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Kitchen Design Thoughts?

6 years ago


Take a look at our current plans and let me know your thoughts. Looking at putting navy blue cabinets but worried it might be a too much. Might mix colors up too. Brass hardware and accent on lights and range hood. Advice welcome!


Comments (11)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Do you have a measured drawing? The aisles appear small.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    What width is the range? Ideally the hood should be 6” wider than the range, even moreso if the hood will have a cabinet surround. And make sure you have the correctly-sized duct for it.

    You should replace some of those base cabinets with base drawers. Please provide a drawing with measurements or we can’t help you with details.

  • 6 years ago

    Hopefully the measurements come through on this picture

  • 6 years ago

    Navy blue seems very dark. Is there ample lightening? Why not accents of navy blue? Also I agree with all the Shannon. There’s a lot of cabinets going on maybe do drawers. Deep ones for pots and pans.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    The measurements of aisles are not labeled (eta, eyeballing it, I'd guess 42" between the range and island, and 48" between the island and hutch--could be better, but both are adequate and within the NKBA recommendations). I agree that the bases should be drawers wherever possible (not ROTS which add an extra step). I would reduce the single bowl sink to 30" and add 3" to a drawer base to the right, to give you a wider prep space. You can use an under-sink trash pull-out. Or, have an integrated cutting board made to fit over part of the sink, to increase the prep counter--NKBA recommends a minimum of 36".

    ...moreso if the hood will have a cabinet surround. I think Shannon meant to say 'if the hood will not have a cabinet surround', but yours has cabinets on each side, so while it's better to have a wider hood, especially with a high-power range, the cabinets on each side will help with capture of grease and steam.


    NKBA guidelines.

  • 6 years ago

    Similar design but we are leaning towards a larger 48” range and just one fridge/freezer combo.

  • 6 years ago

    Yes. 42 inches in the isles. Like the ideas about the drawers and the smaller sink. Thank you. Any thoughts about cabinet colors. Don’t want all white but worried navy would be too much. Thanks!

  • 6 years ago

    Hey Ken... what if you do the island blue and the big cabinets a light gray.... something like this... so you still get your blue but it’s not over powering

    Ken Heis thanked Janine McCrohan
  • 6 years ago

    Thanks for all the comments. Going to add more drawers for the pots and pans. Still leaning toward blue with lighter white-ish countertops. We are thinking about getting a matte finish on the countertops. Any issues with Matte vs Glossy?

  • 5 years ago

    Just finished!