Open Vs 'closed' kitchen - design help needed
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4 years agoI love my kitchen layout and would replicate it in any future build and I have no corner cupboards. I love 3 planes in kitchen with nothing on the island. I have pantry behind where certain appliances can be plugged in. I didn't go full butler's but I think you should for your needs. I find the extractor can be a bit noisy when standing right there but outside of the kitchen no one tends to notice it.
I have more cupboard space than I could ever hope to fill.
I know plenty of people love sinks in islands but I find there is always some mess there and I'm not the tidiest person. I love having a large blank space.
I suspect most modern open plan home are more impacted from tv noise than kitchen noise (I have tv area divided with double sided fireplace and glass sliding doors which significantly reduced but doesn't eliminate the noise.
You could stick a dushwasher in a pantry as well.
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Comments (23)The main difference between the two choices operationally are: Push catches on handle-less doors and drawers require pushing to open and pushing to close, whilst cupboards with handles (with soft close mechanism), you pull to open and nudge to close and they retract automatically. Push catches win the appearance prize, whilst I think handles with soft close on drawers and doors win the operational prize as they are a little easier to use. A few issues on both sides: Handles are better to grip on big/heavy drawers and doors than knobs. Don't choose handles that have a shaft set in than allows you to catch aprons or clothes on them. A push catch is particularly great for a bin drawer giving you two hands free to carry and dump the rubbish, however push catch drawers often inadvertently open when you lean against them such as near the sink. You also need to push it closed and you may have dirty hands leaving marks on the front of the door. Push catches on drawers need to be pushed in from the middle. People often say their push catches are faulty. It's because they have pushed the drawer in from one side. This causes one of the spring mechanisms (one on each side in the runner) to become disengaged. It is easy to fix by taking out the drawer and sliding in again. For overall appearance, the trend is to have handle-less doors on modern minimalist kitchens. Whatever you choose, don't get little knobs or grips like the one in the pic you posted. These are OK for less trafficked areas, but you will find them very annoyingly difficult to use in a kitchen!...See MoreNeed help with designing half wall kitchen
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4 years agoMaybe something like this with all the noisy appliances and range hood away from the kitchen work bench.
Finishes of kitchen eg: colours, cabinet type, of course, would be of your preference.
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