plan for small kitchen
Hi,
I am really hoping someone out there can help me with a plan for a small kitchen. I have been looking at this for days and just keep thinking something is off, but I don't know what! The kitchen is L shaped and there is 144" of space for counters along one wall and 93" on the other. There are 2 windows on the 93" side and I would like to leave 24-30 inches from the window to the wall cabinet to let light in. The cabinets will be 40" high. The 3 double wall cabinets are 24" wide - will the doors look too long and skinny since each door will be 12"x 40"??
PS - You can't see it in this view, but there is a dishwasher to the right of the sink. I am thinking of leaving the wall about the dishwasher empty and putting up floating shelves or wine bottle/glass shelves like these:
PPS - The refrigerator will be on the wall opposite the range.
Thank you for your help!
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4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoThank you @herbflavor and @Ephma! Ephma - yes, the asymmetry of the uppers is bugging me too! I was thinking if I make the last one on the right 15" (instead of 18") it wouldn't be as bad(?)
Herbflavor: I was planning to use a 30 inch hood and here are the cabinet widths:
Wall: 24, 24, 30 (hood), 24, 18, 24 (between last cab and window)
Base: 18, 30, 30 (range), 30, 36 (lazy susan)
The ceilings are 8' high and the contractor said 40" cabinets would work. We are moving the range and he will need to run part of the exhaust through the top of the cabinets (instead of having a soffit).
Here is a diagram with the dimensions:
Thanks so much for your input. I need to place the order and just want to make sure I've considered all options.Oh and I meant to share the "before" pics. It's a 1950 kitchen. Very cute, but unfortunately not practical.
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4 months agoHere is my latest plan. The space from cabinet to window is smaller, but I think the symmetry makes the whole design look better...
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4 months agoThanks all! Thanks for sharing the New to Kitchens - Read Me First guide. Wow - there is a lot of good info there! I ran out of time and ended up going with a balance of function and looks (at least I hope that's what it will be!). Guess it's like the white cab/red wall design above. Anyway, I will try to post a pic once it's done. Fingers crossed that it all works out!
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