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Kitchen area million dollar question

4 years ago

We have a floor plan dilemma where to place our kitchen.





Option 1 gives us very little space for seating/tv and dining area.




Option 2 has a small wall of only 10 feet since there is a weird corner that we don't know how to take advantage of.




Which option would you choose and how would you deal with it?




Comments (14)

  • 4 years ago

    Who designed the rest of this house?

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    @cpartist It was a team work with my partner. Why do you ask?

  • 4 years ago

    Is this an apartment in an apartment building? (because of the arrow and "other unit" on the drawing)

  • 4 years ago

    @M Miller Correct. It's one of the units in the apartment building.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Do you need all the bedrooms IMO taking that bedroom next to that space and opening tah wall would be the perfect way to handle this and still have an awesome areas for entertaining.

  • 4 years ago

    @Patricia Colwell Consulting I agree, unfortunately we do need to keep 3 BDRs.

  • 4 years ago

    Are there existing plumbing lines that affect your choices? Sometimes options in apartments are limited by where the lines are.

  • 4 years ago

    @rainyseason No plumbing lines yet, it's a gut out remodel.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I'd choose a modified plan 2. Move the frig to the short wall as an integrated or built-in counter-depth with integrated handles unit. I'd consider an 18" Miele or Bosch dishwasher at the end of the run closest to the frig. Next a 24" sinkbase with a 24" undermount sink with a 21" width interior width dimension. 18" front to back. Plenty of fuctional capacity. Then a 24" 3 drawer base cab. Followed by a 30" slide-in induction range. Bosch has a new model coming with knobs. Then another 24" 3 drawer base cab. Nothing on the island. All Island cabinets 3 drawer units as wide as possible. Additionally, the 10' run would have the cabinets spaced out from the back wall to accommodate a 30" deep counter. The added work zone depth will be the most valuable space in the kitchen.

  • 4 years ago

    I’d do a one wall kitchen - just make sure the appliance order is refrigerator, dishwasher, sink, stove - and put a table in the nook to the left.

  • 4 years ago

    I'd do #1 with an L shaped kitchen (mostly one wall with the small part of the L coming down toward nook), ditch the space hogging island and put a table in the nook area like emilyam819 suggested above.

  • 4 years ago

    Have you talked to a professional (AIA Architect who does residential, or Kitchen designers with certifications, such as from NKBA), what did they tell you?

  • 4 years ago

    What do the windows look like, and how far off the floor are the windows? Also, one of the floor plans shows two small windows in the corner, but the others do not. Can you clarify? The existence of that small window on the widest wall could change our answers. Also what is the view from the windows and which direction do they face? I’m leaning towards option 1 so you’re not staring at the kitchen when you first enter the home, but I would make the island as shallow as possible and perhaps without any seating.