Kitchen design help please - Small kitchen
Hi everyone!
We are remodeling our kitchen and we are pretty set on the following plan. But want to see if there is anything we can do to make the design better.
We have a strict budget so unfortunately can’t make big alterations. But we can change the cabinet sizes, window size, shift the oven or sink a little bit, etc.
Info:
The door next to refrigerator in the current plan will become wall.
There is going to be a 12" overhang on the peninsula area to allow for “L shaped”seating.
We have an extra pantry closet (not in the picture) so we do not need any space for the pantry. However there is a wall on the right side so we’ll put a narrow pantry cabinet next to the refrigerator to be able to open the refrigerator door completely.
We want that big window to see the backyard when sitting around peninsula. But it is going to be off-center and that bothers me a bit. We need some upper cabinets so we couldn’t find any better place to put them.
There is no space to add an island.
Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Let me know if you need any more information.
Current kitchen:
Current layout:
Plans:
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
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4 days agoThank you for your comments. Here are a few more images showing the measurements and pictures of the kitchen and nearby areas. A few ideas we have had:
1) We are thinking of removing the wall and closet between the foyer and living room, to open up the space.
2) We are thinking of closing the door between the kitchen and dining area, turn it into a wall. Then we can extend the kitchen there. The plan in my first post is designed with that.
3) When you go to the family room, you pass through the kitchen. For this reason, we want to open up the kitchen space. We were thinking of removing the cabinets on the 6’ wall and leave it empty (we can fill it with some wall art etc).
4) We put a large window in the plan so that we can view the backyard from the peninsula.
5) Larger sliding door.
6) We currently use countertop microwave. We can put it in pantry? We are not sure if we should go with an over the range microwave or we can keep the hood.
PROJAN MOYER
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yesterday@mcarroll16 Thank you for your helpful response. Eliminating peninsula is a good and simple solution, if we keep the current floorplan.
@mama goose_gw zn6OH Thank you! Your advices will play a big part in our remodeling. I will ask an estimate to our contractor. I hope it fits our budget.I love the second floor plan. Unfortunately an island doesn’t fit there but a peninsula fits. Is it works? Also, what do you think about not to have a wall between the kitchen and the living room?
mama goose_gw zn6OH