Where to place microwave out of sight!

Alderbank

Belenus said:

Alderbank said:

All modern kitchen options include these upward raising doors:

   

How high is that?

I would not like to use an oven above shoulder height.

There is too much potential for a dangerous spillage all over your face and upper body.

You would have a problem in the USA, a very litigious society.
They have a hundred million microwaves. They are all that height.

Silvertabby

Belenus said:

When we redid our kitchen in 2016 we chose to have two ovens as in the picture below.

The lower oven is a standard oven, the upper oven is a combination microwave oven.

We much prefer this layout to the previous under counter single oven and counter top microwave.

We have similar to this, but as a stack of 3 - double oven with matching microwave on top.

The bottom oven is lower, so the microwave isn't too high for me - despite my  being on the wee side!

Norman_Castle

Is the room big enough for an island? It looks like something you will be constantly walking round. Can the radiator go elsewhere or be replaced with another type of heating?

Doozergirl

sugar-walsh said:

Hi! You may have already answered, but why are your units not running to the end on the window side? Seems like a huge fridge/freezer for 6 useable units. 

Same question.   The side of the alcove appears to be crying out for something, even if it's just moving the fridge over there, which would fit perfectly! 

I feel like the island needs to spin 90 degrees as well because that top section of the room is empty yet there's no real room to dedicate the space to any other function.  Turning the island fills the left side of the room more and give some more room to the dining table on the right.   It needs to be on the plan as well so you can see how you will move around it.  

1 metre might be ideal for the gap to an island, but you can reduce that to 90cm easily with no real issues.   You need as much room for the dining table as possible because as soon as as someone sits down at it on this plan, they are blocking the route through, leaving you a lot less than a metre on the side. 

jennifernil

Wes121708 said:

the magnet we prefer but as you can see the alcove the side of the chimney breast and our doos will be there so can't have a tower on that side as it'll stick out too much. There will be a radiator the other side of the door so that wall can't be used 
Having a dining table in the middle of the kitchen will not work for us as a family as it's always full of the kids stuff and don't really want a cluttered table in the middle.
Think it's back to the drawing board.

Now that you have added the pictures, things are clearer.   The widow top left is what will be doors to outside, and the other opening is the way through from the dining room, which is presently the kitchen?

Is the other door also a door to outside?    If so, do you really need a second way to the garden?     And do you have a utility room?   A plan showing the layout of the whole of the ground floor would be good.  What is the proposed kitchen used for at present?

It is a good size room, but with all those doors/openings the layout is going to be restricted.   Could you have the french doors in the dining room instead?    Or do away with the other door, presuming that also goes to outside?

The big fridge freezer takes a lot of space, as does the wide cooker, are these non- negotiable?   Where on the plan is the dishwasher?

Does there need to be a table for the kids' stuff in the kitchen?   As they get older they will spend more time in their own rooms.      Do you plan to always eat in the dining room if the kitchen table is permanently occupied?

I think you do need to go back to the drawing board, and be prepared to compromise on some things!

Belenus

Alderbank said:

Belenus said:

Alderbank said:

All modern kitchen options include these upward raising doors:

   

How high is that?

I would not like to use an oven above shoulder height.

There is too much potential for a dangerous spillage all over your face and upper body.

You would have a problem in the USA, a very litigious society.
They have a hundred million microwaves. They are all that height.

Yet another reason I am very grateful that I don't live there. 

Robin9

I think this needs to go  back to the drawing board .   My kitchen is shorter and half the width and has a worktop for a microwave, built under fridge, dishwasher, base units and a double sink by the window but doesn't try and fit in a 5 ring cooker or giant fridge/ freezer / ice maker.

Replace that island with a moveable table and chairs.

Wes121708

So this is downstairs. Since buying we've blocked in the wall between the living and dining room and split the bathroom at the back so now it's a utility and shower room. Before anyone says why not get rid of the shower room, last year we spent 12k on doing the shower room which is probably our biggest regret and should have waited. 

Wes121708

The back door we're going to brick up.

Wes121708

@doozer the reason we had the island that way was because if we flipped it we couldn't have it as long. Also as we're gave the french doors in the fridge freezer will stick out too much in the alcove that side.
@jennifernil the oven fits in the chimney breast so don't think there is any point getting a smaller one as can't really make much use the space left. I'm craving for a bigger fridge freezer as ours is usually packed especially the freezer.
I just want a really social kitchen with an island that we can sit at instead of being out at the back of the house.
Can I add that the house is split level and the kitchen drops down so taking the wall out doesn't really help.