Kitchen with an impossible Layout - Please Help
We are slowly restoring a 1906 Dutch Colonial and want to return kitchen to its original location (the current location in an old enclosed porch is worse). We are really struggling to fit a modern kitchen into the constraints of the original space. We would really appreciate some insight.
A few things
- The built-in spans the wall it can't be moved. Its actually built through the wall and is contiguous with a full built in on the other side (like the drawers share a box). It would be a travesty to rip it out. I'm more invested in the history/archecture of the house than the kitchen.
- Door locations are fixed - we could move the living room door over 12 inches (to the built-in) but that doesn't solve our layout problem. There is something expensive and fixed on the other side of all of these walls (a bathroom, a fireplace, that built-in, or stairs).
- I don't think we can close any of the doorways. The traffic flow in this house is weird and all natural walkways just converge on this room - but I will think on in some more.
- Pretty sure I can vent a sink and the hood from any of the proposed locations
I know none of these are ideal, but is there there something I'm missing?
- If we do L-shaped counter/appliances then the island can only be about 40"x40"
- If we do one wall of appliances the island can be 64 x 40
*Most promising suggestion so far (thanks herbflavor!) is rotating the island 90 degrees as long as you don't think walking around it will be too bothersome.
Thanks!
Comments (10)
3 years ago
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agocould you add the island dimensions you are thinking about. could you add what aisle dimensions in the island sketches? Would it be so difficult to run the island up and down [rectangular] ..instead of square....coming thru the passage one would take a step or two to the side and then on to the other bigger room beyond the kitchen. You could put a small corner sink on the perimeter..and a single sink w dishwasher on a longer island but I cant tell what dimensions or how many seats you really can have here.....do you want seats? besides restoring the general location....what do you want from the space?
heres a longer island w seating and the work section too....door on the right w people walking down and around the island to get beyond the kitchen.....but the island ends up more versatile . yours looks a wee small in your sketch.
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PRO3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoCan you tell us why the built in must remain?
Can you do a pocket door to the living room?
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