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Comments (5)Are you against islands for some reason? I would nix the peninsula and do an island with prep sink and seating. You have plenty of room for a 6' longx 40"ish wide island with 4' aisles all around. That will seat 3, or a cramped 4, if you do the seating overhang on the left and bottom sides. Prep sink goes towards bottom edge of island. Your most used prep space is next to the sink but close to the range, so you are going to be prepping in the corner between sink and range while your scads of peninsula counter space go to waste. You don't even have room for the DW next to the sink and peninsulas generally invite people into the kitchen working area - and thus into your way - and then they don't leave. Also, your peninsula with seating is very close to the dining table. An island that has 24" cabinets plus 15-18" seating overhang that is placed 4' away from the range wall will give another 18" to that aisle. pps7 has a very similar layout to what I suggested: Here is a link that might be useful: pps7's finished kitchen thread...See MoreWhat do you think of this kitchen layout? enough counter space?
Comments (4)This is nearly identical to the kitchen I will have - we're building right now so I can't comment on how it works in "real life". But a friend built a house with a similar layout and she loves it. I received a lot of negative comments about the layout - it is very different from the typical G shaped kitchen, but I think it will work great for our family. I made the island 10 feet long and 5 feet deep, which to me is more space than I've ever had to work with - but I'm no gourmet cook!...See MoreNeed help for my open kitchen, dining and living room layout design
Comments (5)It would be possible to put a play corner in the first two drawings but not in alternative 2. I would recommend a corner of storage furniture to corral the toys. I am usually a fan of built-ins but not in this case because eventually the kids will outgrow their toys and you won't need that storage there anymore. The built-in exception would be a window seat under one of those windows on the plans. Some of the storage could be cabinets or bookshelves for bins or toys underneath a window seat. I'm not a fan for toy box style storage because they either become a black hole or the kids throw everything out of them looking for what they want and then do't put the rest of it back. As for the kitchen placement, near to the deck would be best in you like to eat outdoors on the deck or entertain on the deck. We entertain a lot and the kitchen is on the other side of the house from the patio. It's a real pain and a big part of my design brief for the architect was for the kitchen to be next to the patio. I even wanted a pass-through window from the kitchen sink to the patio for ease of clean up but unfortunately I wasn't able to work that out....See MoreKitchen layout dilemma. What do you think?
Comments (14)Thank you for all the comments. To answer some questions.... The wall on the left is 163". The baby gates are for babies (but there is a possibility of getting a dog in the future). The doorway at the bottom of the kitchen leads to the living room. There are currently two adults who both cook, although generally not at the same time, plus one toddler, and second baby on the way in this growing family. The fridge isn't against a wall - it has an 30" pantry and mini oven on it's left, which this angle shows a little more clearly. I agree that the space at the sides of the counter are too narrow - especially the side with the sink. Perhaps this is why the space feels so crowded? We have opted for no upper cabinets - just a small shelf for some greenery, and to fit the task lighting (led strips) to the underside of. We are hoping this keeps the kitchen feeling open and un-cluttered. So, once I switch the dishwasher to the right of the sink, and slide the sink closer to the corner, it opens up the space around the sink more, and allows space for a kitchen door to the outside. This seems to improve the issues of the narrow space around the sink, and the usability of the corner (prep and cleanup at the same time)....See MoreSabrina Alfin Interiors
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