to the outside, and easier to clean -- easier to clean means you'll do it, and a clean vent is less of a fire hazard. - Imagine yourself bringing a big headboard or a double dresser into the kids' bedrooms. I'm not sure you can make those turns. - The kitchen is small . Consider that your "base L" will have only a corner lazy susan and one stack of drawers by the range. Only two cabinets in your whole "L" -- assuming, of course, that you're installing a dishwasher between the sink and the fridge. Then probably two stacks of drawers in the island. Four lower cabinets total. Could you make the island 15" deeper and have a set of shallow cabinets on the "back side"? I think you could make the island a little wider. Consider whether this is enough for you /your cooking habits. My new kitchen will be only slightly larger than this ... but I'll have a very large pantry adjacent. - I'd consider a sliding window over the sink, which would open onto a built-in shelf on the porch side. This would allow you to "pass through" food for eating outside /dirty dishes straight into the sink. - Is that another storage closet across from the kids' bath /adjacent to the laundry? I do think more storage would be good for this house. - I'd enlarge those kids' closet doors. Wider doors will give them better access to things stored in the corners. - What is the purpose of the basement safe room? If it's tornados, etc., you might locate it under the stairs ... you're already building in safety in that location. It also might make sense to put it in the corner created by the bathroom. - Another basement thought: Imagine you get out of the car with groceries ... you enter the basement living room, walk the length of the room, then climb the stairs. If you relocate your entrance to the foot of the stairs, you'd eliminate walking the length of the downstairs living area....See MoreT S
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