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Need your opinion

4 years ago

I'm about to remodel my kitchen, I have two questions that I would ask if you can share you opinion. 1) should I make the sitting area by the opening side which is in high-traffic area but kind of comfortable or on the other side where I'm going to have extra sink and kitchen cabinet? 2) Should the wall oven be all the way by the corner (it's a door to the back yard) and next to it the fridge for easy access or opposite because the refrigerator is actually deeper than the wall oven and it would look smoother? Thanks for your time and your opinion

seats by the entrance it's enough space
Seats by the sink side
Wall oven by the corner
refrigerator by the corner

Comments (10)

  • 4 years ago

    NO

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Neither. I’m sorry but you need to rework this or hire a certified KD.

    And that sink and toilet need to be in the SAME room to wash hands right after using the toilet.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Read this please. At the end is a link to the information used to create an effective kitchen design. There are clearances required for usability, function and safety.

    Looking for layout help? Memorize this first. (houzz.com)


    Also research G-shaped kitchen layouts. It’s really unfortunate that the backyard access is right through the kitchen

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I have to agree to the KD and not a cabinet salesperson but an independant KD. You do not have space for seating at the peninsula/ island Where there is seating you need 5' from the counter to a wall or other cabinets. Never have seating where you work at all. A toilet room is just plain silly without a sink. Post the floor plan of the whole gouse if you want help you also need to post a to scale floor plan of the kitchen area with naming adjacent spaces show all meaurements clearly . Since you are renovating post pics of the space as it is too.

  • 4 years ago

    Terrible designs. Start over at 0.

  • 4 years ago

    I agree with the previous comments - your best option is to work with a good kitchen designer (for function, not form) before you start. Based on a quick glance, it would be frustrating to work in this layout because you'd have to cross traffic paths to go from fridge to sink/prep/cooktop, and then again to go to the beverage/cleanup sink on the other wall. The seating jutting out into the middle of the whole workflow seems like an annoyance at best and dangerous at worst. And the toilet/sink configuration should be addressed simultaneously because it will require reconfiguring at least one wall and thus may affect your final kitchen footprint.

    Start by removing the wall between the two powder room components to make it one room with toilet and handwashing in the same room. This will require either a very low-profile sink (toilet at the far right and sink near the door) and/or expanding the powder room.

    Consider whether you can reconfigure the walls and entries in your kitchen so that the path from the adjacent space includes a straight shot to the exterior door, rather than snaking through the kitchen workspace as it is now. If you really want seating in your kitchen, and don't want to move any kitchen walls or doors, consider a peninsula in the lower right where the seats back up against the bottom wall. Keep the seats out of your main work areas.

    The best thing you can do is take your time to take all this advice in stride (and hopefully others with more solid guidance will chime in; listen for the substance and not always the tone in some comments) and come up with a functional layout for both the powder room and kitchen before you start the project. Good luck and enjoy.

  • 4 years ago

    It’s not so horrendous because that’s a second sink behind the seating. If you go this route, though, it should be max 3 stools (2 would be better) and the peninsula should be made as narrow as possible (18” or 21” base cabinets). But where is the dining room? Please include a plan of the whole floor and more info re: your goals for the renovation.

  • 4 years ago


    Here's an earlier version of the plan. The bathroom was not taken out of the kitchen and the seats faced the wall, which I thought was a bad idea. Any thoughts on it?

  • 4 years ago

    A personal pet peeve of mine is the half bath by a kitchen. I understand this is unalterable in many instances but I would never, ever choose to have a toilet next to a kitchen. That's what hallways are for. Are you saying you're putting a bathroom into the DR?


    I'm sorry, but your clarification did not clarify. Personally, if there is a DR and seating available there, I would not eat up kitchen space for a dining area.


    You need to post a more comprehensive plan with actual room measurements for the kitchen and include adjacent rooms.


    Specify your goals; what is it that you need from the kitchen?


    Did you read the links posted above?