Pls help Kitchen Design dilemma
Stacey West
8 years ago
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kitchen design dilemma - i want everything in a small kitchen!
Comments (25)Hi Mike and Emma Hope you are slowly but surely getting there... may I make some comments/suggestions that you may or not take on board, but hopefully it may at least give you some ideas/options... Going through a new build ourselves at the moment, and for what it's worth, here's what I personally think: A. Work with what you've got: - additional plumbing work, gas work etc may not be necessary and (particularly gas) can be costly when you're trying to work around existing walls, floors, etc, and as much as possible utilise the existing connections... after whatever you can save here and there, you can spend on nicer cabinetery, gadgets, finishes, etc :) B. Avoid unnecessry structural work: - removing the kitchen/living wall is a must (more space, light, etc) but removing the laundry wall is an unncessary added cost (may even require costly additional strutural support) - putting up a plastered wall on the other hand is inexpensive, allows you to redefine different zones and relocate doors/openings where required (*note: avoid hinged doors in small spaces as you have to allow for wasted space to open door - suggest cavity sliding doors, easy to incorporate in a new wall) C. Don't sacrifice functionality and natural light for design - love full height floor to ceiling cabinets, very much on trend... but they also tend to bring the walls in, which you want to avoid in an already small space... they will also block out more natural ligtht from the only window to the living and breakfast bench (meals area)... not to mention seated guests would be staring at a cabinet tower and fridge - on the other hand a walk in pantry (not that much of a walk in a small space) is also very much on trend, provides more storage and... as entertaining guests in open plan livings tends to happen more in the kitchen... it provides a good hiding place for unsightly items, including frigges... (an underbench bar fridge in the kitchen can easily keep those beers cold... though do consider that means sacrificing some cabinet space) - constantly wiping off the floors from dripping wet dishes across the kictchen from the sink to the dishwaser on the other side bench would personally drive me mad after a while... the dishwasher can easily be connected to the existing sink water and waste points through the cabinerty... any half decent plumber should be able to do that... ON THAT NOTE... or should I say those notes... I know I got a bit carried away :) ... if it were me, here's an idea of what I would try to achieve ......See MoreKitchen design dilemma!
Comments (9)Last time around, our house designer and our builder referred us to a local kitchen designer. He had his office and shop in the local industrial area, so not exactly your main street display sort of guy. He did the kitchen plan and the cabinetry. It wasn't cheap (kitchens aren't) but it was within the builder's allowance and he absolutely maximized what was a very small space. No, it wasn't on trend, but yes, it was incredibly functional, and for 10 years, it worked for us....See MoreKitchen update design dilemma
Comments (22)Hi Emma, Lots of great ideas, love the idea of a larger fridge to fill that large space, build in s/s microwave, shelf or shelves either side of range hood , timber but I think stainless steel would add a bit of glamour, fill with beautiful items, then stand back and decide if you want to update cupboard doors, if so plain would look great, some great stools ... gorgeous...See MoreKitchen Design Dilemma
Comments (20)if the whole kitchen and meals area is 5m x 3m..what portion will be used for breakfast, will there be a table and chairs or just the breakfast bar and will you use the same location for the sink?? on your previous post you asked about removing walls between kitchen and dining living area and opening the meals area with a glass sliding door to a future new deck?? if you don't plan any future changes the kitchen could be like this but, i think the island makes the room too cramped and you could have more cabinets along the sink wall and use a narrow table as the island if the existing kitchen is in safe working condition i wouldn't install new cabinets until after the other alterations are completed...See MoreLouieT
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