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Comments (15)Thanks for the replies, everyone. This topic was prompted by something I’d seen elsewhere about keeping/installing basins in bedrooms as part of the move towards the new way of living we could be starting to see with the impact of the pandemic, hand-washing and personal hygiene being a major part of that (although it could quite reasonably be argued that everyone should be generally keeping clean anyway!) The general consensus here is a clear ‘no,’ but weighing up the pros and cons... Pros; helping with hygiene, privacy for family/guests, alleviating pressure on the family bathroom, useful if letting out a room Cons; it’s another thing to have to clean, wet carpets or uncarpeted bedrooms, taking up valuable space I suppose I’m still quite undecided. As the property is actually a bungalow, there’s no issue with people coming in and smearing dirt and germs up handrails and bannisters. There is an en suite and a main bathroom, and I have plans to change the separate cloakroom (three toilets in a 4 bed bungalow???) into the utility room and open out the kitchen using the old utility. The 2nd and 3rd bedroom that have the basins in are very roomy so space isn’t really an issue. I have considered taking on the role of boarding school guardian, so a basin in a room would help but that would all depend on what will happen with my grown up children (currently living elsewhere for job/Uni). As there’s no rush, I’ll reserve judgment until I’ve lived in the place for a while, but given your thoughts above, it’s likely to be a no from me, too....See MoreWhat frustrates you when trying to organise Kitchen cupboards/Pantry?
Comments (3)Soft packets ie bags of rice, pasta, lentils are the worst. I could decant them into containers but I don’t like the idea of mixing new and old, and if I wait till the old is finished, I have the next packet to store as well as the container, double the space needed. So, I just use the packets but of course once opened they tend to spill and be awkward shapes. I would value a container where you could somehow divide old and new (with a partition perhaps)? Mugs, main issue is the water that collects in the dip in the base when they are upside down in the dishwasher. When the dishwasher ends I have to turn them to empty out the water, wait for them to drip dry and then put them in the cupboard to avoid puddles in the cupboard. Also, ours stack but not all do, stackable is definitely better! Cereal boxes the giant ones are a pain to store and I don’t buy them as a result. Tall thin bottles ditto. Of course environmental concerns over any plastic packaging - for example could cereal not use waxed paper for the internal bag rather than plastic. Herbs and spices, please put the name on the top as well as the side for those of us who store them in drawers. And preferably the use by date as well!...See MoreBreakfast cabinets, bifold kitchen cabinet doors and pantry units
Comments (9)You're really looking at either a hi end kitchen company who supply a more traditional style kitchen ie inframe, or as @Daisy England says, go to an independent, but as you're planning on having this sitting on your worktop, depending on the design of the rest of the kitchen ie if you have towers, the counter level bi fold doors would be to a special size (as most tall doors are designed for tower use). The easiest way to do this would be to have an extra wide larder (800 or 900), fit an internal drawer unit at the bottom, then a piece of worktop, have power points inside and 2 or 3 shelves above. Depending on where the doors come from it may 2x 1965 doors or 2x 1245 doors at the top and 2x 715 doors at the bottom, all standard stuff. Bearing in mind the appliances your trying to hide would be too big to fit inside a 'standard' 300 deep dresser type unit, the counter top option might not be the most suitable. But for a budget of 20K, i could design and supply a larger than average kitchen that has some bespoke made to measure doors and specially designed rigid cabinets and all to a high spec....See MoreConcealed door to pantry - is it possible?
Comments (10)Also the video shows that the aperture will need a panel on both sides….. this is because a passage door can’t have the same recessed plinth as under the oven….. in turn this will mean the panels of the passage door will have to be made bespoke because they will be a non standard size….. possibly unavailable from your kitchen manufacturer. And then they won’t match the doors above. Changing the design of your kitchen after it has been installed is far too late and if your trusted tradesman says it can’t be done you should believe him- I’m sure he has more information about the space and the manufacturer than is being communicated in this thread....See More- 10 years ago
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Here's what we did with ours.
The total size of our pantry is about 4 x 10. The area containing the cabinets is about 4 x 6. The door to the left leads to the yard, the door on the right, to the garage. There are 2 pairs of electric outlets on the left hand wall. 1 behind the blender and the other behind the KA mixer. There's another outlet behind the microwave. On the right side wall is a recessed cab that we use mostly for baking supplies. The base cabs on the left side are only 17" deep, but since you have the room, you could probably go for full 24" base cabs.
Here's our floor plan which may give you a better idea of our layout.
HTH.
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