How would you finish these kitchen steps
We're coming to the end of our kitchen extension build, due to planning height restrictions we had to lower the existing kitchen floor which leaves us with a 60cm drop down. Current plan was to get a carpenter to build 2 steps out of mdf/ply then either paint them or tile. But how wide should they be, would you tile the wall area between the top step and the living room? And where should the architrave come down to, to the floor or run across under the bottom of the door frame?
We're aware that the bottom door isn't going to open fully on the left once we put the steps in, we also intend to put new engineered wood floor down in the living area after
Any ideas/inspiration?
Comments (9)
Ellie
4 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (11)Thank you Ellie for your comments but we have decided not to extend after all. So the original family room will become the kitchen, the dining room will be still be a dining room, the old kitchen will be divided in half and become the new utility and new downstairs shower room/cloakroom. So....any ideas for a new kitchen layout? i guess it will be a galley kitchen but it will be quite wide. What sort of combination of units and where would you have them? We will have the washing machine in the utility room....See MoreWhat would you call this finish/style of kitchen cabinets?
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4 years ago
Luciana
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoMartin, we had the same problem, luckily the builder and kitchen fitter worked together and came up with solutions before we even realised how much they messed things up.
For the drop, the carpenter built a (thick) plywood box that was fixed in place and then tiled over. They used some oak panel for the top thread, it matches the rest of the stairs in the house; I would have wanted to have it all covered in wood but they'd tiled over before asking us. It doesn't look all that nice, but we rarely notice it any more. We choose frame-less pocket doors, so I'm not sure what to suggest about the architrave.
As for the cupboard, I took a few photos for you; basically the kitchen fitter did ask if we would be happy having the door cut and the panel attached to the existing drawer face (we use that cupboard for coats, shoes, etc. not for kitchen stuff...). It doesn't open fully, but enough so I can throw my scruffy shoes in there :))
Hope this helps, good luck!Martin thanked LucianaMartin
4 years ago
Carolina