meal seating for 6 - island bench or separate table
darcie2010
5 years ago
ready to start a new build, however only 4 stools can fit at island bench and need 6. i wondered if i can fit a 1500 round dining table in family room area, which will also have lounges. I have yet to see a different level bench that i like. i wondered about a 'L' shape island bench with 3 chairs either side. any suggestions out there??? how much clearance do i need for a round table n chairs? Yes, there is a formal dining room but it is for that. ie guests. i will include a photo of the plan.
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oklouise
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Comments (20)i'm glad you're planning to reroute access to the garage: clumsy traffic pattern change a generous room into a big hallway and can't stop thinking about your kitchen..1. where you have narrow cabinets/shelves in the pantry...it's possible to have built in shelves inside the dividing wall (think about the size of what you want to store: cans, bottles, skinny packets? and put 60cm base cabinets on the other side, next to the freezer 2. i can't see the yellow highlights for stools 3. width of pantry is subject to you wanting to keep the door to the formal living room...if so, measure 150mm past the door opening and that's the minimum width of the pantry but 1500mm allows space to comfortably walk past your freezer and have full size base cabinets with pantry drawers (cleaner than open shelves) 4. space between the b'fast bar and 'fridge should be at least 90cm but if you choose a wide b'fast bar and a big 'fridge a bigger space is preferable (stand a couple of chairs 90cm in front of your current fridge for a few days and see how it feels) direction of fridge door opening is also critical, first for the cooks and then everyone else: if the size of the b'fast bar can be enlarged or reduced with overhanging counter then a change of walkway is not so difficult 5. as suggested by girlguide, the cooktop and rangehood might be better on the outside wall for ventilation 6. there seems to be a lot of small cabinets and drawers in your plan and there could be some better (and cheaper) combinations but when i tried to access IKEA kitchen planner to confirm available sizes it's not responding today 7. i've attached my suggested approximate base cabinet sizes: starting with corners and work outwards, aiming for the biggest standard carcases and then add drawers to suit purpose .....See MoreNarrow dining table
Comments (36)I think it's going to have to work, a normal dining table is way too big.. 750 width will be fine I'm sure.. a lady at work said this morning that she had 6 people at an ikea trestle table at her apartment on the weekend, it's 750 x 1550 and they fit fine & comfortably enough.. I don't have another dining area apart from outside. Small house syndrome. I can't believe the people prior to us had 4 grown kids in there.. we've ripped out walls and extended a little and it still feels tiny. Even built a massive garage to get stuff out of the house....See MoreDining table near alfresco dining table dilemma
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Comments (4)for the banquette to be wide enough to lay on it would need to be at least as deep as a narrow single bed which makes it too wide to sit on comfortably without a very thick back rest or a giant pile of cushions to clutter up the space...why not consider a back and sideless freestanding daybed so the primary purpose is laying down and the sitting to dine is only short term and doesn't need a backrest ....this example or similar with taller legs would be a simple economical way to add the day bed feeling without expensive built ins and two along the window wall could look quite inviting with a simple throw and scatter cushion...See Moredarcie2010
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siriuskey
5 years agoI've just done a rough resize of the kitchen, the pantry is 1300 wide the fridge wall is 600 on the plan, my rough resize shows 590 but that's only 1mm difference.
From this my concern is the distances between the Island and benches, also is 600 deep enough for a Fridge, what Model do you have?. cheers
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5 years agoI have just re worked your kitchen to give a much simpler layout and a larger Island (mine is 2700 x 1200). I have also removed the door into the study as I didn't think it was needed, but if you want you could still have a doorway between the Fridges and cook top. The Pantry has great storage with easy access. You could have sit up at both ends of the Island. cheers
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5 years agoFloor plan with ovens and extended bench, 1800 x 900, this allows 60cm per person, this doesn't leave much space for family lounge seating.
You could check out expanding coffee tables, keeping the sit up Island and using the expanding table when needed.
https://expandfurniture.com/product/box-coffee-to-dining-table/
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