Kitchen for now or future?

Patchwork_Quilt

paulwf wrote: »

I would go with storage space over a dish washer any day. There seems little point in getting one now as in 10-15 years it may be obsolete.

If you are getting the kitchen designed would it be worth having a word with the planner? There might be some sort of compromise such as putting in an electrical point and leaving room for the plumbing. I've no idea if you can or not but it would be worth asking if they can design it so a dishwasher could be slotted in later.

I would definitely have the electrical work and plumbing work planned, if not done. Then put a cupboard in and your kitchen is versatile.

lostinrates

I used search function and this seemed closest to my question, though I wondered if it should be its own thread...

anyway..

we're refurbishing a house and I am getting a kitchen from scratch. Mine will have a dishwasher unlike the OP ...but there are other oldstyle considerations...e.g. a larder...I have room for one, but what size should it be? I also wondered if having ventilated cupboards with sockets that I can use things like mixers/breadmakers/juicers pretty much in situ are worth considering (I know they still have to be cleaned, but cluter free/easy clean benches and no waiting for DH to put away heavy things seems blissful).

I'm wondering what oldstylers would do in a kitchen that isn't nowadays bog standard to make it function most optimally?

jcr16

It;s your home, have it how you want it. when and if you move whatever u do i expect the new owners will change. a kitchen 10 or 15 yrs old will prob be ripped out anyway.

I have a dishwasher and i love it. wasn't one when we moved in, so we made room. My dishwasher does a full wash on 13 litres of water. i use way more than that if i washed by hand.

ps , i have a spray tap, but it pulls out from the base so me being lazy can fill the kettle up without having to move the kettle ,lol. best bargain we ever bought.

Penelope_Penguin

lostinrates wrote: »

...e.g. a larder...I have room for one, but what size should it be?

Definitley have a larder - how many of you are there? I can measure mine for you once I'm home

lostinrates

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Definitley have a larder - how many of you are there? I can measure mine for you once I'm home

There are only a couple of us, (though my dad might move in with us and practically lives here) but its a big family house (or will be, we're extending)....that might one day have a big family in it and I'm hoping it will be a house full to the brim with friends and relatives....so think big I suppose!

We also have room for a separate utility room, so things like chest freezers/WM don't have to be in the big kitchen.

greenbee

lostinrates wrote: »

There are only a couple of us, (though my dad might move in with us and practically lives here) but its a big family house (or will be, we're extending)....that might one day have a big family in it and I'm hoping it will be a house full to the brim with friends and relatives....so think big I suppose!

We also have room for a separate utility room, so things like chest freezers/WM don't have to be in the big kitchen.

In that case, put your DW in there too. I keep mine in the utility room, together with the main washing up sink. It means I have a small prep sink in the kitchen and more work surface available. Plus all dirty dishes etc. are hidden in the utility room, and I don't have to listen to the DW churning away while we're cooking/eating.

My mother has a large kitchen, and the wall units in the corners come down to the work surface level - her FP etc are plugged in inside them and she just has to pull them out and use them. It's a nice way of hiding the gadgets without having to heave them about, and if you have the space, go for it!

lostinrates

greenbee wrote: »

My mother has a large kitchen, and the wall units in the corners come down to the work surface level - her FP etc are plugged in inside them and she just has to pull them out and use them. It's a nice way of hiding the gadgets without having to heave them about, and if you have the space, go for it!

Your mother's kitchen seems just how I want mine. Its good to know my theory can work in practise!

I've never thought of having the dishwasher in the kitchen....its a good idea not having dishes waiting, but doesn't it make extra work going to and fro with them before and after?

vivw_2

Where do people get the idea that a 10- 15 year old kitchen would need to be ripped out? My old kitchen was 25 years old and I would have been more than happy to keep it but a new fridge/freezer and range cooker meant that it all needed rearranging anyway.

toddles*

We purchased a house in February and my only 2 things on my wishlist were a garden and a dishwasher. But we werent looking for a house with a dishwasher just one with a big enough kitchen to fit one. Washing up is my all time chore. Love hoovering though. Wonder what that says about me.

LJM

do your kitchen the way you want. my kitchen is old 10-11 years but everything works and im happy with it i know there are people i know a few that change kitchens like their socks just to suit new appliances, thats fine if they want to waste money and get into debt. we are almost morgage free on our house which is why we have not done any major work over the years as we wanted to pay off morgage and then start doing works. to us this seemed and still does the most sensible option