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Comments (34)Dilly, ultimately about the kitchen, but regarding your statement that you wanted the deck off the living room because that's the nicer side of the propery: Decks almost always block the view of the landscape beyond from inside, replacing your view of garden (or valley, marsh, etc.) with a clutter of chair backs and legs, table and legs, railing and posts, BBQ, cushion storage, and of course...decking. No matter how expensive and how well done, at the best of times it will be less attractive than what it's blocking (and in many climates a desolate unappealing wasteland in winter). Besides you'll always have plenty of chair legs, tables, etc., inside to look at. How about instead: * moving that deck elsewhere, where it has a nice view of the good end of the property from a different orientation, * taking some of the current deck space *for the kitchen,* and * having the living room feature a pretty view of your garden while still having good access to a nearby deck? (BTW, balcony-type walkways can connect doors to large open deck areas without destroying views)....See MoreHelp! Floorplan advice needed!
Comments (10)FWIW, I agree with your husband. Putting a Cleanup Zone in an island puts the dirty dishes "front and center" for all to see if it's an open concept. In addition, if you have seating at the island, then the dirty dishes are "in the face" of someone sitting at the island. In general, putting a Cleanup Zone in an island is done when it's a small Kitchen with no room for it anywhere else or one that is so open that there is very little wall space - and it's far better than putting a range/cooktop in in an island. Your kitchen is big enough and you have plenty of wall space to not have to make that design compromise! The best thing to put in an island is a Prep Zone - with a prep sink - assuming it's big enough to have 12" on one side of the prep sink + at least an 18" sink base for the prep sink + at least 36" on the other side of the sink (42" or more is much better) + 1.5" counter overhang on each end: Minimum: 1.5" + 12" + 18" + 36" + 1.5" = 69" = 5'9" Better: 1.5" + 12" + 18" + 42" + 1.5" = 75" = 6'3" Best: 1.5" + 18" + 21" sink base (or 24") + 42" (or more) + 1.5" = 84" = 7'0" I am concerned about your aisle widths I see 40" b/w the island and cooktop wall - the minimum it should be is 42" - and that's for a one-person Kitchen. For a two or more person Kitchen, it should be 48". Then, b/w the island and back wall, I only see 43" - you need 44" if there's no traffic and no counters/cabinets/appliances. If you have traffic and/or appliances/cabinets/counters, you need at least 54". I can't tell what you have, but the seating overhang should also be a minimum of 15" of clear knee/leg space....See MoreNeed help with floor plan for main floor renovation
Comments (5)You are right there is not enogh space for an island but IMO not all kitchens need an island and some of the most functional kitchens are galley type layouts . If you go into the DR space at all the DR then becomes too small to function as a DR maybe think the other direction into the breakfast space since in a small house the need for 2 eating spaces is really not nessessary IMO. Iwould probably do an elongated U shap and then have the wall on the LR side all true pulloy pantries for storage eliminating the need for upper cabinets on that window wall with the range and hood between the windows for proper venting too If you post some pics of the exterior that will help with mud room ideas . I think I need a budget too....See MoreHelp Improve Floor Plan
Comments (19)Can you tell us what your needs are for your home? and perhaps what the upstairs is like? I wonder if you can use an upstairs space as your bedroom and bath, and the main floor bedroom as a den, study, library, music room, studio, or office, with double doors to the foyer, and the bathroom as a laundry or utility room, perhaps with a door to the hall from what is currently the closet? Another option might be to switch the bedroom and bathroom, putting the bedroom in the middle of that side of the house with windows to the side yard. Regarding the kitchen, i wonder if you can have a single dining space instead of the current two? I see two options: 1. Move the kitchen toward the front if the house, where the dining room is now (I love my kitchen facing the street), or 2. expand the kitchen to the back of the house into the casual dining area, straightening the sink counter, and use just the dining room for meals, perhaps have stools at the counter for casual meals, breakfast, or the like? Or, perhaps close off the kitchen door to the back yard, make the kitchen an L. This would be the less complicated option as far as moving plumbing and electrical,, but I’m not sure if it would suit your lifestyle. and it isn’t clear what is through the dotted lines on the wall beside the refrigerator....See MoreTripleA
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