Kitchen table ideas please
The photos below show our current table set up in the kitchen - a 600mm wide garden bistro table and 2 folding chairs !
Table is mainly used for breakfast and cups of tea with friends - it’s not our main dining table but handy for my son in the morning as I can keep an eye on him!!
I think a round table suits the area plus my husband wants to add a bit of colour with some new chairs. Any suggestions / opinions please? Thank you
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Comments (21)Hi Laura, You've received many suggestions and some have been quite good. Particularly useful are the photos above of the French pied a terre with the slim line cabinets on one side. If you need somewhere to eat, you can swap the table and chairs for a bar and stools with slim cabinets either side. And don't worry about losing the panel radiator. Your plumber can install a hydronic plinth heater that connects into your central heating. I think the key to your colour scheme should start with your new cooker. Have you considered beige cabinet doors in high gloss? They would make your range look integrated and help reflect light around the room. Polished black granite (or laminate) worktop will pick up the black trim on the cooker. The arched lower door of the cooker points toward a more traditional or transitional look for a cooker hood (black) or an integrated hood. Beige and black tiles would keep the walls of the working area scrubbable. Look at metro tiles for a high gloss finish or patchwork tiles for some retro designs. Lastly, change over to LED lighting with warm white lamps. Avoid harsh white light overhead, but don't forget worktop lighting. Good luck and have fun....See MoreIdeas for kitchen design, please
Comments (32)Hi. That door doesn't actually seem to let in much light and the current worktop and units aren't bouncing a lot of light so I'm wondering if you need a window once the wall is down? What if you extended the FF run to the end of that run adjacent to the oven and had mirrored backed shelves within a cabinet? (Hope that makes sense!)I think the light units will make a huge difference anyway and you can add a large mirror opposite the patio doors. I agree with the earlier comment re extending the peninsula under the 2nd window. I love banquettes so might lose the sofa in favour of! Here's a link. It's a way off but as you have so many doors I'd paint them all in the wall colour so they blend in. I'd also integrate all the appliances if possible http://www.angelandboho.com/dining-banquettes--chairs-305-c.asp...See Morekitchen furniture/lighting/rug ideas please
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Comments (4)If you read over a breakfast bar (sorry, no time to look properly) then you may want to be able to switch the light above that on and off separately to save lighting the whole place. Ensure that recessed lights are spaced according to the ceiling you have after you've put wall cupboards in place (tall ones flush to the ceiling also saves cleaning and you can use a slim stepladder to reach stores etc in the upper shelves) and ensure that lights are central above work surfaces so you aren't working in your own shadow. My electrician refused to believe this would be the case and we had to install a second row of lights to correct his error. I hope this helps. (You'll clock that my lights were not put in well!)...See More- 7 years ago
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So I’ve done a little sketch which shows the space I have to work with - just 1200mm of wall on one side and a width of 2000mm between that wall and the units. Would a perpendicular breakfast bar protrude too much ? The wall the bar would be attached to is at a slight angle. I’ve also laid a tape measure out at 1 metre. Excuse the cats...
How wide does a breakfast bar need to be? Thank you again
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The paper template is a good idea.
I'm not an expert, but I'd say that around 50 cm deep would be a good depth. I'd try 120 - 125 cm long and shoved against the end of the cabinets. See how much space that leaves to walk around or whether it's a weird angled obstacle.
I always like a bench, but I think that the wall is too small and that it will take up rather a lot of space with a table and additional chairs. Hence the bar idea.
If you end up doing a wall mounted bar/shelf, you could hang a map of the world on the wall for example. Good opportunity to learn something whilst sitting there ;-)
I'll throw in some inspirational pics. You could even make something on wheels!
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Or put a bar in the other part of the kitchen above the radiator.....
And miss the train messing about with this.... !
7 years agoYou could do above the radiator but you've still got the facing the wall problem. Because of the awkward angle on the wall I would go round and tall (or maybe square, but def not rectangle ) with two fab stools.
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