Desperately seeking suggestions for awkward corner nook!
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Comments (4)I don't mind the teasing at all. The room to the right is a maid's room which I decided to preserve as a breakfast nook and laundry. The banquette is a daybed and because it has pocket doors between it and the kitchen and has a bathroom, it can serve as an extra bedroom in addition to my den/2nd BR. I considered opening it up but didn't really feel as though the kitchen was so much better to make it worth the expense (dollars and loss of extra room). The kitchen itself has no window and that was part of the reason to open it to the DR. The maid's room has 2 windows (and another in the little bathroom) and is quite cozy. The wine refrigerator is in there less because I planned to drink wine there but because it seemed like a good place to put it. It could also go just to the right of the door to the kitchen but I think it might throw off the balance of the room. I like the idea of putting the range on the south wall but I am concerned that I wouldn't have enough counter and storage space if I eliminated the peninsula. I would much prefer having the 2nd oven be higher but I couldn't think of how to do it in the space and thus made it under the counter. Outside of the door next to the refrigerator is a service stairwell. This is an apartment, not a house, which perhaps I should have indicated. So there will not be any traffic other than to take out trash or to access the service elevator....See MoreDesperately seeking layout ideas
Comments (45)rhome: Yes, the Feb. 22 version is the one being worked up. The little yellow band is the current opening to the LR, which will be widened to 11 feet (almost to the little brown closet). Also we will probably shorten the island from the current 8 feet to about 6.5. I had not really thought of things the way you describe, probably because I never have used a prep sink. I wasn't really planning on using this one much - that was my wife's idea, I figured I would use the main sink. Perhaps my tune would change if I had the option, but the concept of a separate prep and clean-up area is foreign to me. Would swapping the prep sink and the microwave make more sense? The only alternative is moving the fridge down and putting the window on the other side of it, but that leaves no light coming in that corner and a big window next to a really big door. As for running into people helping cook or doing cleanup: does that *really* happen in other peoples' kitchens? I should have such problems!! holli: Thanks for the plan and comments. I wish I had the extra width to have a pantry on the one side. I am still debating the small closet we have in that space. We may put that in the adjoining living room to keep a clean line along that wall/sightline. Your distances between prep fridge and stove are similar; do you find them problematic? Also: Does the dining area serve as your dining room? If so, how is that working out for you? Thanks, all!...See MoreDesperately Seeking- Perfect Gray/Blue Exterior Paint Color for Stucco
Comments (3)Ask your painter if they use SW or Dunn Edwards. Have them pick up a quart of each of your two choices in the preferred brand, and then have them paint a 4 foot wide swath from floor to ceiling on the front wall....See Moreawkward corner media space - what to do here?
Comments (46)I think a built-in or a console is fine. I think a console would likely be less expensive. Really, a built-in is going to be just the shape of a console. That is all you can fit. As far as option 2, Yes, you would have an issue with the sofa the way I am showing or with flipping the sofa with the chairs. Design is not always perfection and involves compromises. I suggest you might have to spend $ on something going forward -Is that a bathroom? If so, the door must swing out. If not, can you change the swing? -How a bout a new sofa that is more compact.? The width of the room is a matter of math. You have 155". 155-89=66. With the current sofa, that gives you a total of 66" for door swing for both doors. What is the total of door swing for both doors total?...See Moresammonsmarylou
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