Help with Tight Squeeze Kitchen Redo
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Comments (9)I had some cabinets installed by a local custom guy recently that were "just one big cabinet with no dividers". I think sometimes that is what custom cabinetmakers do. I wasn't impressed :) I would consider calling either a handyman or a local custom cabinet person to do some modifications for you. In your big open spaces, your handyman or cab guy could install shelves inside fairly easily. You could stop with the shelves, or you could install some pullouts using the shelves. I had to replace some drawer fasteners in my old kitchen. I found a huge selection at Home Depot. If you can't find the right one, you could also replace the glides instead of just the fasteners. My custom cabinet guy had cheap but still reasonably good glides for $4 each. My friend has a drawer like yours near her oven that competed with her open oven door as well. It is just a bad design! In her case, they took the drawer front off, cut the drawer front and box about 3" from the oven end, and glued that section in place. The left side of the drawer doesn't open, but the right side opens. She has a smaller drawer in that spot, but it still opens and gives her usable space. The cut in the drawer front is angled away (into the corner) so it isn't all that noticable unless you go to open the drawer. If you need pictures of this, I'm sure she'd let me take one for you. Anita...See MoreMini kitchen re-do pre full re-model.. help? (pics)
Comments (45)I just want to thank everyone for the help and advice. Dh and I have decided to go ahead with the full re-model. We won't be changing the layout but we are going to replace flooring, cabs and counters. I've decided NOT to use the maple slab from my barn. I'm going with granite all around. I REALLY want to remove the soffits but I took a peek today and there is duct work through out! I'm really having a hard time with this.. just looking at them makes me want to cry. I just don't know what to do to make them blend in. They aren't just typical soffits that are near flush with the cabs.. they come out almost 2 feet from the wall, and 10 inches from the cabinets. They also have some funny angles that might make crown molding around the cabinets look odd? I'm going to post over on the kitchen forums to try to get more feedback on the soffits. Thanks again.. you all helped me with the motivation to for the 'real' makeover!...See MoreHelp me re-do kitchen plan
Comments (24)Home- Nice layout! I really like all the example pictures you posted, too. It's so much easier to see if something will work in the space, with a picture. My only concern is no sink in the fridge/snack area, but that's what Control said she wanted. There was a prep sink in the snack area, in the earlier plan (kitchen on other side) and I wonder if it's going to be too crowded having both sinks (and dishwasher, etc.) so close to the cooking area. Personally, I'd like to see a window on the short wall (between the laundry room and family room) and somehow incorporate the prep sink into this corner. A view and more light would be really nice. If Control doesn't mind an 'island' hood, than I'd think about putting the range on the peninsula, so you can see into the dining area and the family room. Since you don't have seating planned for this area (stools on family room side) it would be a lot safer with the range here...and you could have bookshelves/display facing the dining room. A raised backsplash would hide a bit of the mess and keep things from falling off the back of the counter, too. Maybe something like this? Yet again, I'm running out of white out, so I hope this is readable. Basically, same back wall, with prep sink in the corner (like Circuspeanut) and a window on the side overlooking the backyard...and the range on the peninsula. The wine fridge is by the door to the mudroom, but still handy to the prep sink. There should be room for some big drawers, where the range used to be...and between the wine fridge and the prep sink. A trash could go just left of the prep sink (to the right of the drawers) and still have a lazy susan in the other corner. You should have at least one, just for the extra storage...great for punch bowls and other rarely used items. From Cottage house plans...See MoreHelp! Buying range for tight squeeze.
Comments (5)In addition to the questions just asked by snoonyb, are you looking for a free-standing, slide-in, or drop-in range? If you have not already already tried looking at specifications and installation instructions on vendor websites, try AJ Madison and Lowe's. Use their search filters to narrow the choices, check the specifications tabs, and then check the posted installation instructions. While waiting for others to respond here, you might try some additional web searches and include the term "counterdepth range" in your search string. I'm recalling that we've had two or three threads on this topic in the appliances forum here within the last year or so. Can't remember much, but I think some of the Whirlpool freestanding electric ranges were supposed to be 27 3/4" deep to the handle. You will want to have that actually checked, though, because installation manuals are sometimes generic. (In one of the threads, somebody needed a 27 3/4" depth and hoped that a Whirlpool (of maybe Kitchenaid) induction range would fit but found on seeing that actual range that this model was deeper than other WP electric ranges.) As for swapping a different handle --- sometimes with some models but mostly no. It is all brand and model specific. There is no simple answer. If you have a local vendor with many years of experience and can find a model you like, you might try asking this question to them about the specific model. Also, some manufacturers have Q&A sections on the web pages for individual ranges. You might be able to get that question answered. I know GE has been doing that. Sorry I can't be of more help, by maybe this post will inspire others to chime in. This post was edited by JWVideo on Tue, Sep 30, 14 at 12:16...See MoreLyndee Lee
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