How to maximise this kitchen/laundry space.
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Comments (24)Hi Karina. Haha very funny re your art piece, KitchenAid! Baking is so much fun; I'm a baker from way way back, and you learn by just jumping in and doing it. About the height of your combined dining/bench table, it's pretty important to have a height that's comfortable for you whilst you work. I'm tall and my family is too, so we had the benchtop height built higher so we are not getting backaches from constantly having to bend over to work. It's really more important for the one who does all or most of the cooking & baking to be comfortable as you can spend long periods of time reading and working out recipes, then putting it all together. Likewise, if you are shorter, choose a table that suits you. Best wishes and keep us posted....See MorePositioning robes and windows to maximise bedroom space
Comments (7)my suggestions also enlarges the bathroom to include bigger shower and a handbasin in the toilet, loses WIL in favour of built in storage and uses the saved space for a study nook to allow more space in the activity room and adds a cavity sliding door to create some occasional privacy for kids' area ...and the best way to decide windows and biw location is to first plan windows to suit the outlook (looking out to a view, hot afternoon sun, warm winter light etc?)and then consider furniture placement but the windows should be high enough off the floor to allow for placement of desk and/or bed (ie bottom of the window about 80cm off the floor) ..these few ideas showing a standard double or single bed but each bedroom has the 2m wide biw and entry doors on the same wall...See MoreTemporary kitchen and laundry? How?
Comments (9)If you need a kitchen for 3 to 4 years I would go for a small, cheap kitchen across the back wall, using freestanding units with storage under and double up your dining table as a kitchen table for prep, like our grandmother's used to do. You could install a sink fairly cheaply and a small cooktop, but maybe just buy a convection microwave to use as an oven? A convection microwave will cook just about anything, and takes up much less space than a full stove. Your cooktop doesn't have to be an electrician installed one. You can also buy table top, plug in induction hotplates. I think you really need 2 hotplates for long term cooking, but look around, see what you can get and what you think might work for you. If you use freestanding units, except for the sink, you could achieve quite an eclectic, funky look on very little money and a lot of imagination. A cheap kitchen doesn't have to look cheap. Check out the free standing units at Ikea, old cupboards and benches at second hand shops and the dump shop, even work benches at Bunnings. Go to the markets and get yourself a couple of sturdy, good sized cutting boards in stone or wood to use to do your prep on. The advantage of freestanding units is that you can build/install them yourself, arrange them how you like, re-arrange them if they aren't working for you how they are and repurpose them later,. Think about how you cook, and pare everything down to the bare minimum to save on storage/space. I lived for years with a kitchen in a small house that had an old gas stove, one small sink with a draining board, one bench about 1.2m long that had glass doored pass through overbench cupboards that I contually whacked my head on for the first three months when prepping food, and an old pine cupboard that was both pantry and crockery/cutlery storage. We also had a small fridge and microwave. I raised 2 teenagers with that kitchen. You adapt to what you have, especially if you have the goal of your dream kitchen shining in the future! Also, living with a basic kitchen really helps to clarify what you really want in a kitchen. Oh, and would a front loader washing machine fit in the space next to the bath, be the door in the bathroom? You really don't want a washing machine in a space that hasn't been properly waterproofed. If not, maybe consider a temporary outside laundry?...See MoreWhat is the best way to maximise this space?
Comments (7)You have a tricky design exercise with limited space and lots of structural and plumbing constraints. I would call in a professional to do an accurate measure-up and work with you in selecting appropriately scaled bathroom fittings and a workable layout. Only your option 1 looks like it may have potential as all of the others don't have enough space around the different elements to access them properly. If you have never renovated before then a tiny bathroom in an apartment could be a really expensive exercise in learning from your mistakes, as every millimetre is crucial, and any little mistakes cost big dollars to rectify. Have a look at my project, "Luxury Bathroom Renovation", which was actually a tiny powder room, a tiny ensuite and a tiny bathroom all in the same townhouse, that was renovated with similar constraints to yours (except none of these rooms had windows or any natural light) to see some of the tricks that professional designers use to maximise space and functionality in tiny bathrooms. All three of these rooms were carefully designed and drawn up at a large scale (1:20) to make sure that everything worked, and could be accessed without the need for extreme body contortions. https://www.houzz.com.au/hznb/projects/luxury-bathroom-renovation-pj-vj~672428 Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visits viz Zoom...See More- 4 years ago
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