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Kitchen layout with sink and window placement plus an island

2 years ago

We are extending our kitchen which will be 16.1 x 16.1 or more. I have laid out my kitchen as a L-Shaped with an island or peninsula on one side whereas the dining table on the other. I have a couple of questions regarding the layout.

First question is regarding sink placement and how far it should be from the wall.

Second, the window is a placement for the sink.

Not sure about the stove and island placement.

The dining table will be facing the backyard sliding door whereas the island or peninsula will be the living room side but not facing the living room.

I am looking for my placement of all these and drew a couple of layouts but not sure which works the best.

Stove wall will be 16.1 feet whereas the sink wall will be 9 feet because of the sliding door.

I want to have both island and dining table, also not sure how it will work.


Comments (13)

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Nobody can read that.

    Show the ENTIRE existing condition, and all the adjacent areas. Every wall, window feet and inches.

    As you have it? No. It won't all fit.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    slide the fridge around to the 75 in wall and skip the island. then build a straight [[no sides] banquette on the table wall which is the right side wall...... with no island you can have a nice area to slide onto this bench from living room and coming in from patio door .....a choice of chairs depending on how many people you have...kids/ adults/guests etc. . A long trestle style table will be nice for laying out food at times and your island isnt that big so I dont think the omission of it is a big deal. Once you skooch banquette and bench and chairs UP along that 187 in wall you have the option of a shallow bit of cabinetry down at the lower part of the 187 inch stretch. that could be nice.

    come in from patio door / or approach banquette from living zone also.....skip the island and get a workhorse table and compose the seating with all the free floorspace then.


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    heres a shallow vertical pantry cab you could utilize......24- 30 in width, thereabouts.....for the lower position on 187 in wall...OR insert small counter/cab set up for the coffee/ etc.


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    Dev G thanked herbflavor
  • 2 years ago

    Here is the whole area with living

    room attached. The window on the back is not fixed and can be moved during the build.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    You've not enough depth for island and dining.



    Dev G thanked JAN MOYER
  • 2 years ago

    I was thinking about something like this, which is a similar size home in my neighborhood but smaller kitchen. Looks like this can work, looking for suggestions for improvement.




  • 2 years ago

    If you have 16 feet, 10 inches total width in the space, and per the notes on the drawing, are allowing 9 feet for the kitchen space (i.e. to the edge of the slider): subtract the 2 feet necessary for cabinets, and another 4 feet for clearance - that would allow for a 3 foot wide (narrow) island (sort of follows the photo). However, here's where it gets tricky - the space behind the island (using your measurements/drawing) is less than 8 feet. To allow clearance between the island and table and table and wall - there's not much left for the table itself. You could place the table up against the wall, but then it begs the question of if the table is really serving much of a purpose at all at that point. Honestly, that boiler is really messing with the functionality.

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    It's math. Just because it can be done, does not mean it should be done.

    There are inadequate clearances here- for everything.


    Relocating your hvac to the exterior of the house would help you.

    But even the full 16'10 inches is problematic

    192 inches

    minus 24 cabinets

    minus 42 clearance

    minus island not more than 24 inches

    minus a 30inch dining table

    minus 36 inches to back up a chair or pass by....leaving nearly nothing on the wall side for seating, and a 30" wide dining table is rather annoying.

  • 2 years ago

    I know the boiler room is messing up the whole plan, I wish I had other options to play around the area. I'm trying to see the best ways to host with more than 10 guests seated, especially in winter without crowding the space.

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    You will never seat ten people, with or without the island. The house needs an addition. Or? You relocate the Hvac to an exterior placement. Or you add on to the house with a dining space, beyond the living room.

    Your wishes exceed your walls; it's that simple.


  • 2 years ago

    If the kitchen space is completely new (per the drawing) can you relocate the slider (perhaps to the other wall in the kitchen)?

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Unfortunately not this point because plan is already approved by the town.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I am having difficulty reading the dimensions. That being said, I prepared a short blog that illustrates common optimal kitchen walkway widths that may be somewhat helpful. Optimal Kitchen Walkway Width