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Comments (5)There is room for the island with seating in the middle of the kitchen. And I find that an extremely odd configuration as well. There also doesn't appear to be enough clearance between the kitchen and the adjacent eating area. Angles look interesting, but they are horrible space wasters. And a G shaped kitchen can work, but it's also one of the worst when it comes to traffic flow for multiple users. The only way to make that work better is to have the fridge be as close to the perimeter edge of the kitchen as possible so you don't have traffic into it while you are working....See MoreKitchen layout/flow - Suggestions/Comment please
Comments (7)You didn't ask, but I have some comments about the rest of the house. Which way is north? All the jogs in the front will make for a very expensive build, and I don't know that you gain a lot from them. If you could straighten out the guest room/study/entry/dining room wall, you'd save a ton. What is your climate? You have a tiny closet at the rear entry, and no coat closet at the front. No raincoats where you live? We live in coat/boot/mitten country, and I like having a bench near the doors, for putting on boots and shoes. You don't have room for that at either entry. How many people will live in the house? What's in the basement? Do you need both a full guest bath and a powder room? Your garage entry looks cramped, and could benefit from some more space - but the laundry room is huge, and you could steal space from it. The master bath doesn't have room (as drawn) for 2 sinks. You have no storage in this bathroom for an extra towel or roll of TP. Do you plan to put that in the master closet? The closets in the laundry have a lot of inaccessible space, the way the doors are drawn. Where will the washer and dryer go? It's best to have the dryer on an outside wall, so it can vent directly outside. You devote a lot of space for a dining room you don't plan to use much, and the study is tiny. What are your plans for that room? If you will spend much time there, I'd steal space from the generous guest room for the study, or move the entry and stairs to the right and steal from the dining room. Now, for the kitchen. The way the rear of the house is configured, you won't get much direct sunlight in the living areas, even if they face south. I would definitely plan for skylights or solar tubes in the kitchen and great room, and spend plenty of time working on a lighting plan. Most folks here are big on using drawers as much as possible. My favorite advice for kitchen planning is to figure out where you are going to put things in the new space: potholders, plastic containers, cooking utensils, pots and pans, glasses, dishes, spices, small appliances, etc. Things should be near their point of use. If you have more than one person in the kitchen, you may be bumping butts, if one is at the stove and the other at the sink - but aisle width may solve that. Will you have a microwave? Where will that go? With the range on an inside wall, it will have to vent through the ceiling. Make sure your vent hood has a large enough fan to get the air outside - and provide for make-up air, if necessary....See MoreComments on our kitchen layout?
Comments (19)Be careful of your spacing between your peninsula and your dining table. 60" is the recommended spacing from counter edge to table edge when seating will be at both locations. But what works for you and your situation might be a bit different. For example, if you have some heavy people in the family, you might need more space. If your dining chairs and peninsula stools are rather bulky, you might need more space. I suggest you mock up your spacing and put your chairs and stools in there, have people sit in the chairs/stools at a distance from the table where they are comfortable, and then walk in the space between and see how it feels. You may have room to move that peninsula; you may not....See MoreKitchen Layout Comments
Comments (11)Wow!! I really appreciate all the comments, suggestions, and questions! I know this will sound crazy but it makes me feel a lot better about my proposed layout. You made me remember my thought process over the past 6-weeks. During this time I’ve drawn out nearly every layout everyone has suggested and finally decided to stop tormenting myself and post it. My daughter pointed out that this layout is very similar to our current kitchen — geez I didn’t see that one, but she is right. LOL. I’m nearly 60 years old and this will be my 12th and last kitchen — this one is my forever kitchen (and the 2nd one I’ve designed). I’m a time and motion fanatic who loves to cook and bake. I have really walked through these dimensions and layout too many times to count. Islands: I’m not a fan of range tops or main sinks in the island - been there done that. Won’t ever have all seating all on one side—we currently have it on two sides which is okay but invariably one or two end up standing. Human nature. Hence having half the island with seating on one side. DW placement is on far side to keep everyone out of main sink dishwasher’s way (the person who gets to wash all the pots, pans, knives, mixing bowls, cookie sheets, casserole dishes etc...) during clean up — only silverware, glasses, and dishes get put in the DW. Dish storage is right across from DW. 4’6” aisle width gives about 11” between the DW door fully opened and the dish drawer fully opened. Prefect. The sink is not a prep sink it’s for drinking water, coffee and tea, washing hands, etc. not food prep. Landing area for French door frig is the island. 4’6” is actually one step back for 5’2” me to pull something out of the frig and put it on the island. Easy for me to say because I do it everyday with my current frig island setup. Message Center at the end closest to the stairs to hid/charge phones etc... and to hide the countertop sink side. I wanted balance, hence the tall pantry type cabinet on the other end. The kitchen will still be very open with 13’ of wide open space between these two ends. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you. The next step is to see how this will look in 3D cabinets to the ceiling. I’ll keep you posted....See Moredan1888
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