Kitchen Design Questions
Hello everyone. Looking for thoughts and ideas on our kitchen. I've included an overhead view of the main space so you can see where it is situated, a more zoomed in shot of just the kitchen, and then mockups of both sides of the kitchen. Would love any thoughts on the following questions:
- What do you think about the location of the refrigerator?
- Do you think that the sink needs to be centered with the stove/oven wall? We are going to remove the double oven and just get a 48" Monogram range.
- For the pantry under the stairs, do you think that something matching the cabinetry or a framed in door would be better?
- What do you think about increasing the island size to 8x6? Walkways will be 48" all around.
Thanks in advanced for your thoughts and input!
General Overhead View
Kitchen Overhead View
Oven Side of Kitchen
Refrigerator Side of Kitchen
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3 years agoI like the location of the fridge; it's near the FR/DR where it's convenient for someone to get a snack or drink. One thing to note--make sure the door will open past 90 degrees on the right side, so drawers and crispers can be removed for cleaning.
I don't care for the pantry--it appears that you have a 24" door and m/l a hallway to access pantry space under the stairs. I'd give that space to the bedroom, and use a pantry cabinet with roll-outs. If the range can be moved to the stair wall, you could have a separate clean-up area, so that helpers could load or unload the DW, or gather dishes to set the table, without entering the primary prep/cooking areas. If the range can't be moved, the layout could be flipped, with clean-up on the stair wall, and the island in the original orientation, but the fridge wouldn't be as convenient to the FR/DR or to anyone coming from the upstairs.
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