Kitchen layout
Dear Houzzers, I have been pondering over the layout of my new kitchen over the past week. I am a hopeless drawer and the online tools for floorplans (ikea) is not providing much help either.
We will have double ovens, a double sink (no drainer) on the island, and a wooden table at the end of the island, to take some length away from the island. The ceramic benchtop is CDK Beton, I am a bit tired of the standard white cabinets but haven't got a better idea. Thus far we have budgeted in white on the bottom and wood grain veneer on the top cabinetry.
The splashback is likely to be the smoky mirror and the flooring is rustic oak.
The kitchen is the hub for our family, the kids do their homework there and I suppose we all will utilise the window seats to read. Generally only one of us cooks and all small appliances will be in the pantry, including the coffee maker.
So here are my dilemmas:
-the island is 3200 long, I want to have a eat in kitchen table at the end not overhanging the walkway. Is the island of 2000 long enough having 1200 for the table? Much like the photo below.
-will I have enough bench space to work with along the wall? (wanting to get a 5 burner gas cooktop )
- looking for suggestions for the colour of the cabinetry.
- should I make the island bench wider? (not planning on chairs but stools which can be placed under the table)
Any suggestions are welcome!
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Comments (24)Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in replying! So many thoughtful suggestions, thank you. I haven't yet got around to taping out the kitchen, boundsgreener, but I hope too soon. Even just pacing it out has made me realise you're all right, there's no way a G shape will work. The space at the sink surrounded by the benches would be less than one metre. So that's good to realise now! I can't do banquet seating as there's a window behind the table. The wall behind the buffet unit is structural so we can't remove it (and I'd imagine it might get expensive too!) So what I'm thinking now is more a revamp/update with the current layout, but still moving the fridge across and creating a pantry, plus an appliances garage (love that term!) in the corner. Oven, sink and dishwasher in the same spots. This will still give more room for dining as the fridge won't be taking up space on that side of the kitchen. I'm now worried about losing the bench space that the buffet unit gives us, though. It was going to be offset by the extra G shape, but as that's gone and there won't be any room for the buffet (though I'd love to keep it as an island on wheels, hazzaran!) there will be less bench space than before. I like the idea about a wooden benchtop to save money, Pazz, but is it practical? Won't it get lots of bacteria in it? I'd still love some natural stone in there somewhere, and was thinking of those beautiful hexagon marble tiles they have on the Block. That might be cheaper than a caesarstone benchtop! I am not a big fan of laminate, though, for some reason it always really looks really plasticy to me. Thanks again for all your great advice and for helping avert a layout disaster! I really appreciate all the advice....See MoreKitchen Layout Advice
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lomboshouse
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Thank you for your ideas! Here are the plans with more measurements.
We cannot move the doors out because the design requires the top story to "overhang" the bottom. (boxes stacked on one another). I love the Matt black ravine! Do you have photos?
oklouise
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agowith measurements and following varn's ideas here's a layout that should suit: the counter with sink and dishwasher is 2000mm wide and 900mm deep with a 300mm deep stool space either at bench or table height but make sure the "table" is cantilevered or has support away from edges so chairs can be used across the corners of the table
btw try the fridge at the outside edge of the kitchen to keep traffic away from the work arealomboshouse thanked oklouise
siriuskey
7 years agoI would recommend keeping the island as an island all at the same height for a larger better working space with some stools along the long edge of the island,
and perhaps a dining nook for the kids in the right hand window seat as per photo, you could the dining table chairs to do both tables, with IT connections.
As mentioned the fridge should be moved to the other end of the cook top bench so family will have access without having to enter the kitchen
lomboshouse thanked siriuskey
Kate
6 years agolomboshouse
6 years ago
varns