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Kitchen design help, should I remove the angle?

2 years ago

Redoing this kitchen and trying to figure out what to do with the layout. The opening at the top of the sketch goes to a hallway, there's is a doorway straight ahead that goes to the garage. Sketch is of the current layout. Goal is for more counterspace and functionality. I would like an island, but it's not a big deal. Or maybe leave it as is with the angle? Added some before photos and photos of its current state.





Comments (11)

  • 2 years ago

    Doesn't look to me like you would have enough room for a very functional island - it would have to be rather narrow and short to not be a "barrier island" with the current set up - but others are likely better at visualizing than I, and so may have a different opinion.

    Are you moving, or able to move, plumbing, and electric/gas (for the stove)?

    Does the wide opening on the right serve some purpose in being wide? in other words, could you close it off partially to allow you to turn the angled counter into a 90 degree corner?

  • 2 years ago

    I can’t visualize your space, but I didn’t eliminate the angle and wish I had hired someone to redesign that part of my kitchen. Not a horrible thing, but I know I’d be happier without.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Looks like you've already removed the angled peninsula. But it's never a good idea to demolish a kitchen before you have a good plan in place.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    You do not have space for an island i need to understand all the spaces around this on like what purpose for the very wide opening on the right next to the angled wall. The issue this is ahouse with many angled walls thta are never good design IMO . Is the bay windoe space your only DR? We need more info for sure. and as I seaid every space around this named . Do all of that here in comments DO NOT start another post

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    thanks for the comments and suggestions. We had a flood in the kitchen so had to demo. The large opening goes into the living room. We have a formal dining room that we use as an office currently.


    Living room looking into kitchen.



    Formal dining room looking into living room.

  • 2 years ago

    Yes to removing the angled wall and creating a 90’ peninsula there…BUT, and a big BUT…the location of your fridge. New? It is not counter depth. And, the door swings…into the passage between your future peninsula and the fridge. What are the measurements? I would get tape and tape out the size and location of the peninsula’s COUNTER TOP (not the cabinet box) to see how much room you have. I hate to tell you that you might want to return the fridge for a counter depth (if not “built in” one). You might consider if you have room behind your current fridge to recess it into the wall. (What is the room behind the kitchen in that area? Could there be a closet there?).

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Yes we are able to move plumbing and electrical.

  • PRO
    2 years ago



  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Hi ptreckel, I appreciate the feedback. the room behind the fridge is my son’s bedroom. I agree the fridge definitely sticks out alot lol. We will look into doing something with it.

  • 2 years ago

    Thank you for your responses. I would reduce the width of the opening to the LR by 3 ft. at least (still leaving a generous 4.5ft opening) and create a 90 degree cabinet corner instead of the angle. One angle is enough!

    Do you feel that you have plenty of cabinet space, so that you can sacrifice the upper cabinets in that angled corner? I would consider moving the sink over there - but you may well prefer to maintain it where you can look through the windows.

    Just remember this rule, as you work on a new layout: Ice, water, stone, fire. Meaning the proximity of the major elements of a kitchen (fridge, sink, counter prep/work space, stove) should be as much in that order as you can manage - more important in large kitchens, less so in small. And always, landing space in easy reach of the fridge.