Hi Tani,

If my clients wish to hideaway their toaster I often recommend designing in a purpose made tall unit such as this one in our Harrogate showroom. We are showing a kettle here but a toaster could also be hidden away in this unit as it has 3 internal plug sockets.

I hope that's food for thought, best of luck.

Daniel - Townhouse Design

Following this post as we have a 4.55m wall which will take a run of around 4.2m units with a 2.4m island planned too!

We are also a bit worried about lack of worksurface on the 4.2m run for toaster/kettle/microwave. You have a separate utility - we don't! We do have the understairs space which will all be built in to house the fridge freezer and full height larder and storage.

I did initially have the island parallel to the run, like yours, but feel it fits the space much better this way, and then the stools are looking out to the garden. I do think a parallel island looks better though, but think I need to compromise!

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A concealed kitchen Tani?! :)

https://www.houzz.co.uk/photos/modulnova-fly-units-concealing-functional-aspects-contemporary-kitchen-london-phvw-vp~38034616

Have you tried mocking it up with 4 tall units so 2 either side With the 4th being an appliance cabinet With shelves in between? It may work better with wall units though or (I don't know what the technical name is but a piece of architrave that bridges the tall units with shelves below , will see if I can find a pic

@Tani Yes, we did have the island parallel to the run of units but it did leave a huge wasted space then to the right of the island. I do want the dining table parallel to the doors and if I have the island parallel I would have to keep it to 1.7m max in length to keep space for the dining table.

Decisions!

@Ellie - where does that door go to by the dining table? ie presume you already have this space and you are just remodelling? How wide is the room ie from that door near the dining table to the back of the kitchen run?

I looked at the design, let me know what you like and what you don't like and I can change it. I put a bit a symmetry so it looks balanced either side.

On the back wall, I added two tall units either side a 400 larder unit that you pull out or have shelves and a 600 unit for a integrated fridge/freezer and the same on the other side but with an oven 600 unit and 400 larder. Then between the tall units, I added a 600 pull out bin, 800 sink unit (400 doors to match the tall unit) and 600 intergrated dishwasher.

With the oven unit, you can always add a another compact unit or double oven or integrated microwave. Or you can put this in the island to hide it.

You can then add your shelving above the sink.

What else is in the room on the other side, is it just a kitchen or will this be an open planned living area?

If depth isn't an issue you can make the island larger and have a round bar table incorporated into, This is ours - please excuse the cat on the table, we also haven't finished the kitchen yet. This allows full size base units either side of the island. You could put 4 chairs on the semi circle.

@ellie , could you not put a wall in front of the stairs and use that as your main run with the island in front and then any tall units on the left? Use the under stairs storage from the other side? Not sure how that would work?

@Tani - that side door is a door to the small 4m x 3m conservatory, which we are keeping - as it will be the dumping ground for the kids' mucky boots, wet jackets etc so they come in through that door rather than in the main sliding doors and messing my nice kitchen!!

Yes, this space does exist already - its currently a separate kitchen and dining room combining to one space.

Full width from left side (side door) to the right (back of the wall of the run of units) is 5m exactly.

The depth to the sliding doors is 5.3m, plus I have the understairs storage so really depth is 6.2m. Which is why the island and table seem to fit better when not parallel to run of units.

@Minnie - love it when someone suggests something I have not even considered. Going to get my sketchpad back out!!

If there was a wall there and island in front of that, the stools would face towards the stairs, which would be the wrong way as the stools really do need to be facing the fab garden that we have.

Going to try it out now! Thanks!

@suzanne - not thought about splitting the tall ones down into smaller units so will have a think to see if that will work/is needed with my plan.

My only thing with the units on both sides (as I originally wanted it as I like symmetry) is that it looks like the middle is missing. Like it needs a bridge of units across the top. So when I shrunk back the cost of that kitchen, that included the top units and I then thought I liked just one column instead.

The other side of the room will have a dining area. Sorry - realised I only posted the kitchen image up on this thread. I have whole other threads with my extension on re the layout and doors, hahaha.

Basically it's an L shape and we will have island seating but then a formal table over the other end near the lounge.

I will take a photo soon of the paper mock ups I have done with my ideas of what should go wear and it might be easier to make suggestions from that. Things I hadn't thought of.

Hi Tani. I know it has cost implications etc but I came across the first deVol kitchen earlier and thought of you. Adding the architrave really softens the whole look and I think shelves would look just as good as the window. So FF and oven plus built in microwave on the left with a wide appliance cabinet on right as shown. Larder in the alcove . Other photos just showing architrave against walls. Just a thought anyway!

fair enough, I ust thought it softened it :) i do think it could work with an industrial look though :)

Lol, I thought that was one of your inspiration ideas :)

Hi Tani, your kitchen looks great. I love the industrial look and there are elements of it we're going to try and include in our design. We love the exposed bricks/brickslips. They add real warmth and character.

Could you tell me what program you're using to design it please? Are you using Sketch up?

Thank you

David

question, did you install the brick slips first and then the units, or the other way round?

Shan M - I never did do the brick slips in the end! I managed to salvage a wall to the side of the kitchen so ended up just painting the back kitchen wall in the same colour as the units (well itt's a different tone due to the paint finish) and it's quite dramatic and I love it.

If I had done brick slips, they would have gone on afterwards and been fitted around the units to save money.

retrospectively, the brick slips cost the same as a full brick and although the original builder said it would be cheaper to tile with slips rather than to build a brick wall, the actual bricklayer (after he finished the job) disagreed! He said he could have done block work up the units and bricked all the exposed areas. Probably would have cost the same as tilers are not cheap! Doh.

Thanks a lot! Yeah I’m thinking of brick slip first and then put wall unit after as that may look cleaner... I won’t brick below the units so there shouldn’t be too much wastage

Also You should upload a pic for everyone to see!!

Ah it’s because I had another thread with the kitchen finishing/colours so I had posted images to that one ages ago ;0)

I only have a rough pic now as it’s not the latest one and I still need to add all the shelving etc at the back and lights

Amazing

Was just about to ask any final pics! Looks fantastic, very close to your first mock up! Bet your well chuffed and relieved as I know you had some issues!

Any pics of the living area??

Thanks @Beano

I think I posted some pics of the living areas on another thread but will take some this weekend as having a light fitted over the island and finishing a few bits up!

where are your bar stools from??

Dunelm! So pleased I found them as they weren’t expensive and are sturdy and quite comfortable. :0)