Can anyone share examples of kitchens designed around jutt out windows
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kitchen design dilemma - i want everything in a small kitchen!
Comments (25)Hi Mike and Emma Hope you are slowly but surely getting there... may I make some comments/suggestions that you may or not take on board, but hopefully it may at least give you some ideas/options... Going through a new build ourselves at the moment, and for what it's worth, here's what I personally think: A. Work with what you've got: - additional plumbing work, gas work etc may not be necessary and (particularly gas) can be costly when you're trying to work around existing walls, floors, etc, and as much as possible utilise the existing connections... after whatever you can save here and there, you can spend on nicer cabinetery, gadgets, finishes, etc :) B. Avoid unnecessry structural work: - removing the kitchen/living wall is a must (more space, light, etc) but removing the laundry wall is an unncessary added cost (may even require costly additional strutural support) - putting up a plastered wall on the other hand is inexpensive, allows you to redefine different zones and relocate doors/openings where required (*note: avoid hinged doors in small spaces as you have to allow for wasted space to open door - suggest cavity sliding doors, easy to incorporate in a new wall) C. Don't sacrifice functionality and natural light for design - love full height floor to ceiling cabinets, very much on trend... but they also tend to bring the walls in, which you want to avoid in an already small space... they will also block out more natural ligtht from the only window to the living and breakfast bench (meals area)... not to mention seated guests would be staring at a cabinet tower and fridge - on the other hand a walk in pantry (not that much of a walk in a small space) is also very much on trend, provides more storage and... as entertaining guests in open plan livings tends to happen more in the kitchen... it provides a good hiding place for unsightly items, including frigges... (an underbench bar fridge in the kitchen can easily keep those beers cold... though do consider that means sacrificing some cabinet space) - constantly wiping off the floors from dripping wet dishes across the kictchen from the sink to the dishwaser on the other side bench would personally drive me mad after a while... the dishwasher can easily be connected to the existing sink water and waste points through the cabinerty... any half decent plumber should be able to do that... ON THAT NOTE... or should I say those notes... I know I got a bit carried away :) ... if it were me, here's an idea of what I would try to achieve ......See MoreWhich kitchen design would you choose?
Comments (62)Hi SonaandDi, In case you haven't come across it, here is the link to my finished kitchen: https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/5598603/renovation-of-our-1956-red-brick-triple-fronted-home-all-done This layout has the potential for issues, but I tried to factor those in by noting where the fridge doors came to when fully opened. I should have allowed a little more width for the fridge gap, as the theory didn't quite translate in practice: on the plans I allowed the minimum of 20mm either side of fridge, but ended up with only about 13mm (was not fun getting the fridge in!). So my suggestion is to make sure there is 50mm either side of fridge. eg the fridge space is 1000mm wide for french door fridge around the 900mm mark. Even so, my doors do open fully (vegie drawers slide out unobstructed), as the doors themselves sit forward of the nib wall on the right. If your fridge space is wider, you won't need to sit the fridge out the full thickness of the doors, which may look more streamlined. But make sure you allow for 50mm space at the back of fridge. This will decide the depth of your nib wall. I calculated mine as 50mm plus the depth of the fridge to the start of the doors. You might prefer to make it a bit deeper, as the doors have more room to open due to the extra width of the space. It isn't annoying having the door opening over the pantry entry. It isn't often that someone wants to get to the pantry at the exact moment someone else opens the fridge. Even if that happened, you could get past if you couldn't wait: Good luck with your renovation! Because you can't be on site, I would always factor in more wiggle room. Let me know if I can help with any more info - I could talk about this stuff all day long!...See MoreHeeelp!! Design advice for extension, it's blowing out
Comments (10)Go with option 1. Use standard construction processes - skillion metal sheet roof over foil backed blanket. LVL rafters and timber frame walls which the carpenter will make on site. Probably go with a slab on ground and be aware of termite controls between new and existing. Excavate rear yard and build retaining walls with drainage behind them, probably also need a couple pits for surface water. Retaining walls constructed and engineered properly are expensive so be prepared. Treated pine sleepers are nowhere near a suitable solution once you're above 600mm. A builder or a carpenter would go through $20k in materials and some labour for plumbers, excavations, electrical, etc. Plans, documentation and council approvals will soak up $10k or thereabouts. Yes its a simple little job but it comes to economy of scale and some areas will cost the same or take the same amount of time as a larger project....See MoreCan anyone recommend good free kitchen planning software?
Comments (5)if you plan to use flatpac DIY cabinets then you should use the programs offered by the suppliers eg Kaboodle (sold through Bunnings) or IKEA if you have a local store but there are several other flatpac companies that also have free on line kitchen planning tools but, if you expect to have a custom made kitchen, some of the kitchen builders have their own design programs and can help with designs and/or you can use the free on line planning tools to make your own preliminary designs and then your custom builder will be able to modify your plans to suit on site dimensions and your chosen materials and appliances..the problem with most of the known free planning tools is that they're not consistent with Australian standards and the kitchen builder will always have to make on site measurements and modify your ideas to make cabinets that suit the space...See MoreMylongtermhome
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