Opinions on kitchen plan please!
Hi everyone. I am in the middle of my second renovation job (forgot how stressful it can be!!). I have come up with the attached plan for my open plan living/kitchen. I am pretty happy with it and it gives me everything I think I need. But if anyone can see anything glaringly obvious that needs changing feel free!
It is a 70's build flat with concrete floors and ceilings (nightmare) so I am having to put in a suspended ceiling for new electrics and will have to channel floors for the new pipework. The sink and washing machine are pretty set in their positions due to this issue.
I am going for Howdens super matt white handleless Clerkenwell. The island in the middle has 2x super matt graphite deep drawers 600mm wide with a wrap over 900mm worktop to allow for barstools. I don't want any wall cupboards. I will probably have shelves either side of the extractor.
Going around the room from left to right I have a 600mm cupboard, 450mm cupboard with gas meter (cannot be moved), 900mm sink cupboard, 600mm gap for washing machine then on the return a 1180mm corner cupboard with a 600mm door, 600mm oven unit, 600mm cupboard, 600mm larder and finally 600mm 50/50 fridge freezer. I have 900mm around the island.
Total length of the room is 6765mm x width 3715mm at the narrowest point. The space for the kitchen is width 3715mm x length 3360mm.
The door into the room cannot be moved as it is the main supporting wall for the flats above but I will be swapping it for a glazed crittall style door.
Thanks in advance for any input!
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cyqi
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