help with kitchen layout
Hi Houzzers. we moved into our house 6 years, the kitchen was very dated but I gave it a quick face lift never thinking it would last for 5 years but the time has now come to have a new one - yippee!!
We are in the process of talking to a builder to turn the manky mouldy porch area into a sort of pantry. Im not sure I can call it a utility as it is only 1 m wide by 3.5m but Im hoping to be able to put the washer in there and then a wall of shelving for general stuff and maybe tins. At the moment we have a butchers block island that I had made as part of the face lift but I always stand with my back to the window and we have a fantastic view of the valley so Ideally I would love to stand facing the window when prepping food etc. And I also thought about adding 3 narrow floor to ceiling windows it the pantry and the main wall but this doesn't have to happen.
My ideal kitchen would have some sort of island or peninsular but after measuring up the kitchen and reading about needing 1m space around it im not sure this is possible and that is where you all come in and hopefully help me out.
I have attached some pictures of my kitchen as it is now and the plan with measurements on and the plan after opening up cupboards and the new pantry. thank you for any sort of advice as Im starting to get excited about this project.
Comments (10)
Jonathan
5 years agoI’m imagining that the work to the porch is going to cost at least £4/5k which seems like a lot of money for a corridor with a washing machine at the end. And in my opinion having a door to this space from your kitchen reduces your cabinet space in the kitchen.
If it were me I would consider if it would be more cost effective to block up your back door, demolish the lean to at the side, get your kitchen supplier to provide a great pantry unit and find somewhere else for the washer (perhaps the bathroom? Or a cupboard elsewhere?) while at it I might think about getting rid of the study cupboard as the door in the corner is probably limiting furniture placement in there too.
If you are looking to take better advantage of the view can you replace the kitchen window with doors to the garden?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoGillian
5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoYou make it sound like part of the reason you are trying to keep the porch is that you are worried that its removal will leave the side of the house disfigured.
The obvious solution is to render or clad a section over any damage. I suspect the house already has some cladding (as is often the case with this age of property).
Since garden doors are going to be at a different height to the garden consider a Juliet balcony.
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