Does island kitchen layout work?
Julie R
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Hi, I would really welcome your feedback please on whether this layout will work for our kitchen. We love the idea of an L shape kitchen with island and attached (fixed) lower level table height seating. But... I'm very concious (and feeling quite stressed about it!) that we don't end up making the space feel too cluttered / full. The other option would be a U shape kitchen, no island and a separate table.
Please excuse my very simplistic plan - I don't have anything fancy to create it in unfortunately! Just to explain - the left hand side is an extension to the original kitchen and is slightly narrower, and the orange blocks are the pillars of an arch between the 2 halves of the room. And there is enough space to have a 1 metre gap between the end of the island and the units on the right hand side. Hope that all makes sense. Thanks :)
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6 years agoHi Julie, good luck with the new kitchen design. In our experience, that is when people worry the most. A new kitchen that is the heart of the open plan living is the most important feature that drives people mad when designing it . However, your plan seems to be what a lot of people go for nowadays: a dining table attached to the island as a natural extension. Most people seem to congregate around an island anyway, so it seems that extending it suits a lot of people. It makes the kitchen look bigger and brighter without the need to find a place for a separate dining table, and allows people to socialise while meal preps are taking place. Please find pics of our recent designs attached, hope they help a bit, and good luck!
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Does this kitchen layout work?
Comments (12)That's almost identical to ours that we're having fitted at the end of this month. Great minds and all that :) We went for a split level breakfast bar for the reasons that have already been stated, oh and also 3 stools. We have no issues with the ovens and hob being at opposite ends of the room, for the same reasons that you also stated. We thought that it 'could' be an issue, but over time we found that actually there a very very few times that were using both at exactly the same time. Usually we just chuck something in the oven, then take it out a few hours later. The veg and stuff, just pop it on the hob. No problems, I'm sure it's just a 'what people are used to' problem rather than anything else. Yes, we also have a full height fridge next to the ovens. That's not going to be an issue either IMO, i mean, how many times to you leave the oven doors open and are desperate to get into the fridge - saying that though, we've gone for Neff hide & slide so the oven door isn't going to be an issue either. Integrated dishwasher, yes agreed. That's what we have gone for. The freezers are in the utility room. We've also gone for a wine cooler, and a black ceramic sink. Good luck, it's going to look great !!!...See Moredoes this bathroom layout/design work?
Comments (28)Being competely honest I don’t think this will work too well in real life. The gaps down the side of and behind the bath will be constantly damp and prone to mould unless you get down on your knees and dry those bits after every shower.. and I suspect quite a high risk of floor leaks too as it will have to be a wetroom floor but will have the added weight and movement of a large (sometimes full) bath on top... The gap between sink and boiler is going to feel very tight when you come in (although moving the wall will help a bit, but still think it won’t be ideal). And it will all feel quite crowded especially if you have crittal breaking it all up. In your shoes I would either 1) pay to move the boiler, then you can have it all, or 2) have a shower over bath, or 3) accept having a small shower or small bath so you can fit it all in. For example you could have a small shower cubicle next to the boiler, then loo between shower and bath and sink opposite loo - still a bit of a squeeze but much better. Or you could consider those baths which are short but deep for a good soak in a more seated position. If you got a corner one like the Orbit you could put the bath in back left corner, loo in back right and then you’d have space for a decent shower by the boiler....See MoreKitchen layout/island
Comments (24)@ rinq, I like the second plan it works well and 'flows' I have to disagree with the combined utility/pantry idea as there is a direct conflict between teh two uses - clothes airing and tumble drier humidity with food storage is, in my opinion, just wrong. The idea of the pantry is to provide a cool, utilitarian space (adjustable shelving etc) for all your food and 'kitchen' storage. The idea of a utility room is to provide a room that you can put all of the things from teh house that don't have an official home and so that when your mother in law comes over you can hide all your s@£& and close the door on it!! @Rinq - scheme 2 would allow for that (with 2 flush doors (painted out to be invisible with the wall!!) ) in a slick and stylish manner. I personally feel that having a internal WC accessed from the lounge is not great - add 1 m to the front lounge, take 1 m from the rear lounge, put the wc under the stairs accessed from the hall - job done. also forget the fireplace in the rear room - its not the centre of the room and its restricting your thoughts. @meeliebell - Off the wall thought - why not put the kitchen where the lounge area is in the centre - this affords you the whole of the rear space as lounge/dining etc.. G...See Morewould this kitchen layout work?
Comments (17)I think the problems stem from the island. The breakfast bar diners have their backs to the garden, which is a shame. I'm not sure the island can realistically be turned 90 degrees without crowding the french doors and limiting storage on the doors wall. So it's a tricky one and the designer probably has presented the only solution if you really want an island. I advise- 1) Ditch the island. Put cabinets along the left hand wall and the bottom wall up to the french doors, adjacent to which you'd have a peninsular. Have your hob on the peninsular. Forego the breakfast bar. 2) Ditch the units on the top wall next to the door. Have the new door open the other way and put a few more units on the little bit of wall to the left of it. In total you'd get about the same amount of storage. 3) If required, the bar area could go between the doors, with only shallow shelving above countertop height. Guests can help themselves to drinks without interfering with the kitchen area. 4) Orient the dining table with the aspect of the room, you'll also be able to fit a bigger table in and the room will still feel uncramped. This would be a more conventional design but like many things conventional tends to work well....See More
Julie R
6 years agoJulie R
6 years agoJonathan
6 years agoPersonally I think that you need 500mm each side of a hob for safe working.
Here is an alternative idea.
Also you need to check that the step is not going to stop you opening the first cabinet.
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