Kitchen Layout! Rearranging existing cabinetry
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Can you help rearrange my kitchen cabinets? Lots of pix
Comments (12)Any particular reason you put the sink across from the range? There was a pretty exhaustive discussion of why not to do that in Small Kitchen & Dining Room thread, and also in the thread about what ranges are safest for kids (link below) (the title of that thread was sarcastic--the point was that kitchen design, not range choice, is what influences whether you have accidents/burns happening). The basic problem is that if the range and sink are across from each other, you are designing a kitchen in which accidents are waiting to happen because you force yourself to walk across the kitchen with hot water and hot and/or dirty pans. It's especially dangerous if you have pets or small kids or if pets/kids are ever guests in your house, but the danger is only reduced, not eliminated, if pets/kids are not an issue. A galley or modified galley like you're proposing is fine, but it is MUCH SAFER to put the sink and range on the same side, and the fridge/freezer on the opposite side. There is no safety advantage to putting the fridge on the same run as another fixture (i.e. sink or range), but there is a major advantage to putting the sink and range on the same run: you can empty your boiling pasta water, take pans to the sink after you use them, etc., without ever walking across the open floor. So there is no opportunity for kids or pets to get underfoot or in the way, or for you to slip, and drop hot things on kids/pets/the floor. Given your constraints, I would suggest putting the sink on the same run as the range and the wall oven on the fridge run. Putting a wall oven there is way less dangerous than putting the range there, first off because using a wall oven never involves pots of boiling water, and second because usually when people take things out of the oven the first thing they do is set them on the counter to cool--so stuff would come out of the wall oven and be set down beside it to cool; stuff would not be carried, hot, across the kitchen. But I think what would actually make the most sense here, since you have a longer run on the bottom, is to put DW, sink and range along the bottom, and move the fridge and freezer up to the top. They should probably go on the end where the wall oven is shown, so put either a pullout or a couple of feet of counter between them--from right to left it would go freezer, fridge, counter or pullout, wall oven, more counter. Here is a link that might be useful: Thread on burn-safe kitchen design...See MoreStarting the process - existing and planned layout inside
Comments (6)I knew I was forgetting to tell you something! Thank you. The fridge is going to be a french door style. The ones we're look at have a total depth of about 45" when the doors are open 90 degrees, so that will be tight, but doable. We checked the oven door and dishwasher door clearances as well. Tight, but doable. The "island" is essentially a separate table that my DH will build. It's not going to be attached and will be completely movable. In fact it'll probably end up smaller then we have drawn up (3'x3') and/or have built in drop down leaves. it's going to be compatible with the kitchen table which he will also build so that they can combined into one larger table for hosting family dinners. We don't do a lot of entertaining, mostly because there's currently no where to seat everyone. We have no dining room and our living room is so small we only have seating for 5 people comfortably, 6+ is a REAL squeeze. We'd like to be able to have at least our extended family (total 6 people) over for dinner once and a while and allow everyone to be in the same room. We currently have a round drop leaf for 4 people (and there's no way to open the leaves and fit anyone around the table in our existing kitchen, it also has a center leaf that can be added). We're going to continue using that after the kitchen is done while DH builds the other items. Since there is no storage in the island other then maybe a lower shelf (the intention is to have a place to put things when you're at the fridge and as a separate prep area) we're not losing out by not having it in the kitchen right away. I hope that clarifies things. I know it'll still be tight, and once the wall is out and the new cabinets are in we're going to re-evaluate the island/table situation so we are flexible on that. Thanks for the input!...See MoreUnusual kitchen layout - how to rearrange?
Comments (7)Think of zones rather than the triangle. You need the fridge near the sink for the prep zone and then the sink, or another sink, and dishwasher and trash for a cleanup zone, and then a cooking zone. Can you add a sink in the island or you will be walking your 10,000 steps to get your produce to the corner sink and your leftovers back to the fridge. Actually maybe put the oven where you have the fridge and make a baking center, moving the oven closer to the doorway (and the stove), and do an L with cabinets along the bottom wall as well. Putting the fridge where you currently have the oven makes a big prep area between the fridge and the sink. It‘s so exciting to start a new project especially if you love cooking. Think how you use your kitchen. Walk through your favorite recipes in your head. Once you have your zones figured out, design falls into place. Can you move the windows? Where do all the doors go? Does the sliding door lead outside? Having the clean up zone nearer it if you do a lot of entertaining outdoors may work better. In my experience some designers can create kitchens that are lovely to look at but don't always function well. If you are patient and work through the design process with all the wonderful folks here you will end up with a great working kitchen plan you can then take to your architect or contractor or kitchen place to draw up, bring it back here and flesh out or pare down to meet your budget. Wow, my thoughts are random and all over the place....See Morestorage in kitchen to compliment existing cabinets?
Comments (6)how many inches is it? looks like the counter/ [f you use counter] will not be continuous w your dark counters so I might compose a hutch set up using cabinetry...... slide in some butcher block if the top part is to rest on a bit of counter. its a nice appropriate spot for something contrast whether wood species or painted a color of your choice. note the areas in these kitchens where they use "hutch assembly" mixed into their spaces.....otherwise..... maybe mwave drawer below / or open bookcase w baskets.....and open shelves on wall and use butcher block for counter. GOOD LUCK........measure and sketch out a couple interesting / deliberately contrasting things to insert. Infinite possibilities....See Morelatifolia
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