Kitchen Design

lkalka

House_Hunter wrote: »

Hey,

Sorry for off topic question - but what software did you use to do the designs? Looks pretty good....

Cheers.

No problem.

I use https://www.floorplanner.com

You can only design 1 house and 3 'floors' in the free version but it's not bad once you get used to it.

There is a forum on there which is quite good if you have any questions (I just looked back at the old threads to get some tips).

nitr02007

I'd go for the bigger kitchen and put up with a bit of mess or put papers down when you're taking messy stuff through the house. I wouldnt give up liveable kitchen space for non-liveable hallway space unless there was no other option.

The kitchen would have a lino floor or something that's easy to clean - its not like you're taking a wheelbarrow over your lounge carpet. :rotfl:

lkalka

Current score is 2-2

Sunnyday

The things that irritated me the most were things like ladders going through the kitchen when the windows needed cleaning or the guttering needed maintainance. The bins ended up being left out front as did everyone elses on the road that we used to live on.

Could the alley way not have shallow cupboards built in it for storage space? This could make up for some of the space that you would lose in the kitchen.

SD

nitr02007

Surely a slight irritation every now and again (a couple times a week?) - doesn't equate with giving up 20% of your kitchen 100% of the time..

lkalka

nitr02007 wrote: »

Surely a slight irritation every now and again (a couple times a week?) - doesn't equate with giving up 20% of your kitchen 100% of the time..

Maybe. I lose 20% in terms of floor space but a lot less than that in terms of cupboard space (because I only have 1 door instead of 2).

Your vote makes it 3-2 in favour of 'Access through the kitchen'.

ic

I'm looking at the right hand design, and thinking why not widen the corridor from 2'6" to say 4' straight from the back door in that design down to the garage. This would create a utility area where cupboards could run along the right hand side the design. The door into the kitchen could then move mid-way down this utility room, rather than at the top.

The kitchen can then have cupboards into the corner where currently the door out is. Granted this makes the kitchen smaller, but also gives some purpose to what is otherwise will just be a dark long narrow hallway. Also moves some appliances out of the kitchen, and probably means you wind up with more storage space.

majjie

lkalka wrote: »

majjie, not a bad idea but that way I wouldn't be able to put any wall units on that wall (unless I'm missing the point)

No - it's true you wouldn't ... but with a bit of re-organising you could probably fit in a tall shallow larder (or two) somewhere ... which can be a lot more useful for storage.

I just hate the idea of that narrow corridor.

lkalka

ic wrote: »

I'm looking at the right hand design, and thinking why not widen the corridor from 2'6" to say 4' straight from the back door in that design down to the garage. This would create a utility area where cupboards could run along the right hand side the design. The door into the kitchen could then move mid-way down this utility room, rather than at the top.

The kitchen can then have cupboards into the corner where currently the door out is. Granted this makes the kitchen smaller, but also gives some purpose to what is otherwise will just be a dark long narrow hallway. Also moves some appliances out of the kitchen, and probably means you wind up with more storage space.

Thanks

I'm going to draw this version up tonight and see what it looks like.

Does anyone know the minimum width and depth I need to leave for a door opening up into a utility?

gmgmgm

I'd have the thorough-fare going through the kitchen in a straight line. Moving a bin through once/twice a week is easy. You can put down a tarpaulin if doing bigger garden work.

Then the other 6.99 days of the week you can enjoy a larger kitchen.

I haven't considered cupboards in this simplistic analysis :-)