Kitchen design help.
Discussion
Hoping someone can offer some advice on a redesign of our kitchen.
It's quite small, but a funny shape with minimal storage as it has boiler, washing machine and fridge freezer packed in.
We originally looked to extend out as we have a triangular section of land about 3m long and 2 wide, to the side, but looking at it, for the cost, we would be not that much better off.
This is the plan and an image of a show home kitchen:
We need more storage and worktop space, would also like a place to sit and eat, but given the size, the tiny table we have is probably all we will manage.
Would love to have it as a more social place we could all sit and eat.
Or would we be better knocking through into the lounge, and have a smaller lounge, but kitchen diner being bigger?
It's quite small, but a funny shape with minimal storage as it has boiler, washing machine and fridge freezer packed in.
We originally looked to extend out as we have a triangular section of land about 3m long and 2 wide, to the side, but looking at it, for the cost, we would be not that much better off.
This is the plan and an image of a show home kitchen:
We need more storage and worktop space, would also like a place to sit and eat, but given the size, the tiny table we have is probably all we will manage.
Would love to have it as a more social place we could all sit and eat.
Or would we be better knocking through into the lounge, and have a smaller lounge, but kitchen diner being bigger?
singlecoil said:
Was hoping for more detail on the measurements. Including the bay window isn't much help if the bay window isn't available as kitchen unit space. Always useful when doing a design to know the ceiling height, and the heights of the window sills.
Also is the fridge freezer a tall one, and is it the object next to the sink behind the kitchen door?
Where is the boiler? Is that the washing machine under the draining board? I presume there is no dish washer?
Free-standing cooker or hob and oven?
Can a cooker hood be piped outside?
Is there a boxed in waste pipe to allow for?
Have you decided whether to knock through to the lounge yet, and if you do, how much extra space will you allow the kitchen area?
One good way to maximise storage space is to have units with large drawers. Also wide drawer units aren't restricted to the 600mm width that units with doors are, so may well mean less units in total.
What style of kitchen are you looking for?
Oops, didn't realise you actually we're looking at designing one! Also is the fridge freezer a tall one, and is it the object next to the sink behind the kitchen door?
Where is the boiler? Is that the washing machine under the draining board? I presume there is no dish washer?
Free-standing cooker or hob and oven?
Can a cooker hood be piped outside?
Is there a boxed in waste pipe to allow for?
Have you decided whether to knock through to the lounge yet, and if you do, how much extra space will you allow the kitchen area?
One good way to maximise storage space is to have units with large drawers. Also wide drawer units aren't restricted to the 600mm width that units with doors are, so may well mean less units in total.
What style of kitchen are you looking for?
I will look at it in more detail, and get back to you.
Cheers.
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