Kitchen advice please!
We're extending/reconfiguring our house and should end up with an area roughly 4.3m x 4.9m for the kitchen within a family room area. I had in mind fitting the rear wall full height (inc ovens, fridge/freezer) and then low level on the long wall (inc hob) and under the window (inc sink), I also envisaged a small island. I've started getting quotes and the first was happy with this idea, but another has told me that the design will not be practical and we'd be better just fitting two walls. He said that the distances are too great between the appliances. I've been searching Houzz for a U-shaped kitchen as I imagined but haven't found one, so perhaps he is right? I've copied the plan below - kitchen area highlighted in red and my ideas added. I am really confused and would be really grateful if anyone has any views/examples to help me!
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Kitchen advice please
Comments (5)The small back door in the kitchen will be bricked up and we will have a window in it's place. The new utility will be off the hall, through a door which is currently through to the garage. The front of the garage will be used for storage (lawnmower etc) it's the rear of other garage that will be converted to a utility by a builder. Will that put future buyers off?...See MoreKitchen advice please
Comments (36)My kitchen was slightly larger but needed the light units. We went with a white gloss, a wood effect dark grey laminate worktop and teamed it with walnut effect laminate flooring. The flooring really warmed the look up In my experience ... I wish I'd have had full glass splashbacks as the amount of sauce that gets splattered on the painted wall would have been easier to wipe off glass! Worth the money in my opinion. I went for white/clear as didn't want to commit to a strong colour. If we had stayed (not sold it) I would have painted around the units a colour which could have easily been changed. You could also consider a clear glass splash back (above the oven) that can be screwed on. That way you can paint or paper behind it and change it when you fancy. Usually they glue them on so you are stuck with it (no pun intended) Definitely look around for a better quality gloss unit as they can chip (sister has high street ones and they always chip!)...See MoreKitchen design advice please ? Is it too crowded ?
Comments (33)I think a peninsula seems to work well, hv a think about an induction hob with an integral extractor, they aren't cheap but you then don't hv that visual distraction of the extractor fan. Also think about having your wall units the same colour as your walls so they disappear. Think carefully about the hob or sink on the island, you can lose a lot of socialising space with them on the island/peninsula...See MoreKitchen advice please!
Comments (12)I always try and have some worktop space beside the ovens so you can take heavy items straight out of the oven and onto the worktop without having to walk round the kitchen or turnaround, also I'd infill the towers up to the ceiling so there's no dirt trap above the towers (possibly taller towers depencing on the ceiling height). The glass wall unit and top box in the corner doesn't really work. I can't see any extraction on the plan. I'd seriously consider getting a local independant supplier to come up with a design as they will have a bigger choice of door styles and sizes, bigger choice of cabinet sizes not just in height but depth as well, colour co ordinated choice of cabinets (to match the colour of the doors on the island). More worktop choices (or look on line for your own and find a local quartz? supplier), also look on line to source your own appliances. For the price i see of over 19k i think you can definitely make savings....See More- 7 years ago
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