Where to put utilities when kitchen is small?

Mrs_Imp

Our kitchen is teeny tiny, and has the back door in it. We have space for a cooker, a washing machine, a sink, and a fridge-freezer. Mr Imp built a cupboard to fit in the remaining small, funny-shaped space, to put pans etc in.
We got a counter top dishwasher a bit like this one http://ao.com/product/ICD661-Indesit-Table-Top-Dishwasher-White-24181.aspx
But if we'd put it on the work top it would have taken up all of it, so we put it under the draining rack, in a cupboard (with the door removed).
It's enough for 2 adults and 2 children, and goes on once or twice a day.

TBagpuss

How much other space does she have?
I had a *tiny* kitchen in my last house - I took out a cupboard in order to out in a dishwasher - never regretted it

Cisco001

Personally would keep 3rd bedroom and change down stair toilet to utility room. I would easily turn back to normal toilet when you sell the house.

3 bedroom house with 1 toilet is still manageable. Changing from 3 bed to 2 bed would lower house value...

rev229

Could this be a solution?

Candy Duo 609X Combination Oven & Dishwasher

summerholiday

I recall too well when members of my family thought I did not require a dishwasher ! According to them washing up one cup and one plate, one knife and fork, one wine glass ........... is a "luxury" was solely required by the "married with 2.4 children ......"

Do you think I listened to them? NO ! .... I am in love with my dishwasher... every day my kitchen is a clean, orderly, ready to use by me or when visitors arrive a pleasure enter. The key to organised living.

My advice: Find a place for a slimline dishwasher - table top - (maybe on a shelf?) appliance. There is also a quick wash 30 minutes option, very useful anbd cheap to run.

Do not buy a washer/dryer on a 24 hour plus timer, but instead invest in a good washing machine and an extra spinner dryer (small and not expensive) to reduce drying time and humidity in the house. YOu will not require a washer-dryer.

I would not compromise my groundfloor loo for anyone because it saves noise and everyone traipsing heavily up and down the stairs - your private area remains just that: private.

GaleSF63

I would keep the downstairs toilet, have a washer/dryer, and either sacrifice a cupboard for a dishwasher, (slimline) or have a table-top dishwasher if there would be room for that without giving up too much worktop.

Crockery can be housed in the living room if necessary.

That way she would have everything she wants.

I know that having a combined washer/dryer would mean she can only do one thing at a time, and either some of the washing needs to wait while half of it is drying, or else have smaller wash loads. However if your sister is in a house I assume she has somewhere to dry outside so the dryer part wouldn't be used all the time.

I live by myself but I would give up my last cupboard and it's contents rather than not have a dishwasher!

I had my tumble dryer in the spare bedroom for a while because I fancied a bit more space in the kitchen (it was free-standing) but brought it back in because I kept forgetting to take stuff to the dryer if I was doing something else in the kitchen and ending up with everything still wet at midnight. I wouldn't advise a tumble dryer upstairs or outside anywhere.

rexmedorum

macman wrote: »

But a washer-drier will only dry half a washload at one time, so not an ideal solution.

Sure separate is easier but it seems the OP simply does not have the space.
Putting a washer/dryer in and converting a cupboard would be a cheap-ish solution that doesn't affect future resale value. If the cupboard space is missed maybe some things can be stored in the 3rd bedroom?