Open grill shelves will stop prob of dust settling on shelves but will dust and kitchen smells on your fabrics be an issue? The pantry is not on show so do what u want

do what is easiest to keep clean as the idea of the separate pantry is that it's out of sight and easy access and if you're planning about 30cm deep shelves i assume that it's mostly intended for storage and not counters and if doors will depend on dimensions of the whole room and you may need to reconsider the location for the freezer as it potentially blocks access to about 60cm of shelving on both sides and/ir creates hard to reach deep corners...if the freezer is placed against a side wall the freezer door can open towards the end wall and makes a longer walkway and no corners but where do you plan to place the laundry fixtures?

I suspect I didn't make the laundry/pantry layout clear. Here is a section of the floor plan showing kitchen, pantry and laundry.

And yes, oklouise, the freezer does create awkward corners that will be hard to access, but I can't put it on the left wall because it's too deep. (The plan shows a wide bench on that side but in fact there isn't room. Shallow shelving will be much more practical.) If I put it on the right side, it cuts into my workbench space, but I may ultimately decide that's where it needs to go. Deep corners are a pain!

I agree with others that you will be sorry if you stick the freezer at the end of the WIP, it will effectively block wipe out twice the usable benchtop and cabinet space access. Adding it to either side is a simple solution, the end wall could be used to hang aprons etc.

I would have the pantry of built in units to match the kitchen, I like 30cm open shelves for pantry food storage and 40cm for pots, etc. Storage below bench top to have pullout drawers and shelves without doors, for large platters etc., ie: can be shallow

On another matter, both doors coming from the garage and between the laundry and pantry when open project out across the opening into the laundry which will be annoying I suggest moving the second door to the entrance into the service area off the kitchen where the end of the kitchen cabinets and 1st side of the WIP can accommodate the door., or just remove it.

And what is the large square in the kitchen Bar, it looks like it may be a Fridge which will be a repeat of what you have in the WIP blocking the corner..

Thank you siriuskey. As always, smart advice! I chose to move the laundry tub over to avoid issues with the door, Not a perfect solution! I might even consider a bifold door (Hubby won't have anything to do with pocket doors after past issues with them!) We don't like the idea of the laundry being open to the pantry so removing that door isn't an option.

The large square in the kitchen bar is my cooktop. I hate cooking facing the wall with my back to guests, so I chose to have the cooktop in the island. We've had an expert design a simple, low-cost extractor system, but he stressed that an extractor isn't actually required and since we will do any messy cooking on a gas cooker in a semi-enclosed area out back, we didn't see the need for an expensive extraction system.

I do think I might take your advice on freezer placement. I can't recall which direction the freezer door opens (it's currently in storage!) and that might be a minor annoyance with it in that position - though I suppose I could reverse the cabinets and shelving. It is good to have space to hang things. I keep my potatoes and onions in hanging bags. Happily the freezer will come out of storage into a shed soon and I can check which way it opens before making a final decision which side to put jt and which side should be shelving for food storage.

I think you have cooked yourself into a corner with having the cooktop there, it is better to have space on both sides so why not move it to the long run of cabinets. This is a photo of my Bunnings Kaboodle kitchen, I have 2 x 900 plus 1 x 45 pantries, this 900 shown has had drawers made and added by the boys in the family, the other 900 has shelves with extra shelves with drawer runners attached to give extra usable storage with easy access to things, not having to dig back into the cabinet. A bit like bringing the mountain to Mohamed in a cabinet. I have my cooktop in my Island and love it and the second kitchen I have done this, like you we don't like having our back to the room.

There actually is space on both sides of the cooktop, though not a lot on one side. It's drawn much larger than it is. I worked the bench space either side of sink and cooktop off a past kitchen that worked for us (and one that didn't!). A previous house had the sink smack in the middle of the bench and it was horrid! Not enough work space either side so we were constantly moving from one side of the sink to the other juggling things! I wanted to make sure there was a clear run of uninterrupted bench space this time.

I agree about not wanting to dig in a cabinet. I've requested a 200mm pullout on one side of the cooktop (love having that space for oil, sauces, etc) and deep drawers under the cooktop for pots. At right angles to the cooktop there will be a shallow drawer for cooking utensils and more deep drawers. Hardly any cabinets - just one for frying pans that hubby intends to fit out specifically with racks and a shelf for the electric frypan. I'm still arguing with the cabinetmaker over under sink as he says it must be a cupboard due to plumbing and I want drawers. I've had them before under the sink. So much better!

Love your kitchen! Very well designed. I note there is no extractor? I was told you don't have to have one, but do you have any issues as a result? I have very high ceilings so I'm wondering if maybe the extractor isn't needed at all? It would take up quite a bit of valuable storage space.

I also have very high raked ceilings with a wide opening window above the sink benchtop to the left of the Island and 2 sets of 3 x sliders forming an internal courtyard on the other side of the island, so no extraction needed. Our last house had a down draught extractor which we thought was useless the ordinary ceiling extractor did a better job. It was a Federation house so had high ceilings, we didn't find any problems with grease etc.

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