How can I create more kitchen storage? Move kitchen or add more pantry
Hi, We have just purchased a house. I love everything about it but the Kitchen. It doesn’t have enough storage/ pantry space. I was hoping for some ideas from some creative minds of how to add a walk in pantry or move kitchen to another area of open plan living area. ( that would be more costly but am open to the idea)
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Comments (9)I don't think your current kitchen plan is going to work. Your current kitchen plan may end up a bit tight... how much space between the open dishwasher or oven and the opposite cupboards? I estimate that to be 40-50cm... I think you may end up with a one person kitchen. No need for a big pantry. 2c.... keep the toilet where it is. keep the study where it is. Draw a horizontal line across from your existing toilet wall and chop a big chunk off the living space (or what was the formal dining). The new space is your butlers pantry. Slide the entry door to the right by 60-90cm. Your new butlers pantry is 3.2x2.2m. Put your sink against the toilet wall - and the dishwasher. You have easy access for plumbing with the WC utilities. Then you just need a small sink in the kitchen next to the stove for filtered water and washing your vegies etc. Put your fridge against the toilet wall too... and plumb that in. Because by the money you save you can get a fancy new french door fridge with a cold water tap on it......See MoreCreating more space in dining area, perhaps with banquette seating?
Comments (12)Thanks Louie and Georgi for your comments. Great suggestions for me to think through. Thanks for taking the time to provide that detail. To help see the space a bit better, I've taken out the wine rack and replaced it, temporarily, with a shelf (that was in a different part of the house) that matches the one holding the water filter (the second shelf is to hold our phone and modem - again, due to a small house, it's really the only place the phone and modem can live). Plus, I've extended the table so that I could get a feel for the size table the area could potentially accommodate, now that the wine rack isn't there. The size of the table with the extension is: 1800 x 840. Ignore the look of the current table - regardless of whether we go banquette seating or not, we would like to change the table and perhaps a pedestal table would be best so that it makes it easier to get to the seats at the back. By the way I noticed that when I look at this post on my iPad I don't see all the photos I included like I do when looking at it on my laptop. Hopefully the photos I've included show okay for others looking at this. Thank you....See MoreLooking for more Kitchen Space. Help Needed - Melbourne AU
Comments (26)Could you do with out a laundry sink? If you make the bathroom sink deep enough and the bench overly wide they could do double duty. So you would have sink and bench next to a cupboard that hold the stacked washer and dryer. If you have a front loaded washer you can put a bench inside the cupboard to make extra work space. If the bathroom vanity cabinetry and bench top are the same as the laundry cupboard it will add symmetry. Fill up your mop bucket in the shower (better for your back anyway) or a funky pull out tap could work. It should reduce the amount of space for your laundry/bathroom and give you more space to rearrange what you need for your pantry. I don’t like some of the styles in the photos but it gives you some ideas about sink and bench sizes. I understand though if you would prefer a seperate sink for the bathroom and laundry....See MoreRemoving Formal Lounge for Butlers Pantry and more Storage
Comments (1)It is really difficult to make a constructive comment with so little detail and lack of dimensions - a scaled existing floorplan would help. Generally speaking try drawing in some furniture and the new kitchen layout to scale to see how the spaces relate, how the circulation flow works and if there is unused space. Consider natural light, and supervision (or separation) of kids play area depending on how old they are. If you are thinking about removing internal walls then you should seek professional advice to ascertain if they are load bearing, or if there are other building issues with their removal. Occasionally people start to remove internal walls and then realize that the walls are concealing the plumbing for an upstairs bathroom, and suddenly their "simple" job becomes a lot more complicated and expensive. It looks to me like you are taking a much larger room and making it smaller by using some of the space for storage and a generous hallway (which can't be used for much else). Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See More- last year
Alternatively you could steal space from the entry for a walk in pantry, with a bookshelf/ coat closet in the entrance
Karin Wright thanked jen876 - last year
last yearThere looks like lots of space in entry for storage on all 3 walls. I’d move in a get a feel for it and maybe get an interior designer to help with that space something like this might work
Karin Wright thanked Kate- last year
last yearlast modified: last yearThe Agents dimensions aren't correct so working with what we have. I can suggest three potential Pantries and or a Mudroom. The original benchtops would be better replaced with 900 deep to allow for bench stools, or you could remove them and replace with a 3m x 1100 Island which gives better working space within reach of the current sink and cooktop, a sink in the Island for use with the cooktop would be handy
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