Lets talk kitchens ...

Monsternextdoor

Galley type kitchens.

Hopefully moving into a house soon and I need to redo the kitchen, Its a decent sized kitchen but due to the door and window situation, We won't have the cash straight away to move windows etc but, I have a rough idea of what I want.

Can I see some galley type kitchens to inspire me or to show me where I am going wrong.

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Boiling water tap or kettle ? 

grumbler

Monsternextdoor said:

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Flash mount. I think only stainless steel are.

Emmia

Monsternextdoor said:

Galley type kitchens.

Hopefully moving into a house soon and I need to redo the kitchen, Its a decent sized kitchen but due to the door and window situation, We won't have the cash straight away to move windows etc but, I have a rough idea of what I want.

Can I see some galley type kitchens to inspire me or to show me where I am going wrong.

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Boiling water tap or kettle ? 

In an office with lots of people drinking tea and coffee, a boiling water tap makes sense, but I think you've got to be a very heavy user of boiling water for a boiling water tap in your home to be the MSE option - and if it fails, you'll need a kettle anyway... 

And a stainless steel sink - I'd go overmount with drainer to avoid the difficult (almost impossible) to clean bit you get with an undermount.

Doozergirl

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

Galley type kitchens.

Hopefully moving into a house soon and I need to redo the kitchen, Its a decent sized kitchen but due to the door and window situation, We won't have the cash straight away to move windows etc but, I have a rough idea of what I want.

Can I see some galley type kitchens to inspire me or to show me where I am going wrong.

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Boiling water tap or kettle ? 

In an office with lots of people drinking tea and coffee, a boiling water tap makes sense, but I think you've got to be a very heavy user of boiling water for a boiling water tap in your home to be the MSE option - and if it fails, you'll need a kettle anyway... 

And a stainless steel sink - I'd go overmount with drainer to avoid the difficult (almost impossible) to clean bit you get with an undermount.

I agree with both of these comments.    Both were considered decisions in our kitchen.  

Have a look at Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration, using 'galley kitchen' as a search term.  

Rosa_Damascena

Doozergirl said:

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

Galley type kitchens.

Hopefully moving into a house soon and I need to redo the kitchen, Its a decent sized kitchen but due to the door and window situation, We won't have the cash straight away to move windows etc but, I have a rough idea of what I want.

Can I see some galley type kitchens to inspire me or to show me where I am going wrong.

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Boiling water tap or kettle ? 

In an office with lots of people drinking tea and coffee, a boiling water tap makes sense, but I think you've got to be a very heavy user of boiling water for a boiling water tap in your home to be the MSE option - and if it fails, you'll need a kettle anyway... 

And a stainless steel sink - I'd go overmount with drainer to avoid the difficult (almost impossible) to clean bit you get with an undermount.

I agree with both of these comments.    Both were considered decisions in our kitchen.  

Have a look at Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration, using 'galley kitchen' as a search term.  

I've actually changed my mind about a hot water tap! If it costs 3.5p/day on standby and a kettle costs 2.5p per boil, I'll make the difference between the standard and hot tap upgrade over time. But then I am not going for a £1k tap.

Eta: no showroom salesperson will ever point out the drawbacks of an undermount sink. They will instead act like they don't know what you are talking about, probably because they don't. Believe @Emmia and Doozer

Doozergirl

Rosa_Damascena said:

Doozergirl said:

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

Galley type kitchens.

Hopefully moving into a house soon and I need to redo the kitchen, Its a decent sized kitchen but due to the door and window situation, We won't have the cash straight away to move windows etc but, I have a rough idea of what I want.

Can I see some galley type kitchens to inspire me or to show me where I am going wrong.

Also ceramic or metal sink ? 

Boiling water tap or kettle ? 

In an office with lots of people drinking tea and coffee, a boiling water tap makes sense, but I think you've got to be a very heavy user of boiling water for a boiling water tap in your home to be the MSE option - and if it fails, you'll need a kettle anyway... 

And a stainless steel sink - I'd go overmount with drainer to avoid the difficult (almost impossible) to clean bit you get with an undermount.

I agree with both of these comments.    Both were considered decisions in our kitchen.  

Have a look at Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration, using 'galley kitchen' as a search term.  

I've actually changed my mind about a hot water tap! If it costs 3.5p/day on standby and a kettle costs 2.5p per boil, I'll make the difference between the standard and hot tap upgrade over time. But then I am not going for a £1k tap.

Eta: no showroom salesperson will ever point out the drawbacks of an undermount sink. They will instead act like they don't know what you are talking about, probably because they don't. Believe @Emmia and Doozer

Watch out for the cheaper taps. Poor reviews on the insinkerator one.  I acquired one from a project and decided against using it.   They don't tell you that the things should be serviced every year either.  

I'm in love with our whistling stove top Alessi kettle on the induction hob.  It makes me happy every time I use it.  😍

A lovely client gave us a demo of his induction hob vs his kettle to boil water,  and the hob won, so we decided to do away with the idea of a plug in one.  
 

Emmia

The telegraph has this on boiling water taps vs kettles.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/ask-a-money-expert/instant-boiling-water-tap-vs-kettle-best-cost-save-money-2021/

ComicGeek

We've had a Quooker tap installed in our new kitchen, one of the most expensive decisions. Yes, it's definitely not a money saving decision, but the key benefit for me is not having to wait for the kettle to boil. It's great for filling up saucepans. Will just have to see how reliable it is moving forward.

I work from home and drink lots of coffee - I just worked out that the extra time saved could probably pay back the cost in 6 months, but then I have probably lost more money than that reading this website every day!!  

Ballymoney

I've just purchased a Fohen boiler tap for our new kitchen. I have to admit, I've never had an issue with boiling a kettle but the biggest factor behind the purchase was freeing up worktop space / clutter. And novelty value.

I couldn't justify the £1300 for a Quooker (they do look fabulous though) but £550 for the Fohen seemed like a good compromise. Feels really good quality and the reviews are excellent. I just need a kitchen to fit it in now...

Monsternextdoor

I have been looking about on the taps and if I am planning to run a business from home it would be a godsend, no boiling kettles by the minutes.

@Doozergirl i've been on pintrest but nothing jumps out from it, they are all nice kitchens but nothing jumped out and gave me ideas (6 hrs on pintrest getting sidetracked  )

Doozergirl

You might not find every element of the perfect kitchen, but there will almost certainly be elements that you like - whether it the colour, the style, or certain cabinet combinations.  You might like very streamlined kitchens with pan drawers or without wall units, or one with a pantry, or open shelves, a brick wall...  

Maybe there's french doors or a pretty window.  

When you look at them together as a board, either you will get a decent idea or it provides a good designer with a solid base to work from.  

The first picture that turned into the seed for ours was a run of black gloss units with a black worktop and a brick wall.  I'd never really seen anything like it.  

I have a matt black, in frame, kitchen with black tops and a golden brick tile wall.  There's bits taken from all over the place.  

The idea for my laundry cupboard is lifted from Pinterest too.  I liked the easy practicality of it.  

I did delete a lot out of it - overtly traditional kitchens were in there initially, and I ended up curating it, but there's lots of the elements of this my board in our actual kitchen!   

https://pin.it/1jNHbTn

I'm about to design a galley kitchen for a client and I'm quite looking forward to it.  A double door pantry unit is an excellent use of space, so I'm fancying one of those for her.