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11 months ago

Opinion on these renderings, what if anything would you change?Appliances are pretty much staying where they are pictured. TIA

Comments (13)

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    The worst location is having a sink on the island, especially if it's intended for seating.

  • 11 months ago
    last modified: 11 months ago

    Agree no sink, no cook top in an island if the island is for sitting up to. ISH on the idea of eating near that gross. I think the fad of having a microwave/any oven type appliance, not at eye level will pass. It makes no sense when thinking functional.

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    If you want help here it is best to provide a to scale floor plan on graph paer showing windows , doorways where thise led and all measurements clearly marked . Then see wht pros on this site can do with real knowledge of real kitchen design. I will say island sinks are not the worst thing to have but I do not find any of those posted are great. We also need pics of the kitchen as it is now. All this posted here in comments and the drawing at least in jpeg format

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    THe kitchen is taking over the breakfast area. That's dysfunctional to not have room for a table there. The traffic aisles are all too small, with it being overstuffed with 80K of cabinets. Much too much over the top for a modest smaller home. Simplify and reduce all of everything. Get real with the house you own not being Downton Abbey sized.

  • 11 months ago

    Need dimensions but as mentioned above the island is too cramped, not enough clearance. No room for a table. Lose the open shelves. No cabinets extended to the counter tops. I would not want the top rom of cabinets as they are useless with the size and too high up to reach. Get rid of the silly radiused corners. The door in the middle of the cabinet run, where does that go? The door will get beat up as will the cabinet as it will barley open past 90 degrees. Why the woodgrain hood when there is no other matching wood in the kitchen (besides the open shelves which should not there anyway)?

  • PRO
    11 months ago
    last modified: 11 months ago

    Is that a showroom for cabinets? Because it won’t meet any type of accessability. The aisles are too small for a real home kitchen, much less one needing to meet ADA.

  • 11 months ago

    " The aisles are too small for a real home kitchen, much less one needing to meet ADA "


    ADA requirements are commercial not residential, not that I think this layout is any good, just pointing out that ADA has nothing to do with this.

  • 11 months ago

    While waiting for the measured layout, these are the things I would never put in a kitchen:

    - cabinets to the counter

    - narrow upper cabinets (<12")

    - angled upper corner cabinet

    - base cabinets that are not drawers (unless for a specific purpose)

    - open shelves

    - island seating if there is a table a few feet away

    - stacked upper cabinets (depending on the kitchen ceiling height, which we don't know)


    Other useful information you can provide, to get the best help possible:

    How many people live in the house? How long have you lived here? Do you cook a lot? Host a lot of parties? What rooms are around the kitchen?

  • 11 months ago

    I would put the microwave closer to the other appliances.

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    Why can't you move any appliances? Have you already purchased them?

    Without a measured drawing, showing all dooways, windows, and adjacent rooms, it's difficult to give you advice.

  • 11 months ago

    Yikes! Where do I start?

    Well actually, I am not wasting time responding with what is wrong until you respond back to the comments already giving first.

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    Throw all of that in the trash. Hire someone who understands kitchen design, and room circulation clearances.

  • PRO
    11 months ago

    Hey there, these renderings are already looking promising, but there are a few tweaks I’d suggest to sharpen both function and flow. First, agree with some earlier commenters: be cautious about placing a sink on an island, especially if that island is meant for seating. It can disrupt usability and create awkward traffic patterns. Also, the layout seems a bit overloaded, the kitchen is encroaching into what looks like the breakfast area, and the aisle widths feel tight given the number of cabinets. You may want to pare back cabinetry in favor of better working space and clearer circulation.


    Another useful move is to provide a to-scale plan with dimensions, windows, and doors, commenters in the thread are asking for that so pros can give more tailored feedback. Lastly, aim for balance: don’t let appliance placement (like microwaves or ovens at odd heights) trump ergonomics. Simplify where possible; sometimes less is more, especially in a modest footprint.