Another Newbie would like kitchen layout feedback

15 years ago

Not sure how or when I came upon this website but I have become addicted to it now that my DH and I are beginning the remodeling process. My current kitchen is a 23 year old, approximately 10 x 12 u-shaped space. The thing that I most dislike about my u-shaped kitchens is getting trapped in there if there are more than two people in it. The open end of the u does have a morning room attached to it that has east, west and south exposure windows. So the kitchen is light and bright. The nearby dining area has south facing patio doors. My wood floors are natural ash with a natural cherry accent in the center of the dining area and along the perimeter of the great room.. The wood work is a golden oak.

Here is the current kitchen:

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The morning room:

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and the dining area:

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So this is the current floor plan:

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and the proposed floor plan:

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The opening from my great room to the kitchen/dining area will be shifted slightly and reduced from 6'11'' to 5'. By doing this we can make the kitchen about 2'wider.

We are planning on natural cherry cabinets with shaker style full overlay doors and drawers. A paneled dishwasher will be to the right of the sink and a pull out trash will be to the left. Counter tops will be granite and sink will be a Blanco silgranit one. The island over hang should fit 2 stools. Cabinet hardware will be stainless steel or satin nickel.

We happen to know a very skilled Amish craftsman who will make the cabinets. He previously made laundry room cabinets for us and I have seen 2 kitchens he has done, one of which had radius cabinets like we have in our plan and angled cabinets for each side of the wall ovens. He has given us a preliminary estimate but he can not come and measure until mid Sept. so we have time to make changes if you see something that should be changed.

I would appreciate any feed back on the floor plan. I can post the various cabinet elevations if needed. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you.

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Comments (4)

rhome410
15 years ago
How large are your aisles? I'm guessing by judging from the perimeter cabinet depth, but the one between your stove and sink looks only about 36", which is tight with the sink and stove back-to-back. If there is more than 1 person in the kitchen, they'll likely be trying to share the same semi-tight work paths and floor space. Do you have multiple workers? Any bakers, cooks, snackers, all trying to get to the fridge and sink.

Is the corner oven any advantage to you? I'd like to see things a little more spread out. If you put the oven at the top end of the stove run, you could shift the stove down, which puts it closer to the fridge and offsets it more from the sink. Then a baker could work without being in the cook's way, if that's ever an issue in your kitchen.
badgergal
Original Author
15 years ago
Rehome410: Than you for the suggestions. Both the cooktop aisle and the fridge aisle are actually 48'' wide. The refrigerator will be a counter depth French door but I imagine it will still stick out a couple inches past the counter.
It is just my DH and me working in the kitchen. He usually cooks dinner and the only baking done is some cookies or brownies now and then.
We thought that the ovens in the corner would be a nice change from having corner cabinets. We had u-shaped kitchens with ackward corner cabinets in both of our previous houses.
There are no children or grandchildren in the house. We entertain casually and guests do tend to stand around in there. We thought at least we would now have two ways in and out.
Does knowing all this make the layout more acceptable?
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remodelfla
15 years ago
I think I would prefer the frig at the top of the stove run for easyaccess to guest without going around the island. Then I'd scoot the stove down so I wouldn't be butt to butt with someone at the sink. I'd put the ovens where the frig is now.
rhome410
15 years ago
Remodelfla's suggestion was my 'plan B,' but didn't know if you'd have a fridge model that would be too deep for being comfortable in that spot.

This is a little better with what you've said...but tell us what you might do in the kitchen while dh cooks dinner... Making salad? Cleaning up as he cooks? Clearing the dw and setting the table? Making the 2 of you drinks? Or do you stay completely clear?