Lets talk kitchens ...

FreeBear

Ballymoney said: 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...

I have a kitchen here that you could try fitting the tap in...

Monsternextdoor

@Doozergirl

That's what we were looking at to begin with, but i've changed my mind and i'm liking the green/wood look with slate floors and shell esq tile for the walls with lights in the kickboards etc, Slate tiles are already in the kitchen to begin with so planning on keeping those.

My husband will be away most of the time so I will be fitting and tiling on my own or with my brother and uncle, At the moment im saving for a extension in a few years once we have got the rest of the property livable.
 

Doozergirl

Go you!  Taking it on yourself 🙂

Monsternextdoor

Doozergirl said:

Go you!  Taking it on yourself 🙂

Has to be done, I think that some men can't envision a finished product and just think that things need to be done a certain way because its always been done like that. Plus my 2 girls need to realise that women can do it all and more 

phoebe1989seb

Ours - fitted 2018 - is not a galley as such, the room being approximately 6.75m x 5.3m narrowing to 3.6m. But we do have the majority of our cabinets running the full length of the longest wall (facing an island at one end, with a sofa at the other where there is a Victorian exposed brick chimney breast with wood burner). We have a short run of tall larder cabinet storage and pet food prep on the opposite wall at the wider end.

Our home is an old mill (dating from 1600), the existing kitchen was in a smaller room - so we moved it, opening two reception rooms to create this space - and we have hand-painted, in-frame cabinets which suit the character of the building. The work surfaces we chose are iroko and microcement (for the island).

I confess to having a double butler/Belfast sink which isn't everybody's taste, but again suits our - extremely eclectic, characterful - style 😉

We considered a boiling water tap as I love the look of American pot filler taps, but as we don't drink tea or coffee (😮) it didn't feel worth it. Some days the kettle (also an Alessi, but an electric version) doesn't get used at all. 

However, I chose a tap from Steamvalve Originals that gives a similar look to a pot filler (and still cost almost £1k 😉) - it's one of my favourite things in the whole room!

We have lots and lots of drawers - the only cupboards being beneath the sink (Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch don't do an under sink drawer, although a supplier we used at a previous house did and that was actually far better 🙄) and a curved end cupboard where dog treats are stored! We don't like lots of wall cupboards either, so - apart from an existing, built-in one - have just one double cupboard for glassware plus an open display shelf and plate rack.

neilmcl

Doozergirl said:

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

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

 

Which one do you have? Thinking about getting one myself for my induction hob.

Monsternextdoor

@phoebe1989seb

Mine is nowhere as big as that, so I need wall units as if I start my business I will need storage.

I will have a look at steamvalve now !

Doozergirl

neilmcl said:

Doozergirl said:

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

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

 

Which one do you have? Thinking about getting one myself for my induction hob.

https://www.johnlewis.com/alessi-tea-rex-hob-kettle-with-dragon-whistle/p2222253?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

It's available a bit cheaper elsewhere. 

I used to work for a lady 20 years ago who had one of these with the traditional bird whistle.  I loved it but we've always had electric kettles until now.  This is now pride of place on my hob.  
 

phoebe1989seb

Doozergirl said:

neilmcl said:

Doozergirl said:

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

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

 

Which one do you have? Thinking about getting one myself for my induction hob.

https://www.johnlewis.com/alessi-tea-rex-hob-kettle-with-dragon-whistle/p2222253?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

It's available a bit cheaper elsewhere. 

I used to work for a lady 20 years ago who had one of these with the traditional bird whistle.  I loved it but we've always had electric kettles until now.  This is now pride of place on my hob.  
 

That's the same as ours - designed by Michael Graves - just ours has a plug and a bird.... thinking of getting a dragon (I've seen them sold separately on fleabay!) as we're now in Wales, lol!

neilmcl

Doozergirl said:

neilmcl said:

Doozergirl said:

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

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

 

Which one do you have? Thinking about getting one myself for my induction hob.

https://www.johnlewis.com/alessi-tea-rex-hob-kettle-with-dragon-whistle/p2222253?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

It's available a bit cheaper elsewhere. 

I used to work for a lady 20 years ago who had one of these with the traditional bird whistle.  I loved it but we've always had electric kettles until now.  This is now pride of place on my hob.  
 

That's the one I was looking at, that or the one with the melodic whistle, although that might be stretch too far, money wise.