Would you change this custom kitchen layout? (3D pics and plan)
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Comments (19)Dunno if you want another pair. These are variations of your plan with bonus expenses. For traffic reasons, I'd more the doorway to the dining room up by the cleanup area and I'd for sure move the door to the backyard - either by cutting a new door at the edge of the family room or replacing a window with a door in either the family room or dining room. Sometimes I don't think more cabinets = more capability to cook efficiently. I'm not so sure that making the kitchen a lot bigger is a good answer here. So this shows two variations of the dining room wall and the stair wall and the island. By closing off the existing door to the dining room and replacing the exterior door with a window, you could use a round table in the nook area (with or without a banquette). The island can be longer than it was. The blue markings show a 12" (could be 14") deep pantry on the dining room wall, the oven slides over, the island becomes a little shorter than the gray version and I moved the cooktop onto the stair wall - giving you an island that only has a prep sink on it. The gray version has a very long island, shown with cook top and prep sink. Unfortunately, that comes combined with less defined pantry space. But you get a really long back counter that could have every countertop appliance ever made. On both versions, the stair wall cabinet run is a little shorter and ends in a tall cabinet that faces the family room - meant either for decorative items (tall, open cabinet about 30" long and wall cabinet depth - glass doors and lights) books (30" open cabinet, no doors, wall depth) or storage of child foods (30" closed cabinet) with cereal, snacks, etc. Aside from flattening the cleanup run, I took the wall cabinet off between the sink and family room - shelves holding everyday dishes would be much lighter visually and leave the cleanup person connected to family room activity. The remaining wall cabinet is a little deeper than normal (13-15" deep) to accommodate glassware and service dishes that you may want out of sight....See MoreChange in layout leads to change in design...lots of pics
Comments (3)Thank you both...I am so glad that you both like the idea of brick floors :) I'm really liking the wood cabinets with the white countertops and appliances...and the backsplash. I think it will make a great background for the french style furniture and sunny fabrics!...See More3D renderings of home to help guide kitchen layout
Comments (9)yep mom2... the bathroom is on the other side of the wall where I showed the dining table. Great idea about a door in the living room that would go into the music room! That never even entered my mind. There is an outside door in the music room since it used to be a garage and also the door in the old laundry room that led to it. I figured I'd give this layout a try since it rained all weekend and I was down at the house with nothing to do. When I have time I'd do a 3D with the whole house layout. It really helps me feel how it would be to move through the space. Whatever I come up with; I'm going to have to concede the table placement ultimately. That's one point he's pretty focused on; especially since he's been down there so much and spending alot of time hanging in there. Of course.... there's no furniture anywhere else and we have lawn furniture in there but it is what it is. If necessary; I'll just switch the table out; especially if we end up with a layout I love. It'll come down to price somewhat. He's under the WRONG impression that to remove 4' of wall and move the plumbing will cost over 10K. I have no clue where he's getting his numbers from (maybe pulling it out of .... I'll stop there) Anyway... thanks so much for your input. I think the family is planning on moving in in about a month or so. That'll put everything on the back burner for awhile. and... Happy New Year to those who observe!...See MoreKitchen layout and 3D drawing - seeking input
Comments (16)I think your plan looks great. I do think a prep sink would make it even better. This would make it easier for someone to prep while others are cleaning. This also gets your oven door down from the DW door so both can be open at the same time. However, this would mess up the symmetry of your windows. If, by chance, you don't really need the storage in those uppers, I would eliminate them or make them narrower and widen the windows. So, really, just thoughts to consider but your plan is nice as is. If you forego the prep sink, I hope your main sink is quite large. It's hard to tell but I'm guessing it's about 30" from the drawing. I think you would benefit by having a 36" sink which would allow for washing up on one side while someone preps on the other side. I wish I could advise you on the fridge/freezer issue. When my two kids were still living at home, we never had bigger than a 33" fridge/freezer, one of those dreaded side-by-sides. It fit enough for us along with the extra freezer in the garage. My DH, at age 60, still eats as much as two teenage boys so we probably had similar food storage needs. But, of course, we all cook different and store different foods so maybe our needs were quite different. What kind of fridge/freezer do you have and how does it work for you? I suggest you use that as your guide. I really like your entire floorplan a lot. It looks like it's going to be a very pleasant home to live in and will work great if you plan on aging-in-place in this home. I like there are is very little space "wasted" to hallways and the light you'll get in your main living spaces without the split bedrooms so common in today's plans. I just wonder if you might prefer having a little more space in the great room by taking a foot or two from the master bedroom like this. You still have plenty of space to walk in front of the bed and just think adding some width in the great room gives you a bit more breathing room there. Just a thought....See MoreK G
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