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is this a good layout? kitchen and master bathroom?

29 days ago

Kitchen has a north window wall with range on right and two paneled refrigerators on the left wall. Wanting a round island? Thoughts/feedback welcomed!

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  • PRO
    29 days ago
    last modified: 29 days ago

    Have no idea why a round island Waht are the sizes of the walkways they will need to be huge to have this island sort of needing roller skates to make dinner

    You need to post floor plans showing all measurements clearly marked and I mean all. The resoning behind a round island and post here in jpeg format in a comment

    Free standing tubs need a min of 12" all around. I hate toilet rooms they make zero sense since no one should be using the toilet while someone else is in the bathroom

    So I will wait for proper floor plans

  • 29 days ago

    For some reason the space is shown to edge of table not back of chair so you don’t have accurate info on how this table/island and chairs will eat up all your space. To me this looks like a really terrible idea and will not be useable.

  • 29 days ago

    Dang it! Picture isn’t very clear to see. The round island is because the family plays a lot of cards and needs a place for 7 to sit and play. Kids are all young, so wondered if this would work.

  • 29 days ago

    This is the bathroom layout. That other one was not chosen.

  • 29 days ago

    Why don’t you share your whole plan for some really useful feedback? People will be honest though so be prepared for it. How far into the build are you? Who is living in the home? What are your needs? Where is it?

  • 29 days ago

    Try not to make design decisions that are hard to change based on kids being young. They won’t be for long. Easier to put a table somewhere that works for now and change it later

  • 29 days ago

    Thank you for the help! This is a remodel and the only plan photo that I have. I thought maybe a dining table there instead of an island. But know the height difference might be too awkward. My kids are 8 and under and we play games and eat. Lol loveee the honest feedback! Thank you!

  • 29 days ago

    Farming family of almost 7 people. Kids 8 and under. Lots of family time and card playing. Wanting a functional flow for kitchen and relaxing bathroom. First renovation to our Oklahoma home.

  • 29 days ago

    What does the rest of the kitchen look like? Is there another dining area?

  • 29 days ago

    Yes, there is a separate dining room. The family wants a round table for games. The dining room is a large rectangle table.

  • 29 days ago

    Round tables are perfect for games, your kitchen just doesn’t have space for what you want as posted,

  • PRO
    28 days ago

    If you want help here you need to do some work You need to give up a to scale floor plan ideally of the whole home on this level. Use graph paper to make it easier . Then show every window , doorway where those lead and every measuremnt clearly marked . Post here in jpeg format in a comment . Then you will get real help and sometimes you might not like it all but use it for guidance

  • 28 days ago

    Can you not change the dining room table to a round table and play games there?

    And then put in a reasonably sized island or table in the kitchen.

  • 28 days ago

    Neither are good. Sheesh. And this was done by a designer?

    Kitchen - do you cook? Because if you do, that will be horrible. Kitchens should be functional for cooking, not card games. Huge round table with people sitting inches from open flame is not good. 48" to the table but people sitting there need about 36" so that leaves you 12" to the range. NO. Play cards in the dining room and get a new table in there. OR get a folding table for the living room. In 5 years your kids will be hanging out with friends, not playing card with you. Fine if you want an island to do double duty, but that secondary use needs to be on the non-cooking side.

    A 48" range is too large for your kitchen - a 36" range is fine for most people. And 2 dishwashers? I get that you have a lot of people you're cooking for, but a few extra plates and silverware don't take up that much space in a DW. You either need a bigger kitchen or you need to get a better plan with how you use your DW. You have no storage in your actual work zone, so that 24" of cabinet space is washing dishes you don't have anywhere to put when they're clean (specifically - prep bowls, pots and pans, prep tools - an 18" & 21" cabinet is not going to house that stuff.

    Fridge behind an exterior door? Also not good. Do you ever keep the door open in nice weather? Do you ever need to grab something from the fridge when you're hanging out outside? How do you feel about your exterior door damaging your fridge door?


    Bathroom - the door to the toilet room has to be closed all the time for you to actually use the tub and shower. Two heads in that shower is too many - it's not big enough, and one of them sprays towards the door. Also not sure how plumbing will work with the pocket door there (not a plumber but it looks like it might be an issue).

    Do you NEED makeup vanity space in the bathroom? You don't have much storage in there as it is. Maybe put a small vanity in your bedroom for makeup and get some storage in there. I would switch the toilet & shower, turn the tub 90 degrees (do you NEED a tub??), and use a pocket door for your toilet room. Maybe find space for a small linen closet.


  • 28 days ago
    last modified: 28 days ago

    If you make a scaled sketch of your entire kitchen area - including the area where you currently have a table that would be helpful. Add the dimensions (in inches) for every wall/window/door/doorway/etc. Also, let us know where all doorways lead (for example, to a living room). Use either graph paper or a ruler (scale 1/4" = 1').

    You will receive a lot of helpful comments/advice on how best to design your kitchen.

    Also - I don't think either bathroom layouts are the best use of the space. I've heard about issues with "wet rooms" + I wouldn't shove the freestanding tub up against that side wall in the corner either (on the first drawing). You could install it on an angle in that space = more room around the tub. You also could add a built-in tub under the window (use an under mounted tub).

    If you like the look of a freestanding tub vs. a built-in tub, you could install a freestanding tub that is designed to be placed flat against a back wall (there are some that also allow it to be placed against an end = it's able to be installed in a corner against both walls = leaving no difficult to reach cleaning areas).

    I know that some people don't think a WC is necessary and will advise people to remove them in order to gain a little more room. I have a WC - not in order to allow someone to use the toilet while I'm showering - I have one because I like having the toilet hidden away.

    Question - do you need a tub in the master bathroom? I assume that you have a tub in another bathroom? If so, you could create just a nice large shower vs. adding a tub also.

  • PRO
    28 days ago

    So you have lots to think about ans while doing that post the darn to scale plan or just do what you want

  • 28 days ago

    The game table in the Kitchen is quite odd. At first glance I thought this was a tasting table right near the entrance to a restaurant kitchen - I imagined so much crossing circulation and unaligned pathways that leads to haphazard bumps and servers dropping trays, then Gordon Ramsay firing up a cussing soliloquy.

    I don't see how a 30" high seating height table can be used for a working 36" high kitchen island. It's in the way.

    Wouldn't a breakfast area next to, and open to the Kitchen, be more appropriate for flexible use? Also, the wetroom doesn't seem needed.

    The adjacent rooms would need to be seen. They can be drawn at the same scale onto this plan.

  • PRO
    27 days ago

    I really thought I'd seen it all..............................: )

    Maybe not.

    As above have stated, drawing, 100% accurate information. Feet and inches never lie. The entire living floor.

  • 27 days ago

    Oh I didn't see the second bathroom. No to that one as well. Wet rooms are bad ideas in general unless you rarely take showers. Door to the water closet is in even bigger issue in this layout.

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