kitchen layout - any advice appreciated

Meepster

Here we go. Tidied it up a little...

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I have a large walk-in pantry built in my kitchen with shelves from floor to ceiling. As the shelves are all open once you get inside the pantry it is easy to reach everything even the items on the very top shelves. However, we once rented a place where the kitchen had large built in cupboards similar to those shown in your picture. When you have two doors for each carcass it can be a problem reaching the higher shelves without using a stool due to the height and depth of the upper shelves so you will probably need to consider the height at which the doors split. (Sorry I am not sure I explained that too well).

flea72

there is no way the gap between the units is large enough - you will not be able to open the oven door, whilst you are standing in front of it, even if the hob is moved, for safety

F

Meepster

flea72 wrote: »

there is no way the gap between the units is large enough - you will not be able to open the oven door, whilst you are standing in front of it, even if the hob is moved, for safety

F

Of course there is. There's a distance of 1140mm between the oven and the hob. Minimum recommended distance is 900mm, so there's plenty...

jennifernil

I would want a lot more worktop space, and wall units or shallow tall units for dishes, the deep ones are great for big things, and food storage, but not for stuff you use every day.

I too hate the "Belfast Sinks", just sooooo impractical.

I think you have too many seating/eating areas, surely, with one big room, the table is enough?

danemi1

thank you sooo much Meepster - sorry been in discussions with the builder tonight - apparently they stopped the production of the stone that built this place - stopped in the 80's - aaaagh - off to have a think about it all - thank you for your time - its appreciated!

MrsE_2

danemi1 wrote: »

point taken about the cooking appliances - I knew I had to keep washing things - sink d/w and w/m together and got carried away thinking it was best to keep coking things reasonably close. I really fancied a bank of tall units as I find them so darned useful - they hold sooo much. I thought having an island that size gave lots of worktop space - maybe I was wrong - one thing I hate is standing washing up or cooking staring right at a wall - I really want a sociable room - want to face into it - chat to everyone rather than having my back to all - loving hearing what you all think - even though the plan isnt getting much of a thumbs up - ideas on what/how to change also appreciated

Totally agree about a sociable space, but surely you are putting in a dishwasher? Assuming so I would site the sink on the back wall under with window with the DW & WM.
Put your hob on the island, offset from the oven, this will being it nearer the wall for venting too.

becs

I think you have to do what you want in the kitchen as it'll be you using it. Different things work for different people. I love your bank if tall units and have the same in my kitchen, we also have a run of units on the opposite side with the hob and sink and dishwasher fitted the only difference being both sets of units are against the Walls as we have a much smaller kitchen! I have a contemporary style Belfast sink from franke because I do a lot if cooking and baking and have expensive pans and other items that are better washed by hand and I can't stand tiny little sinks. All sinks should be able to fit a baking tray or grill pan in them at least in my opinion.
I do however think you may struggle with the lack of worktops. I have a straight 9' run that is extra deep at the front of our kitchen and it is used massively. I think you need a good run of uninterrupted worktop especially if yo like to do things like baking with the kids etc.

devotee

jennifernil wrote: »

I would want a lot more worktop space, and wall units or shallow tall units for dishes, the deep ones are great for big things, and food storage, but not for stuff you use every day.

Depends how you like your kitchen. I personally keep my dishes/plates in deep drawers and I use them every day. My wall units are the least used and I especially hate below counter deep cupboards so I have pull out larders and drawers everywhere.

FatVonD

I love the siting of your washing machine and tumble drier!

I'd worry about where you're going to put down hot baking trays you've just taken from the oven, there's nowhere to the side so you'll have to spin round and what if one of the kids is behind you going to the sink for a drink? Even if they aren't you have the hob behind you which may have pans on it so you can't put stuff down there either?

If you're going to go for an integrated fridge freezer why not have them under-counter side by side (in the centre) and then you could have a 120cm stretch of work surface with the tall banks either side (and wall units over the top) for you to take hot things out of the ovens/microwave? A mirrored splash back would look great in there and wouldn't be hugely costly as it'd be not that big an area.

Re Belfast sinks, I have the Franke stainless steel one which I love and which would look great with your modern kitchen, the only problem I find is that I get backache as they are so deep that (depending on your height) you have to stoop to reach the bottom.