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Kitchen reno! Confused

4 years ago

Hi houzz people

i am making basement rental unit and

because we made walkout , where out hall way is to bedrooms, living room is not as long as I would like,

and having delima with kitchen island

option is put kitchen island on the side wall make 48 ” by 39” and its good for 2 seatings and kind of tucked in so couch and tv can fit nicely in living room and maybe dining table is not needed for renters


or make it 60 ” by 24” and leave in the middle of kitchen and renters can put dining table where they like


which option would be better?

or any other ideas?


Comments (17)

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Post a to scale floor plan make sure all measurements can be read and ideally in imperial not metric . Also good to give us some idea of the renters you are aiming this space at .I find singles are okay without DR if they have some seating at the counter .Post the floor plan of the whole suite too.

  • 4 years ago

    Yes thats true its 2bedroom apartment and I am aiming young 20-30’s couple or 2 singles


  • 4 years ago



  • 4 years ago

    Our living room/kitchen is nearly 20 by 15 ’

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I'd want a chaise sofa with a large ottaman to move in place as needed. Skip the table and counter seating. Make all covers removable and washable. I'd want a washer and dryer. No to double sink. DW and 24"" undermount sink. All drawers for lowers All frameless.

  • 4 years ago

    @dan1888 washer/dryer is already there as we have windows and cant do upper cabinet, probably better to create more cabinet space i agree downsizing sink

    how about kichen island by 24 depth only to fit cabinet? and no seating?

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    You plan that you drew on looks nothing like the floor plan you posted. our plan looks like the stove is against the wall. That is horrible. I would skip the peninsula and do an L shape kitchen to get the stove off that corner. That will give you some more storage. The renters can get their own table or not - their choice.

    Keep it simple.

  • 4 years ago

    @Debbi Washburn

    yes its different than original drawing because If I have penninsula, with clearance and because of hall way

    that will leave such a small living room space like where I marked

    to gain the most living space, I was thinking to put island/corner seating on the other side…

  • 4 years ago

    Red area is space for couch and tv if I go with penninsula..


  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Is this already "built"? There are no windows in the living room area. I would have put the kitchen on that side and then have the living room where the windows are - not sure if that is something you would consider.

  • 4 years ago

    @Debbi Washburn its not built in

    just trying to decide where to put kitchen current layout is awkward space for living room


    how about this? put kitchen along the bedroom and washroom wall? is it strange?


  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I was thinking more like this


    Or if you wanted more counter space, move the ref to the right of the entry door with a counter next to it. The shallow pantries have to just be enough for the door to open, thne you can go to full depth cabinets.

    I would get with a kitchen designer and have them layout the entire room for you - kitchen and living room.

  • 4 years ago

    @Debbi Washburn

    yes that is a nice option which gives lots of space for living room

    except my bathroom will be right next to kitchen…

  • 4 years ago

    I am thinking of these lay out i prete 2nd one because there is bathroom on Left side wall

    corner sink would be ok? any cons for that?


  • PRO
    4 years ago

    The bathroom door is in the hallway so not a big deal.

    No to the first plan because the stove on the end is dangerous.

    No to a 33" lazy susan cabinet. The opening is small and not the best of storage. A 36" is always better.

    I have no issue with a corner sink but many designers are against it. It doesn't work well here anyway because of the dw placement.

    Keep playing with it. And have you kitchen design put it in a 3d rendering for you to see if you like it.


  • 4 years ago

    @Debbi Washburn oh good point regarding stove at the end is dangerous!


    corner sink and dishwasher would fit on short side wall i think?

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    The problem is ease of use. When you open the dw door, you can't stand at the sink to unload it. There needs to be a cabinet in between the dw and the sink base.

    Your kitchen designer will go through all of this with you.