Critique my kitchen plan!
vinoella s
6 years ago
Would be grateful for any criticism/ideas of our kitchen plan. We will be going to kitchen designers to get different opinion but this is the first rough draft- excuse the handwriting!
We are having a kitchen diner - sized 6.5mx3.7m, with a half partition wall dividing the 2 which will have the oven on it and a breakfast bar. The kitchen is 3.7x3.7m and the diner part will have a 6 seater table.
Kitchen layout has been tricky because of the amount of doors and windows. All are below counter height except 2 wall units above the corner cupboard for plates/glasses. The fridge/freezer and pantry a full height too. The worktop near the bottom wall has no units under it but will be used for the bin/dog bed.
The butchers block in the middle is moveable and is something we really want to keep - I know it disrupts flow but i use it all the time!
The breakfast bar is along the half partition wall and will be a 2 tier height.
Hope this is clear! Any help appreciated!
We are having a kitchen diner - sized 6.5mx3.7m, with a half partition wall dividing the 2 which will have the oven on it and a breakfast bar. The kitchen is 3.7x3.7m and the diner part will have a 6 seater table.
Kitchen layout has been tricky because of the amount of doors and windows. All are below counter height except 2 wall units above the corner cupboard for plates/glasses. The fridge/freezer and pantry a full height too. The worktop near the bottom wall has no units under it but will be used for the bin/dog bed.
The butchers block in the middle is moveable and is something we really want to keep - I know it disrupts flow but i use it all the time!
The breakfast bar is along the half partition wall and will be a 2 tier height.
Hope this is clear! Any help appreciated!
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