Kitchen design in Toronto

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Hello all!

We are doing a full regut of our Toronto home (Edwardian 100 year old house).

Kitchen will be very important, as it would be in the heart of house in an open concept plan. Looking for some advice on kitchen places to start looking at, budgets that GC has shown so far can be so different... We would love to target something in the mid-upper range, with beautiful stone (marble if possible). We are afraid of the budget we might need to reserve for this.

Kitchen has a linear side on a wall (about 15') and then two islands (7' x 2'6").

Some inspiration/target :)

Thanks,

Daniel

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last month
IMO get an actual independant kitchen designer that is who will make th best of the space. For here if you post a to scale floor plan showing all windows , doorways where the doorways lead and all measurements clearly marked you will get some great free advice. I would right off th top nix 2 islands they are in my experience totally not functional. IMO just because the house is Edwardian does not mean the kitchen needs to be that actual style. I think kitchens and bathrooms in old houses still need to be brought into the 21 century . This pic is akitchen in a 1905 house we even added bck some trim that had been removed in the 60'S but the kitchen was my domain and had no plan to keep that in 1905 You certsinly do not have to go to thta extreme but function is the biggest driving force in a kitchen design. Your contractor should not be designing your kitchen ever .
beesneeds
last month
If you are doing a full gut and doing an open concept modern interior.... I think you could probably go with anything your want. You aren't really constraining yourself with the historical apsects of an Edwardian with your plans.

What is the reason for two islands? Do you have a double kitchen planned? Or want a U shape like in the inspo pic? I know some people like having two, and some people don't like that.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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BTW that house I posted was balloon framed and had its limitations which I embraced but with my design aesthetic
Daniel R
Original Author
last month
Thanks! An architect already is working in this project, and so is a General Contractor. We want to start looking at kitchen stores to gather some design and numbers. We have design backgrounds at home btw.

We are trying to shy away from typical designs that you see everywhere, big island in the middle with calacatta artificial stone with waterfall sides… we liked the idea of two middle size island with different uses.

We are not constraining ourselves with the Edwardian style of the exterior of the house, but in the kitchen we want to keep a traditional refined look, while for example the addition of the house becomes modern (glass and metal looking) to play with contrast and different textures/materials.

Typical Toronto old red brick home, no worries about mcmansionizing… we are the poorest of the street ;)
Maureen
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Edwardian homes are being revonated all the time and from what I've seen in London and Toronto the old/new can work beautifully together.

Being in Toronto is a big advantage for its abundance of suppliers and instead of shopping retail, I'd ask your designer and/or architect for recommendations for importers. Seeing the large slabs/being able to compare is extremely helpful.

If you are only wanting to get a feel for a typical price range, CIOT could be a good spot to visit and as comparison to what GC offered style/quality/price wise and if marble is still an option and what could work.
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herbflavor
last month
I'm familiar w Laurysen and Cuisines Laurier. a couple friends in the ?Lake? district I think its called N of Toronto..the homes have many modifications done. You can do about anything you like. Are you bumping out? Here's a wall removed [ probably ]vs. kitchen kept in original tight kitchen space.
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Linda@icookinmykitchen.com
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If you want help and suggestions, start with posting the existing floor plan, and the proposed plan. Two island kitchens require an enormous amount of space, to achieve the right 48”+ clearances. This is why single island kitchens are more doable. Older homes often just do not have the space for even one island!
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Daniel R
Original Author
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Sure, attaching the extract from the kitchen part!
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HALLETT & Co.
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One 48x96 island turned 90degrees would function much better. Why two islands? The second one appears to just be counter space cantilevered from a central wall? You have a table nearby for real dining...
Daniel R
Original Author
last month
The initial design was exactly how Hallett mentioned, we wanted something different, not the "typical" island in the middle. I understand the practicality of one big island, this was born out of form not function, although I appreacite the focus that the big range and hood take with the big fridge on the other side of that central line, and the fact that you can have more people cooking/helping when you have 2 islands.

Any recommendations to check places in Toronto?