Help needed for small kitchen layout

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Hi!

I'm very lost trying to find the ideal layout for my kitchen. My problem is that it's a boxed kitchen with no open plan, the position of the sink is fixed due to plumbing, and the stove (60cm wide) should preferably be placed along that wall for ease of gas connections. This only leaves one place for the fridge (which is 76 cm wide, 75.5cm deep & 195cm high), beside the entrance. When I put it in this place it made the entrance very tight and closed up the kitchen (especially since the windows are very small). Someone suggested putting it facing the entrance but i still feel it closes up the space, and ideally i wanted to set up a high table with stools under that window. Is there any place to put the fridge while giving an open space kind of feel?

HELP! i'm running around in circles..

The main kitchen area is 2.22x 2.22x 2.96 cm excluding the entrance area

(attached is the kitchen layout with dimensions).

Thank you so much in advance!

Put fridge on the left side of the stove

Put fridge in original place beside the entrance

Put fridge facing the entrance

Completely different option?

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Norwood Architects
7 years ago
You would lose some counterspace but could you slide the refrigerator to the right (as seen on plan) so that you have more space at the entry? Once you do that you might be able to install a shallow pantry next to the refrigerator to help make up for storage lost in the cabinetry. If you can lose the window near the stove and move the stove to the right you could place the fridge in that corner and can have at least a narrow section of counte between the fridge and stove. That would allow for a bit more countertop length on the lower section (as seen in plan.) Good luck and let us know what your final decision is.
herbflavor
7 years ago
You can push back between the studs in spot you show. It's a closed in kitchen so the narrowing created in current spot isn't a horrible pinch point. Cabinet depth fridge or push it back into wall space.....or create alcove in that spot into room on other side. You can make a true recess if long term the wall will not be removed.....why is that not considered here?
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mainenell
7 years ago
So fridge is about 30 inches wide x 29.75 inches deep.

The room sizes - are the dimensions supposed to be meters, not cm?

What is the usual depth of a countertop in your world? Here it is about 25 inches (63cm).
nadine_osama56
Original Author
7 years ago
@ Norwood Architects I think I might close up that second window and push the stove to give some extra countertop space.. best of both worlds?

@ hebflavour, unfortunately we can't really push the wall because the wall is adjoint with a narrow hallway on the other side which we want to keep

@mainenell Room dimensions are in meters yes, and usually we do the countertops around 60cm
decoenthusiaste
7 years ago
You could put a fold down table under the window and hang stools flanking the window to save space when not in use. Is it possible to put the DW in the corner and the fridge right of the sink? You might have to shift the sink and be sure you have room to open the fridge enough to pull out the drawers for cleaning. You could eliminate everything on the current fridge wall and replace with a rolling work cart/island that could be tucked away or pushed against the wall. I had one in a studio apt. once and it was wonderful.

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