Kitchen layout help needed
We've recently moved to land life after living on boats for 30 years, and haven't really any idea where to start with a new kitchen - "we don't even know what we don't know". I've attached photos of the existing kitchen and the measurements, showing where items are now. The fridge and microwave are new. I'll need a new cooktop (gas 60cm) & oven (60cm, probably wall oven). We don't particularly want a dishwasher but think we should put a cupboard in to accommodate one later. I want a good sized island, and like the idea of putting a drinks fridge in the end of the island (facing the wall the fridge is on). I quite like where the fridge is now, but I'm open to ideas. I'd like a small pantry, but am open to the idea that my island could be pretty big and I should end up with heaps of space to keep my pantry items close to where I'll use them. I wonder if there's enough space to put cooktop and sink (1.5 or double) in the same bench under the window? One kitchen designer suggested putting the oven & microwave on the far wall, on the other side of the window from the fridge, along with a pantry, with some cupboards under the windowsill (50cm high). I'm not sure I want my kitchen that large, but could be talked into it. The wall separating the kitchen and mudroom could be extended into the hallway if necessary. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Comments (6)Hello again- I have run up a quick design for you. Not perfect as to dimensions and placement of the troublesome beam however, I've made the island longer so that the kitchen looks more like a kitchen and placed TV behind the middlle hinged doors so that the TV is hung on the wall not sitting on the counter and when not being viewed, it can be hidden behind the doors. The doors have a folding mechanism a bit like a garage door.I hope this has been helpful to you decision making....See Moreneed help w/ kitchen layout (advice on sink/oven placement & function)
Comments (21)Our island is 900 depth, 2400 wide, with a sink in the middle (opposite the cooktop), which works well for us. Plenty of prep area either side of the sink (mind you, it's a single undermount sink, about 500mm wide, with no drainboard). If we were going to use the island for actual meals, ours is only deep enough for a person either side of the sink. So, if you're thinking of having the island as a dining area, go to the 1200 depth. Just walk around it to clean it. On the other hand, if the island is going to be for prep, and a place for guests to prop up a glass of wine and chat while you're getting dinner, 900 is fine. Our dishwasher is to the immediate left of the sink, and we have pull out waste bins underneath the sink. We have 1200 mm space from island to the wall side and the range top, and about the same to the other ends. Our fridge, which isn't huge, is in a 900 mm+ cavity which would be big enough for a deeper fridge. It's in relatively the same place your fridge is, and works fine there. Hinges are on the non-kitchen side of the door, so it opens into the kitchen. Cabinets beside it are a bit more in depth, so fridge and cabinets line up nicely. 850 for your fridge seems reasonable to me. I wouldn't put that study where you have it: I think you'll need all of that butler's pantry for butlering type storage. My 5 cents worth based on new house, new experience, absolutely no kids in the equation!...See MoreNeed help with new layout!
Comments (17)Hi ks! Keep the wall opposite the front door. 1. it gives you privacy 2. it gives you wall space in the kitchen. Take out the right-angle wall coming out from the fireplace side. You'll then have more table/furniture arranging options. Take out the right-angle wall making a 'hallway'. This space then becomes part of the living area rather than a hallway. BUT frame in a door between bed 2 and the kitchen. This would 'close off' the bedroom wing when you want to. And I would love to see a window/windows somewhere along that fireplace wall if at all possible. Your whole living and kitchen area would get so much more light! Hope you guys have some carpentry skills : )...See MoreKitchen layout needs some serious help
Comments (15)Hi Dee, Here's another version for you to consider. Very similar to what Oklouise has done for you by turning the kitchen around to give a better space for the dining area which I think would be beneficial to the whole area. Also though, have you considered turning the pantry and wardrobe 90 degrees as per my layout. You could possibly add a small window to the robe for ventilation which would be beneficial also. You get more wall area for both the robe and pantry by running the dividing wall this way. The laundry could stay the same if you like but could get bigger or smaller depending on your priorities for the three spaces behind the kitchen. If you have preserves and dry goods in the pantry, ideally you don't want the door to the pantry from the laundry. For the kitchen, you could arrange the sink, fridge and cooking areas wherever you like. I'd move the window in the kitchen along a little so it is in front of the sinks and these are in line with the space between the other benches so all the work areas coordinate well. I'd put the fridge near the pantry door so people can go to the fridge without going right through the kitchen. Great with kids or for just getting drinks etc. You can then divide your storage, prep and cleaning into three areas easily. Alternatively, you could put the sinks on the island bench and then leave the bench along the outside wall for a prep area or where you can leave your preserves until they cool and that doesn't make the rest of the kitchen unusable during that time. Good luck, Christine....See More
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6 years agoI dislike corner bench cupboards and bench tops, this layout keeps it simple leaving the fridge built in where it is.a bench seat from that under the window and then a pantry
A 3m x 900 island with 900 gas cooktop, you would need to add a down draught extractor or one that is suspended from the ceiling.
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Most of the mess occurs at the sink, so it's very important to get the newer deep square sinks they sallow a heap of mess.
Without all measurements perhaps something like this might appeal to you, hoping it won't cut put any light into the room.
Because this is your living dining the kitchen needs to be kept simple and not look like your average kitchen
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