Help please! Kitchen layout, 1927 house, small constrained, 3m ceiling
Souzette Lovell
4 years ago
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Comments (7)how big is your fridge? I'd have a fridge , built in cupboards to the ceilings that way you can incorporate the wall oven in the design and forget about the bench space..then you'd have roughly 2 metres of a whole wall storage.. from your photo you don't seem to have much storage.. sorry misread since you need cook top. 3metres is quite small as fridge is usually 1m then oven .60-75 which leaves with about 1.25m for pantry and bench? not sure looks like you're trying to fit too much in that space have you got measurements for your hob and fridge ?...See More"Please... Help needed with new kitchen design layout!"
Comments (7)with a lot of helpers crowding around to help i suggest that the new kitchen needs to be zoned for tasks and be open plan without a separate pantry...this rough idea has a central island about 2m x 3m surrounding the column and walkways approx 1.5 m between counters, subject to available space with the column the island has mostly underbench drawers for pantry food storage, crockery and cutlery and the counter is for food preparation, serving, sorting and distributing clean and dirty cookware and bags of groceries etc and has a small extra sink but no more than a couple of stools to keep the workers moving!!..Subject to suitable access the central space under the big island (would be about 60cms wide, 90cm tall and almost 3m long!) would be ideal to store folding tables and chairs and "christmas" supplie in wheeled storage crates or pull out kitchen island trolley..There's a full size fridge and freezer as well as an underbench drawer fridge next to the tea, coffee & toast area,with cup glasses and breakfast supplies in the overhead cabinets..twin dishwashers with double sinks, hot cold water dispensers, pull out garbage bins and a modern insinkerator or compost disposal in the sink area..the cooktop and food prep area is on both sides of the corner with big appliances underneath, and serving plates and casserole dishes etc overhead..The base cabinets should be deeper than normal for more generous counters and giant cooking equipment and appliances stored underneath and to have shallow splashback shelves for herbs,oils, sauces etc and there's a stacked wall oven and microwave and a stacked wall oven with warming drawer and vertical shelves above the ovens to stand up trays, racks, cake and pizza trays and drawers below the ovens for saucepans and baking dishes...decorative finishes and fine details need to be determined by the resident cook for personal taste and everyday comfort...See MoreFloor plan help please for small house
Comments (13)realising that you did not mean to have one long narrow room but i think we all recommend an L shaped extension (not necessarily my suggested plan) because it will be much more cost effective than removing the whole back wall of the house and replacing all the separate ceilings and windows and not achieving much more than an enlarged bathroom, bedroom and small ensuite..the Lshape extension of similar sq m would create a more comfortable floorplan for the whole house with a simpler extension that also has the potential for a deck or alfesco to enjoy the bush view..photos of the roof and back of the house and measurements of the distance to the side and back fences and location of the pipes you mentioned and rough measurements of the bathroom, laundry, wardrobes and short hallways would allow a much more detailed floorplan to help invite more suggestions...See MoreHouse layout help please!
Comments (11)How much are you willing to spend on this? The issue is adding an extra bedroom without increasing the living space is that whilst it can provide a "tick box" extra it will not necessarily in reality be a house that is spatially well balanced for the overall function it's trying to achieve. It's about rationalising priorities and I'd be think about both your immediate needs and then the 3-5 year "sales" plan, in that (a) do you need 4 bedrooms now and (b) would it be better to have a more spacious 3 bedroom scenario to put to market than an arguably compromised 4 bedroom set-up. I reckon your instincts are correct in that an improved/expanded kitchen/living zone will make a (more) significant difference, as well as getting a properly appointed laundry and additional separate powder, which is what your original concept achieves. It's not right & wrong, but rather what is better or worse suited to your particular needs/goals. Best of luck PD :)...See Moresiriuskey
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