Kitchen design too big for my apartment?
I'm about to renovate my kitchen and have landed on a design that I'm very happy with. The only thing is that is now huge (going from L-shaped to U-shaped) and I have a significant amount of extra storage.
Is it out of proportion having such a big kitchen? I've included a snapshot of what my anticipated kitchen design and also what my current apartment floor plan is for perspective.
Note: the 'meals' area was just an awkward corner. I was going to install a wall mounted, pull down table/bench against the wall next to the door so that there is some bench space to eat at (if I one day rent my place out, I'm assuming tenants will want some kind of bench to dine on, rather than just eat in the living room like I do). Also, all my walls are load bearing, solid brick.
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Comments (13)Congratulations on your new home. I think you have been very sensible to live in it for a year before starting your decorating, it has given you time to consider the lighting and aspect of each room in all seasons as well as time to evaluate how you want to live in your home and exactly what you need. The lounge does look very big and bulky and will definitely dominate the room, so I would keep to the lighter colour. Don't worry about the kids and dirt - as Kookykaren said, leather cleans easily - sharp objects and textas are your bigger worry regardless of what colour you choose. Laying newspaper on the floor to the size of the lounge is another way of checking how it will look as it gives you a better indication of bulk than tape. I would keep your ottoman simple (one with storage is an excellent idea with the children), just a tone on tone fabric or a pattern using the colours in the rug on the floor of the photo of the lounge. I don't think you have room for too large an ottoman but I would have a square one made the same height as the lounge so when just you and DH are watching TV you can push it against the other end of the lounge and both have a chaise. You can then bring some colour with art work or some patterned cushions on the lounges....See MoreWanting to change the layout of my 80m2 apartment.
Comments (25)i've attached my suggestion which doesn't knock down any walls or change the entry and only includes an 1800 wide sliding door on the side of the sunroom (with or without matching windows (cheaper than doors) across the front, big stackers are more expensive to buy and install, very expensive to add security doors or flyscreens and take up more floor space with bigger tracks) and i hope the sliding door on the side would be less obvious and more acceptable to the body corporate. i suggest you keep the living room as is, change the old kitchen to a bedroom and install a new kitchen/diner/laundry in the old bedroom without knocking down the wall into the sunroom although you may wish to remove the double doors if they take up too much space..if you keep the separate sunroom it can be called a third bedroom, if you ever decide to sell...the new plumbing is on the external wall, close to the existing plumbing and it could be convenient to keep a small sink in the new bedroom to use the old plumbing...should be relatively economical and achieve your main goal, hope you like!!...See Moreis 5+ metres too big for a kitchen?
Comments (10)Awesome suggestions HACK Sarah 1. Without doing anything structural, you could always move the sink to the same counter as the cooktop. Freeing up island space. Add a mirrored splashback for light and to help the whole back-against-the-audience feeling. 2. A solution is to move the kitchen to where your current dining room is and seperate the lounge from the dining area by having a kitchen in the middle. 3. I agree with moving the door to the family room closer to the deck. there is a 4th solution that also allows your kitchen to service the deck area and dining and give it more light. You can move the kitchen up against the family room wall and put the entrance to the family room at the west side of the wall. This will allow your kitchen to overlook your dining area and lounge and your island can now service the outside as well. You can even add a glass window that allows you to directly serve food outside from inside your kitchen if that fits your lifestyle....See MoreHouse too big, kitchen design, bathroom design etc etc
Comments (16)oklouise thanks for the ideas. We have actually really thought about the zoning. We want the two bedrooms on the southern side with a bathroom between for privacy. We also want the eastern lounge room to pop out as a dining room in that spot will waste a gorgeous view. We had a straight alfresco and thought it was all a bit hohum. I will attach the first and second drafts to see where we have come from. The first draft we had drawn was too boring for us ... Garry hated draft 2 as he thought it was too wide for solar access and didn't give cross ventilation (north to south or vv). It's only positive was the flow of west/east cross ventilation. Also the bathroom was too tucked away for guest use when we are using that nice alfresco area. We quickly scrapped all those ideas... LOL As I said, we like skillion roof lines and are planning on clerestory windows to maximise northern sun. Some raked ceilings will probably happen too (and definitely 9 foot ceilings in living areas). the mudroom/laundry will probably be incorporated into the hallway. Unlike some on this forum previously I don't object to entering through the laundry. It kind of gives a landing spot for groceries from the car on those cold days you don't want to leave the whole house open. The garage may actually be a carport to ensure we can have ventilation come through that way and to help us with budget....See More
last yearDimensions appear to all over the place on the plan. My first thought for your apartment was to keep the 3 bedrooms as they are valuable spaces and open up between the living and kitchen. You also mentioned that walls are load bearing so was it difficult to open up the wall between Bed 3 and the living..
Anyway I would still open up your living kitchen using a support bean if necessary as this will make you apartment feel bigger and more spacious
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hi all, thanks for your inputs and suggestions. Unfortunately all of my walls are solid brick/ load bearing so I can't make any changes to them without significant additional expense :(
I have redesigned the kitchen again based on some of the suggestions above... And I think im happy with the layout! One thing I'm not sure about is drawer placement. The kitchen planner at Ikea put them in places that seem a little odd to me. Thoughts on whether they're in practical spots?
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