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dream kitchen critic needed

2 years ago

Looking for inputs on the kitchen design. We have a Great Lake view out the windows that we are trying to take advantage of with the island chairs looking out.

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  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    How much room do you have between the ovens/refrigerators and the island? That would become quite a safety issue if you are opening the oven into the back of someone sitting at the island.

  • 2 years ago

    It’s approximately 60” from island to cabinet on the oven side

  • 2 years ago

    The lighting you have is positioned as ambient lighting. A new lighting plan with 4" Leds for task lighting can use DMF cans 6" in from the edge of the counter with two offset at each workspace to avoid shadowing. 450 lumens minimum at the counter surface. 3500k light color temperature is popular. All 36" wide drawers for base cabs. Full extension soft close. I'd put in a 36" induction range and delete the wall oven. Wolf, Bosch and Electrolux are options. With that change, I don't see a need for the back wall configuration. I'd instead choose 12" deep pantry cabinets for the storage plus the additional space between the seating and the pantry you'd get this way.

  • 2 years ago

    Can you share a plan view of the design? Which of the tall cabs next to the oven stack is your fridge/freezer?


    As it is designed now, your fridge/freezer is very far from the sink, with the island acting as a barrier. I have an idea I can sketch out if you can post the 2d plan view.

  • 2 years ago

    This is the drawing. The layout is what we have now before reno.. I was just worried about fridge distance to chair —> shifted the falls to the right instead of centered on island

  • 2 years ago

    *shifted the talls off-center due to fridge door swing

  • 2 years ago

    Minor suggestions - do a paneled dishwasher to mirror the sleek, modern look throughout the kitchen. Is wall oven a must? Given the location of the stools, it might make more sense to do a range. I prefer to have seating outside of a main work zone. Agree with shifting recessed lighting so it illuminates countertops. Not sure you need the shelves to the left of the fridge and I don't think they need to be there for symmetry purposes. I would swap as many of your lowers to drawers as possible - right now it looks like you have lots of cupboards. The only thing I really see missing is an appliance garage. Given this is a sleek, modern kitchen, I would probably want to hide things like the coffee maker, a toaster, whatever in an appliance garage. I'd think about swapping those extra shelves for one.


    Only larger suggestion - do you need the uppers next to the range? Think it would look really great without any uppers on that wall. You could add upper storage on the pantry/fridge wall that would be close to a 1:1 replacement.

  • 2 years ago

    Here’s a shift of the stack

  • 2 years ago

    Question - do you need island seating for 4 when the dining table is right there?

  • 2 years ago

    This was a hard requirement from threat of the family. 4 facing the lake.

  • 2 years ago

    Have you considered plugmold under the light rail instead of the outlets on the backsplash? What about a pot filler over the cooktop?

    Depending on your climate and the door material the large pantry doors next to the ovens may have challenges with dimensional stability (warping under humidity and use - they can also be heavy on the hinges and sag).

    Your fridge currently seems kind of far away from the cooktop, and you’ll be running around the island (behind the seated diners) to retrieve things, wash them /prep, then cook.

    A large range might remove the need for the wall ovens behind the diners. A drawer microwave on the island could substitute.

    You might consider glass shelves along the window wall for extra storage that preserves the view.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Aesthetic points: I'd lose the open shelves -- they look odd/unfinished where they don't reach the corners/walls. I think the hood housing should touch the cabinets.

    Functional points: I'm also uncomfortable with having the ovens opening behind the seating. I'd experiment with getting the wall ovens onto the range wall forgoing the symmetry of that wall, or removing wall ovens from the equation. The dining table also looks like a very tight fit in the rendering?

    The view will be lovely!

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