Feedback on kitchen design

Swapna Musunuru

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Looking for feedback/suggestions on kitchen design. Specifically,

Debating whether to go with two pantry closets or replace the middle one with cabinets+countertop instead (it's 24" wide). Each pantry has 3 pull-out drawers at the bottom and shelves above
Also, there doesn't seem to be enough cabinet space for large/heavy items since the pantry/island have pullout drawers. Debating whether to switch one of the pullout drawers under the island to a regular cabinet.
Go with 42" cabinets or 36 + crown moulding. Our kitchen ceiling height is 8 ft.

Here's the link to the kitchen design:

https://www.prokitchensoftware.com/vr/?l=519d7d834a48a7f25a956ba3575031dd

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mama goose_gw zn6OH
4 years ago
What are the widths of the aisles? Have you considered a peninsula rather than an island?

If you keep the island, I think it will be sufficient for landing space for the fridge and ovens, but the aisles appear to be very narrow.

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User
4 years ago
That kitchen isn’t wide enough for an island.
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Swapna Musunuru
Original Author
4 years ago
Ailse widths are 42” from the refrigerator to island and 36” from island to sink. we currently have an island there. if we remove the island, we would have to redo floors . so we decided to keep the island
Stephanie
4 years ago
It looks like you moved the refrigerator mostly into the void on the other side of the island. We have a very similar layout with similar aisles widths - 38" to 42". We had our refrigerator very close to the island so we shifted it down to open into the free space and went with a counterdepth refrigerator. It works, plenty of space to open doors and even squeeze past in the walkway.

Have pantries on either side of the fridge, but went to fridge height 72" with those and put 18" upper cabinets on top to match those above the refrigerator. Crown on top. 8' ceilings. The top cabinets have 1 or two shelves and are huge even at 18" because they are so deep. Instant pot, rice cooker, waffle maker, etc. all fit up there. I agree that rollouts do limit, so the pantry is just food and supplies.

I love two pantries, but also had space for the 24" counter on the end, and since we went counterdepth refrigerator we put a beverage fridge here and use for all drinks to save fridge space and made this the beverage/coffee station.

Island is a mix of rollout, deep drawers for pots/pants and trash pullout.

Attaching picture without all install complete, but can get the idea.
User
4 years ago
Are you measuring that clearance from the pantry cabinets adjacent to the fridge, or are you measuring that from the fridge handles, which are the furthest obstruction into the aisle? Because some fridges are 36” deep front to back, and your 42” is now below 30” by the time you account for the needed breathing room at the rear, and the island counter overhang.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
Sorry but the best thing if you want help here is to post a to scale floor plan and from your replies IMO you are not open to a better layout. I hate tiny walkways for function and none of yours are big enough I like true pullot pantries where appliances can be stored easily and who designed this ? If you wanyt real help then you open your mind to better solutions than what you have .