urgent help kitchen decisions
pamelamacleod
2 years ago
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millworkman
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Urgent! - need a decision for pony wall or not??
Comments (10)In our layout, the vanity is to the left like yours, but our shower is in-between the vanity and the toilet. Currently the shower is encased in a tall, tiled tower, which creates privacy for the toilet. We want a more light filled shower, so we are knocking down the tower and creating a pony wall on either side of the shower with glass above, so the toilet will still have a modesty panel. We thought about flipping the toilet and shower, but DH does not want to have the toilet next to him when he is brushing his teeth! I don't know if flipping the shower location with the toilet might be an option for you with possible plumbing issues at this late date or not....See MoreUrgent help needed for kitchen floor plan
Comments (16)Azmom, you do not have your email enabled on your profile. Therefore, I am unable to respond directly to your request for assistance. I will respond here, so that others may have the benefit of the information as well. First of all, for your island, it will not be used at all unless you do have a water source on it. The primary prep zone in any kitchen is between water and fire and adjacent to the storage. That's the tiny corner between your sink and the range. UNLESS you put a prep sink on the island. When you do that, and it doesn't have to be anything larger than 14", that transforms the island into the primary prep space with you facing out towards those who are seated there rather than you standing with your face in the corner and your back to the guests. The square shape that Holly suggested could work and adds additional storage. I think the important takeaway from that is to have the "working " portion of the aisle facing the fridge and cooking surface. That minimizes your walking all over the kitchen to prepare a meal. A larger kitchen isn't a better kitchen, unless it's designed to be. Putting an island in the middle of a kitchen makes it less efficient, not more efficient---unless that island is in the right spot, with the right orientation, and has a water source on it. A large chunky island looks appropriate to the space,and I think the square works (especially with some nice chunky legs to make it more of a "table") but you could just make the island narrower and oriented left to right instead of top to bottom. Here is one tweak to Holly's plan that I might make if you are OK with walking further in your prep, but only if you are willing to use a counter depth refrigerator or a built in one. Refrigerators belong on the perimeter of the kitchen space so that they can be accessed by those coming into the space without crossing your prep space. It's the busiest spot in the kitchen, and you have to have enough room for everyone to have that access. Whether or not you want to swap the wall oven with the fridge will depend on how often you use the wall oven for cooking. If you frequently sear something and then put it in the oven to finish, the range suggestion would be a good one. Or have the range be on the same run as the cooktop with the fridge across the aisle. If you are more into getting out fresh veggies and preparing them for a meal, then leaving Holly's plan alone might be the best layot for you. Either depends on having the prep sink there so that you actually use the island. Without a prep sink on the island, you're creating more work, more steps, and you'll default to just prepping in the corner....See MoreKitchen Layout help - urgent
Comments (15)You said that 2 of you often work in the kitchen at once...What do you each do? With the sink, dw, and stove so close and in the same aisle, you have potential conflict issues with doors and with people trying to use and stand/walk in the same areas. That's what side-by-side task areas with an open island, or, even better, the 2-sink plans, were trying to avoid. The open island, or island with prep sink would allow prepping/chopping at the island as you visit, rather than cleanup chores and dirty dishes gathering in front of your guests. Do you get dirty dish pileup, and other things sitting around your sink (soap, dish detergent, sponges and rags, water glasses)? We do, so having the main sink in the island will put those constantly on display to the other room..But maybe you're neater. I'm not trying to argue the main sink in the island, but trying to point out possible downsides for this particular plan...So you don't say "Why didn't anyone tell me?" If we point them out and you decide they're things you want to live with over other options, then you won't have regrets or 2nd guessing later. In any of my plans, the oven and micro could be stacked again...I'd just wanted to suggest the counter space, but there is room for them to go back up. If you did them next to the fridge (As in adjusted plans 2 or 3), I'd avoid the corner cave-like counter by bringing the rest of the uppers down to the counter for pantry space. With windows only under the upper cabs, you're only concerned about lighting on the counter and not more natural light for the room, in general, or the view out? I think I speak for more than just me when I say we'd still rather see your plan on graph paper, because I can't tell for certain what's going on with your cabinet sizes/configuration or aisle widths....See MoreUrgent! Kitchen color help...
Comments (1)Very pretty kitchen, nice backsplash. The lemon grass looks a touch green and your backsplash looks very blue in the photo. Does it work with the countertops and the marble in the backsplash? If it's not too yellow, then it should be fine. You want to look at something that matches the countertops but is light enough for the cabinets. To keep if from looking like a battleship, stay away from blue gray and seafoam colors....See More
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2 years ago
bmorepanic
2 years agoWhite, white and more white is a personal choice that lots of people have made. Don't feel like you have to choose RIGHT NOW. You can choose to do something temporary. So, congratulations - you've picked paint flooring, and cabinets, possibly your appliances.
I agree with getting a design consultation with a pro. I did and it clarified a bunch of half-formed ideas that I had. It was worth it just for that! But I also took away some of the ways that the designer thought about things so I could make my own decisions.
If you're uncomfortable working with a designer, then get some free design. The pictures that you post are mostly white and fairly straight forward. Why don't you look a bit longer until you find one that makes you say - That's my Kitchen. Even the one in the picture would cost a boat, you can still use the color scheme or the lighting fixture styles or colors.
This is one of my "That's my Kitchen" photo. It's somebody else's kitchen. But I could steal the black painted windows, the black grout with white tiles, the light gray and Bblock counters, matte black lighting, blue lowers and silvery everything else.
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