Kitchen Layout Dilemma, please help

8 years ago

I have a smallish, awkward layout for my kitchen. The lower cabinets have water damage and have to be replaced giving a good opportunity to fix the layout to be more efficient but I'm stuck. Right now, with the sink at an angle, I can't open/close the window so ideally, we would put the sink flush with the neighboring cabinets and push the peninsula out about 10 inches. I'm grappling at whether to keep the U shaped kitchen or do a L shaped kitchen and place lower pull outs between the recessed fridge and pantry. There isn't enough clearance to have an island. Any advice?

Picture caption: Fridge and oven are missing. Fridge alcove is recessed into the wall.

Kitchen from the family room...dining room is on the other side of the oven/microwave wall.

Main working kitchen...very little usable lower cabinet space.

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nutmeg1125

8 years ago

If the budget allows, you can get the IKEA boxes and then doors from another company. You could probably get a better match to your uppers that way.

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Rachel S.
Original Author
8 years ago
Here are 2 layouts I have sketched up.

The kids like having the overhang on the peninsula but this drives up the cost on countertops and takes us out of the DIY arena.

The budget is tight, so tight but I want a functioning kitchen with lower cupboards. Any thoughts or advice?
Laurie Hutch
8 years ago
What's the budget? Are you replacing the floors?
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Rachel S.
Original Author
8 years ago
The floors are staying, they run through several rooms and are cost prohibitive to remove. The budget...trying to stay under 5k.
Rachel S.
Original Author
8 years ago
I did the layout and pricing of cabinets with IKEA cabinets. I'm not sold on fronts with the Saltillo floor. I'm open to other layouts and ideas.
nutmeg1125
8 years ago
We just replaced our terrible island with a peninsula, we used IKEA cabinets, with drawers and I am in love. We will change the rest of them in two years when we have the budget for it. They don't match and I don't care because the area functions much better now.
Rachel S.
Original Author
8 years ago
nutmeg I do love Ikea drawers. We put them in our last kitchen. The hardest part of the move was leaving them behind. Good idea to look for fronts elsewhere.
nutmeg1125
8 years ago
We got everything installed yesterday, I still need to finish the cover panels though. I have been looking dreamily at it all day. I wish we had the budget to replace everything right now!
Rachel S.
Original Author
8 years ago
Enjoy it!, nutmeg! Full extension drawers are dreamy. :) I also wish we had the budget to do all the cabinets. It all just adds up so quickly.
Momof5x
8 years ago
I would get rid of the U shape, and redesign so the sink is straight against the window area and more cabinets along the window wall up to the door. This would leave an open space for a kitchen island which could be place vertically or horizontal wise, as you wish. It will make the room seem longer also.