Kitchen size

Beckyplan

Hi.
We are just planning a kitchen for a new extension and were thinking about having a g shaped layout. The gap between the end of the peninsula and the opposite cabinets will be the only way in and out of the kitchen (from the open plan diner/family area). Does anyone have a g shaped kitchen? What is the size or your gap? does it work for you? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks

phill99

The gap needs to be big enough to get appliances through such as a fridge or washing machine.

Most appliances sre 600mm wide so you need that plus say 100mm. If you hace an american fridge freezer, you need the gap to be at least as wide as the fridge is deep.

cyclonebri1

Sounds like a bit of a 1 way system to be honest, wouldn't work for me as most kitchens are the busiest rooms in the home, and you'd likely have door intrusion into that gap I'd guess? I'd prefer a dual carriageway rather than a single track road.

In short 600mm is way too tight, maybe a metre would surfice

ryder72

Unless you can make it a minimum of 1m but ideally 1.1-1.2m its not really worth it. If you have ovens or fridges opening into this narrow space, I would definitely want to get it to 1.2 else the space is going to feel very cramped. Any while you do this, make sure that the return bit of units/worktop is atleast 900mm otherwise it wont look right.

penguingirl

We used to have G shape kitchen and tbh I hated it. I think if your kitchen is really big it can look ok (mine is about 3m wide, with probably a gap of about 1m). Our kitchen is also north facing and it just added to the sense of being dark and enclosed. We also found that the breakfast bar space just became a place we left rubbish/ the cat slept so wasn't useful space. We now have a U shape kitchen and it is so much nicer, much more open and bright- but obviously each to their own