What direction should I face my island?
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Comments (39)I know you did not ask for any thoughts on the plan, but I had an idea. Overall I think it is well laid out. The thought you mention above about adding a door from the master closet to the laundry room is great. Also, the current dining room will make a great study since it is out of the way. What if you swapped the location of the living room and kitchen? adkbml, my guess is that because this is a tract development with all homes basically the same layout, if the OP asked for that it would be a huge uncharge, if it could even be done. It would not be worth it for resale in the future. One other thought. Are you sure you want to build vs buying something already built? I ask because if they're continuing to build in the area, and there's lots more land available as it looks like there is from the google maps, then the minute you build, the price of your home goes down in value, not up. Fine if you're planning on living there for a long time, but if this is a "first" home, you might be better off with a house in a more established neighborhood because you know what the values are, what the schools are like and what the neighborhood is like. For example in my neck of the woods, we are buying a lot downtown. It is one of 18 lots available for houses. Anything else being built downtown is condos. There is almost no more land available in our zip code to build a single family house which makes our build very desirable because many people want to live walking distance to downtown but not in a condo. If I went 10-15 minutes east of where I am, I could buy a lot that is 1 acre and build a mansion if I wanted in a planned community of other expensive homes for the same price my small lot downtown is going for. However because land out there is "plentiful", once the houses in that development are finished, they will start another development of large houses on large plots. The problem is anyone who built early on and now wants to sell out east, is having to sell at a loss because more people want new and with all the available land, they can build new. Yet in the area where I'm building, both new and older homes in excellent condition are selling for the same prices because land downtown is at a premium....See MoreWhat direction should I install my flooring? (bent shape house)
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Buehl
2 years agoDo you have a sketch of the entire floor the Kitchen is on? A fully-measured layout would be very helpful as well.
From the Featured Answer in the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread:
Please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. Both can be either hand-drawn, computer generated, or drawn up with computer/app tools.By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you.
The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoSo I scoured the internet and found a property in my neighborhood. Same layout..they did what I'm trying to do.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoSo I scoured the internet and found a property in my neighborhood. Same layout..they did what I'm trying to do.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoThe last photo shows an overhang so I'm guessing they had seating when someone lived there. I also found one with a peninsula where they kept some of the wall vs. a complete tear down. I'm torn on which is the best option.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoYes, I sorta have the layout of my property except my door is on the opposite side. When I come in the kitchen is to the left vs. right and my bath and closet is on the right vs left. Based on this photo. This house came with the island vs. a wall like mine. So, where the island is on this sketch, I have a wall with a Fridge and cabinets.
. Besides that it's all the same
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoI haven't been able to find a Kitchen designer honestly. I sent 20 emails. Can't find anyone other than general contractors and Ikea is coming tomorrow. Any recommendation on how to get one??
Although I think that picture is misleading. It's not completely impeding the stairs. It seems like it's more in front of the door.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoSo, that's m/l the example I posted where an island would fit. It seems that the seating is a little detached from the kitchen work area, but maybe it would work with a smaller island than the one on your drawing.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agoI found a kitchen designer on here who was able to completely revamp the design. It's perfect now!! We have to knock down one more wall and avoid putting the refrigerator on the back wall and instead make it a one wall kitchen and putting the range in the island versus on the wall of appliances.
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Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago - PRO
Kasondra (I'm not a business)
2 years ago Buehl
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoHere's another option that has more storage, keeps the MW off the counter, allows you to have the standard-depth refrigerator you showed in your first layout, and has plenty of workspace where it's needed most. It also has 3 seats at the peninsula.
Work Zones:
The NKBA minimum recommendations:
- 42" work aisle for a one-person Kitchen and always a one-person (48" if more than one person will ever be working on the aisle -- prepping, cooking, cleaning up, unloading the DW)
- 15" clear leg/knee overhang space for counter-height seating
Just an FYI, the aisle b/w the refrigerator and island in the most recent layout you posted above is only 33" wide when you account for the 30" depth of most counter-depth refrigerators (depth of refrigerator box + doors + handles + required air clearance behind them).I have 32.5" b/w my refrigerator and the end of the peninsula and it's far too narrow! It's one of my main regrets in my Kitchen (caused by a measuring error on my KD's part - it was supposed to be 42".) It's a definite bottleneck!
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2 years ago mama goose_gw zn6OH
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIs this where the peninsula would be located in the layout Kasondra posted? Maybe moving one seat to the end would ease the pinch-point.
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