Feedback on kitchen layout

10 years ago

Hi hope the attachment works. We are in our design phase and have gone through a lot of different changes and I wanted to get some feedback on our current kitchen setup.

A quick overview:

-Two islands (one large with the sink in the middle) and one small

-The area by the oven is an open counter to rest hot pans etc on

-Two dishwashers next to the main sink

-The kitchen is approx 18' 9.5" wide

-The large island is 4'2" by 9'2"

-The smaller island is 3'8" by 7'8"

-The space between the large island and the stove is 3' 9.5"

-The space between the two islands is 3'10"

Areas of concern:

-I would like to move the sink on the main island away from the center so the person cooking and the person prepping are not bumping back. But what direction should I move it?

-Also where should we place the garbage cans? We wanted the dishwasher closest to the main sink but also having garbage can access

-All the cabinets are pull out drawers as recommend here except for above the dishwashers.

Any other feedback would be appreciated. Thanks and I have learned a lot from reading the FAQ and users comments

Featured Answer

herbflavor

10 years ago

to the right of cleanup sink by the nook, you could cut back the depth at the outer end of run and wrap the corner with shallow depth lower cabinet and place coffee pot/maybe some other counter appliance you are thinking of for appliance garage. That divides the location of these counter top items....and bodies then diverge into different localities with less traffic jams. That corner around to the nook should be used in my opinion-could do open bookcase below or reduced depth cabinet with doors for coffee mugs, or whatever ...you'd be surprised how a small area of reduced depth, near, but slightly off the beaten path of the main areas can be efficiently used. Looks like you have a nice big space you are working with...it should be wonderful.....I don't see any flaws.....just preference things. Good to move the fridge/ovens and create landing between, as you figured out. It would be interesting to start a line of discusiion about the "nooks" that people plan into their kitchen .....how they are used as time goes by, any regrets vs. dining more out in open, in the foreground,etc. I grew up with a "dinette" , but these nooks seem somehow different, as they are 3-walled in, and dinettes were just off to the side, in a way. Don't know, just thinking. Happy Holidays.....

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Comments (7)

Reena Heyer
Original Author
10 years ago
Also looking things over I am thinking about flipping the fridge to the the outer edge (on same wall) and moving the oven to where the fridge is and placing the open shelving (landing area) and appliance garage in the middle of the two appliances.
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desertsteph
10 years ago
what is to the R of kitchen? to the L? below? where do the doorways go to? 2 doorways on the L and 1 on bottom
bmorepanic
10 years ago
I would put the trash in the big island opposite the sink if it's just one trash. Alternately, if most of the plumbing can be sited towards the rear of the sink and maybe towards one side, you could have a trash small pullout on one side of the sink base with storage for dish detergents, etc. on the other. Then you could still place a larger trash/recycling on the island, but would place it closer to the refrigerator since packaging generates trash.

Remember when choosing your water location, to think about all uses - like Hand washing, the mixing counter - if that is what the side counter between the ref and the oven becomes - and where the microwave is located. There's a relationship between refrigerators, snacks and microwaves. If you do start to build a "snack" or are interested in having children fix some of their own meals, they'll also need dishes.

I'd be tempted to locate the sink on the end of the island closest to the ref (where lots of things that need washing or are chopped and placed into pots of water are located). Stray sous chefs of all ages who might wander in to help or help themselves can have water on either side of the kitchen for prep or washing. Pot fills are just a few steps and with the right kind of faucet, maybe only two.
Reena Heyer thanked bmorepanic
Reena Heyer
Original Author
10 years ago
I took a partial shot of the areas you inquired about. Mostly it's a play area/room/office/future movie theater for the kids on the top left and that other door below goes to the garage and pantry and the door/pathway on the bottom right is to the formal dining.

Herbflavor, thanks for the input. Now that I look at yes that's some wasted space and really no function if I don't place a shelve or cabinets there. I am going to work on it with my builder.
Reena Heyer
Original Author
10 years ago
bmorepanic, good point on the snack center. I agree with the microwave idea and moving the sink closer to the fridge side. I was planning on moving the frdige to the edge of that wall the fridge is on so that kids don't have to enter the kitchen to access their snacks (well on the perimeter). Make sense having the prep sink closer to that side and also moving the oven where the fridge is now so that no one walks closer to it since that area is more active (or hope to be)
emilyam819
10 years ago
What is the nook for? Table?

I would eliminate the seating island and just make the large island a little wider for stools. I'm not sure people would actually sit at that second island.