Revised layout - did we improve?

16 years ago

We've made changes to our layout in hopes of improving function. We took our 1' deep long wall and made it a 10' wall of pantry/cabinets, no counter. We widened the island a tiny bit and moved the trough sink there. We know it's tight, but we added stools for seating at the island (12" deep cabinets and a 15" deep overhang). That gives us 38" aisle on the pantry side and 42" on the work side.

We previously planned on glass cabinets in a hutch style around the trough sink and moved that to the other side, which allowed us to put the wine fridge there, too. We won't do the hutch anymore, just uppers with glass fronts.

I feel we have lost storage space, but the narrow cabinets will work well as a pantry, no stuff will get buried behind. However, I now have lost most of our deep drawers, as 1' is not enough for drawers. I will use as many drawers as I can on the other side. Pot drawers are planned to the left of the range and additional drawers to the right.

Improvement? Additional suggestions? Our current space is sooo small and tight that we see this new kitchen as a major improvement, which makes it harder to see our errors.

previous layout:

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palimpsest
16 years ago
Is that trough sink the prep? I would consider switching it with the Advantium to get it closer to the range.
kiffgirl
Original Author
16 years ago
Ok, I revised it again. Moved the prep off the island and gave up the tough sink (but do I have to?). Glass front cabs above the wine and prep sink. Ignore the notation about the mixer. Is this better yet?
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palimpsest
16 years ago
The shallow pantry cupboards should function well. With shallow storage, you do reduce your need somewhat for drawers and pullouts, because its all accessible.

I wonder if you could do a custom trash swing out or through-the-counter to the Right of the stove, and make the trash pullout to the left of the stove a drawer base.

Or if you made one of the pantries a bit narrower squeeze in a trash pullout on a shallow cabinet door in the angled area.

I see you have two trash pullouts...do you really need one by both sinks?
kiffgirl
Original Author
16 years ago
Palimpsest: Thank you so much for your help!

We don't NEED two trash pull outs, but it would be nice. I really want the one at the prep sink, but that is the wall I'm having trouble fitting everything on. We have to shift everything down towards the door to make it fit, which means my 33" pot drawers will be in that back corner. I see that as a challenge with the opposite counter in the way when I open them.

I guess we could just put a small can under the prep sink instead. That way the drawers don't have to move to the corner and I don't need they guys to move the window down that they just framed out.
bmorepanic
16 years ago
You might try sorta reversing everything - stove and prep go to the walls with cleanup and pantry. Cleanup, pantry and ref on wall with stove. And variants where the ref moves to the stove side of the island.

Reason is a clear walkthough to the deck where people aren't passing behind the chef AND prep with window.