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Help with new kitchen design - I can't get it to work!!!!!!

7 years ago

Builder is about to knock through from the dining to the kitchen - at the moment we have to go from the kitchen through the living room to get to the dining room! But I can't get the kitchen to work with the knock through......the knock through can be made smaller or bigger or even changed to just french doors because I have 6 weeks before the builder can start!

The fireplace (top left) is such wasted space and I can't put much either side of it, at the moment there are two narrow bench seats along the walls either side of it - they are only 40 cm deep and so I could replace them with shelving or shallow cupboards but the fireplace has to stay where it is!

I need more cupboard space and worktop space.

I have been trying to come up with something that works and I would love an island but I just can't get anything to work :(

Please help..........

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Create Perfect
7 years ago
Hi there. I would get rid of the wall completely and then create a peninsula coming out from the wall run of kitchen into the space.

You can either have this thinner as a breakfast bar or if there is space then the oven.
I create a lot of 3D's for customers to visualise the space to make they get it right before they pay for big changes with things like kitchens which can often be very expensive to reverse.

You have a great space so I am sure with some playing around and persistence you can get a space you love! Thanks, Gina
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minnie101
7 years ago
Hi Clare. I can't design kitchens so.. I'd take the walls out. It looks as if you have plenty of space for a Long Island (by eye it looks as if it should start where you've got the sink.). You could put the hob between the windows (check this out though as you shouldn't put gas directly under a window). Have the sink and dishwasher in the island. Then have your FF and ovens where you have the hob. If you encroach on the dining space a little it looks as if you could also fit a slim larder there. As an alternative put the hob in the island and centre the sink between the windows
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The Myers Touch
7 years ago
I would take out the whole wall and then get much more creative on the use of the whole space. Needs a bit a drama!!
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Definitely lose the wall. Is the fireplace in use? If not, maybe you could also build in front of it. ( Maybe you could have the hob where the fireplace is in the corner? ) I see also that you've gone for a free standing fridge freezer taking up 1.6m of space. integrate in to the island or long run of units and have more units in the freed space. I think once you lose the wall then you've got plenty of room for your island, in face plenty of room for everything, just get a good kitchen designer on the case.
Maybe consider some irregular shapes if you can utilise the fireplace area?
I'm no kitchen designer, but those qualified i've seen come up with some amazing designs to unify odd spaces. !! Safe to say one thing though, i think it should be fairly easy to use more than the one wall.

Good luck!

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