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Please give your opinion on this kitchen design

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  • becs
    becs Posts: 2,101 Forumite
    My picture above shows our under counter drawer units but we also had the bank of tall cupboards. I have to say we're really pleased with the choice of cupboards and the space works so well. The kitchen feels huge now without wall units everywhere and by keeping the tall units together and on the inside wall opposite the window it just makes the space feel bigger.
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  • Loobeylou
    Loobeylou Posts: 901 Forumite
    edited 11 May 2010 at 6:36AM
    For what it's worth, my view is that you may struggle with the microwave. It looks like you have a double oven and then a microwave on top.

    We had our small and very square kitchen fitted around three years ago, and placed a large oven in a tall housing unit with a smaller oven/microwave directly above. Below the oven we have a drawer, and above the microwave we have a cupboard. At the fitting stage I realised that even though I am 5'8" tall, it was going to be a danger getting hot things out of the microwave due to the height. We had the whole thing slightly redesigned and lowered, and it works much better now.
  • barginunter
    barginunter Posts: 1,253 Forumite
    I would have thought that choosing a red kitchen over cream could well put a lot of buyers off but if you're not selling in the next few years, then I guess it doesn't matter.
    We've just had a Howdens cream kitchen installed and I'm thrilled at how light the kitchen is.
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I love the red gloss look. We've just had a black gloss kitchen installed and I love it. I don't care about who might be buying my house in 10 years time.

    I'd love to know what the OP went with in the end.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
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