Kitchen layout advice
We are building a small cottage and I'm trying to lay out the kitchen re: sink, appliances: fridge, 2 ovens or double wall oven, cooktop (can be a slide in range), kegerator, microwave, hood over stove, sink, etc. I don't really want to put the sink or cooktop in the island but I'm wondering where else they could go. I would like to use the little alcove between the bedroom and screen porch for the kegerator and coffee machine - maybe a little bar area there...the kitchen is so hard for me to layout. Any advice would be welcome!
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PRORappArchitecture
19 days ago
Boxerpal
19 days agoHolly,
how exciting a new cottage. So much to consider.
Could you put the sink in that section to the south of your image?
I highlighted in orange/ yellow
And maybe a tiny bar sink in the island. Or go with nothing on the island.
You mention a slide in range and double ovens. Do you mean a double ovens and cook top?Maybe you need 3 ovens. Where are you thinking to put them?
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felizlady
19 days ago
la_la Girl
19 days agoanj_p
19 days agolast modified: 19 days agoI can't read the dimension but it looks like your island is 10'? I have 10' on mine. I have the sink & DW in the island but they are off-centered. If you center the sink you won't have sufficient prep space adjacent. Unless you use a microwave a lot, I would put that in the pantry and use the island for prep. Here is mine (the 114" dimension is actually 120"):
That drawer stack is all prep tools. Spice drawer above the trash.I would also use a range and have a second oven, maybe in the pantry as well. Depending on how often you need 2 ovens, I suppose - for me, I use my 2nd oven maybe once a month. It's nice when I do need it, but it's not often.
ETA: make sure your DW is not in the way of prep (should be outside the prep/cooking zone). Where the fridge is now, it's in the prep/cooking zone. Considering the traffic will be to the kegerator/pantry, I might put the fridge on the other side of the range.lharpie
18 days agoanj_p
18 days agoHolly Bond
14 days agoI am absolutely floored by the insightful and thoughtful comments. I wish I could respond separately to each person. Thank you so much. I will try to post a clearer picture, but I think this gives me lots of ideas and I can picture it more clearly now.
This will be a weekend home, we will go on Thursdays and come back to the city on Sundays. It is facing the ocean in Nova Scotia, we are directly on the beach. We can see the bridge to Prince Edward Island from our front Terrace area. We are very excited.
rebasheba
13 days ago
eam44