Kitchen design Huge Dilemma!
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Comments (4)I designed it that way, sort of. The current dishwasher is on the left base cabinet wing close to the corner. I really wanted the dishwasher on my left, next to the sink, but to do that I had to move the sink more to the right, off center... I got OK with the off center, but now there wasn't room for the trash on the right, so it had to go where the dishwasher once was, creating a problem I had not thought about. Yep! Thank goodness it was caught! The dishwasher will go where it once was, the sink back to center, and the Trash Drawer on the right. Suzi...See MoreNew Build Kitchen Design Dilemma
Comments (30)You've received a lot of good, helpful advice already, here and at the Kitchen forum. "most of the new models in Florida now have 12 foot ceilings in the great room and kitchen with many vaulted to 16 feet. This is especially true when there are views to water and they are using 10 foot glass doors to take advantage of the views." I understand about the views but people have to live inside a house, and in order for that to be done comfortably and pleasantly, you need a reasonable, human scale and proportions. Not something outsize and overscaled. This is already creating problems for you. At the very least with this sort of scale, an architect should plan for the interior problems/challenges that arise. As they have arisen here. You have two problems. One is the scale and size of the general project, the other is the layout of the kitchen. If we had a built in coffee machine where would you put it? First figure out how you use your kitchen, what you want and need in it, and THEN plan your kitchen. Not the other way around. How big is your family? Do you like to cook? Do you cook often or reheat takeout? Do you bbq outside? Do you eat a lot of vegetables and fruit? Do you shop for groceries often or infrequently? However, you can't consider the kitchen in a vacuum....See MoreSmall living room huge dilemma
Comments (14)I think there's room for a coffee table, so long as the console under the tv is narrow - only 10-12 inches deep. You'll need the coffee table for a place to set drinks, etc. Something on wheels would be good, or maybe something like one of these (above) I think there might be room for a small-scale occasional chair as well - placed where outside furniture is currently. It looks like there may be patio umbrella - which could either bounce light into the space, or shade the interior to some degree. For drapes, I would think sheer white hung wall to wall would do the job. What does look tight to is the counter stool(s). Could you post a photo of that area? It looks like you have quite high ceilings - it's a very nice space, although small!...See More1950's huge wall-to-wall stone fireplace - design dilemma
Comments (15)Really beautiful. Log burning? Other? Will you actually be using the fireplace? Painted or stained dark, it would be dreary and foreboding. Painted or stained white, it would be nothing short of cringe-worthy. Not sure you have the natural sun light at that end of the room for plants. Someone wanted to enable their pets and/or themselves to set atop that hearth to warm. If you don't want to do that, you might consider altering the hearth -- removing it and recreating it so the top of the hearth is floor level. If you leave the hearth as is, then you could panel that short wall left of the fireplace and build in interior lit cabinets with solid doors below the top of the firebox but glass shelving and doors above that to the ceiling, leaving the paneling and stone visible through the cabinet. Remember to have an electrical outlet in the corner vertical between the lower solid cabinet doors. Then set a comfortable chair and sturdy floor lamp/table combo in the corner in front of that. Either way, would not add a mantel to add clutter the top with items above it. If you do add a mantel or shelving, consider putting the full width of the fireplace wall. You could add art to the fireplace but instead of a framed picture or poster or print of painting, consider something else -- perhaps something that reflects your interests and hobbies made from pressed metal....See MoreMs Jam
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