Remodeling an 80's Kitchen
We are remodeling a 1980’s kitchen and would very much appreciate help with the layout and design. Kitchen, breakfast area, and family room are one space, about 12’ x 32’.
The kitchen is laid out on 3 walls as shown in the schematic above. On the east wall (left side of schematic and pictured below) is the range, microwave, and storage cabinets:
On the north wall is the refrigerator and built-in desk:
On the south wall is the sink, dishwasher, and counter with attached peninsula. The peninsula has cabinets above and below as shown in the view from the kitchen:
and the view from the family room:
Although the kitchen isn’t large, it is incredibly functional with a terrific work triangle and plenty of storage space. With multiple entry/exit points, this space also sees a lot of foot traffic.
We plan a complete remodel which will:
· Replace all appliances, flooring, walls, and most or all of the cabinetry.
· Alleviate the space constraint in front of the refrigerator.
· Remove or shorten the overhead bank of cabinets above the peninsula.
· Remove the desk next to the refrigerator and add cabinets in its place.
· Remove the half-wall between the eating area and family room.
The major design dilemma is the peninsula. At minimum, it needs to be shortened to allow better traffic flow in front of the refrigerator but the “stub” of peninsula that would remain seems both less functional and less attractive. Removing the peninsula altogether would leave a “perimeter kitchen” in which every work surface would face a wall rather than facing the family room. A work/eating island could be built in the current eating area (needs to be centered with bay window) but would be a bit far from the other kitchen work spaces. We can’t be the only ones with this kitchen layout, and we can’t seem to figure out a way to bring our kitchen up to date while keeping the terrific functionality that has served us so well. We welcome your ideas and thank you in advance for sharing them!
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoyou have appliance replacement as part of this.....assume to be the case. Look at dimensions of cabinet depth fridge....in case you are not aware. Shorter peninsula along w cabinet depth fridge and removal of desk might be the main changes If you like the flow in general. Shorter peninsulas shown below..... so I'd say work with that.
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Thank you for the suggestions! We like the idea of adding counter space next to the range. The microwave could move to a cabinet above the new counter or over the range. The existing duct for the range hood passes through the garage wall and then up to the roof.
Here is a schematic showing the entire first floor. The pocket door leads into a mudroom/laundry room and on to the garage. Most of the time we enter the house from the garage/mudroom. cpartist is correct that our kitchen is a bit of a thoroughfare :-)
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