Feedback on Kitchen Layout
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Comments (9)Thanks emilyam819. We looked at making the slider a single door originally but that takes us too much over our budget. I do only really want one eating area, but I would rather eliminate the eat-in area of the kitchen than the dining room, I think having the kitchen stay in its current footprint of kitchen+eat-in area is a better flow to the rest of the house than having the kitchen go into the dining room. I do have a plan drawn out that eliminates the peninsula, has just the stove on the wall across from the sink and puts the fridge and cabinets (which get shallow as they go to the slider) in the eat-in area. Does that sound more like what you are suggesting. That one also would allow for a prep sink by the stove too, if we can swing it in the budget. My primary concern with that plan is that the fridge is then so far from the range and dining room (~15' to range, 17' to dining room). I can post a picture of that if that sounds more in line with your idea....See MoreFeedback on kitchen layout - IKEA - small galley
Comments (96)I consider a chrome faucet a neutral and IMHO goes with most everything. Same with your glass door hardware. I would do chrome rather than ORB. I’ve shown you pics of the house I did for my daughter previously but don’t have a good one of the faucet together with the black Ikea Bagganas hardware we installed. We initially bought chrome cup pulls but switched to a simple black. Are you considering the black cup pulls in the kitchen you like? I do not think that the white quartz would make it look like a huge monolithic expanse at all. It may be a better choice if you are seriously considering the turquoise tile. I think either black or brass would look great. Not sure about mixing. I found it extremely helpful to snap a picture of my room and then paste the lights and hardware I’m considering using MS Paint. Helps to see it all together. It would also be a good idea to start a new thread in Kitchens and Home Decorating related to finishes so possibly some of the pros can chime in. They can give better advice than me about mixing metals. I have chrome on my main floor and just added antique brass to my pink powder and laundry....See MoreFeedback on kitchen layout
Comments (5)On the grid, there are four squares between the corner of the table and the corner of the sofa, but the diagonal measurement will be greater than 48". It looks as if it will be about the same as the diagonal measurement of 3 squares or 51" (17" each). Plus, you have open shoulder space when passing between the island and sofa. Almost 6' between the island and chair. Reducing the depth of the island would be a good option, since you need only 42" to get in a comfortable seating overhang of 15", which is the NKBA minimum recommended. I hadn't noticed that your seating overhang is drawn at 12"--until reading your last post. I would definitely change that, which will give you more space between the island and sofa. Win-win....See MoreHoping for feedback on kitchen layout
Comments (11)anj_p is correct--whenever possible the trash pull-out should go under the prep space, which should be near the cooking zone, since those two zones generate most of the trash/garbage. Of course, if you recycle and/or compost, that will make a difference in how trash/garbage is stowed. I'd store dishes in drawers across from the DW, and omit the seat across from the fridge. You could store dishes in the cabinets to the right of the fridge, but that would be a more awkward space for unloading the DW. anj_p is also correct in the assessment of the work triangle. The NKBA recommends a max distance of 9' between appliances, and you have ap 15' between the fridge and range. Even with the DW moved to the left of the sink, the clean-up zone is between the fridge and prep space, making it more difficult for helpers to load or unload the DW, or gather dishes to set the table, while you are prepping a meal. If you're set on keeping the fridge on the wall to the left, that's OK--it's better to know what to expect, so that about the time the paint dries, you don't start thinking, "I wish I'd known ..." NKBA guidelines New to Kitchens? Read me first....See More1962house
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