Kitchen diner floor plan help

5 years ago

Hi,

we are looking to hopefully do a single story extension on a House we have offered on. my friend has drawn up two plans - see current and two ideas below. I really like the plan with the kitchen island and sofa but my predicament is the fridge placement! Bottom left seems obvious spot for not being an eye sore but is hat going to leave enough room so you arnt sitting on a sofa with a fridge door opening into you? We could get rid of the sofa but I would like one and what else would you do with that wall? Dresser or hooks or something?

the fridge also being there I wonder if we would have the block off that window anyway or if it were wide enough to fit the other side...is this an expensive thing to do?

any other suggestions for fridge placement or general layout really appreciated! Any thoughts at all welcome!

We are on a tight budget, any other tips? I have heard good things about DIY kitchens, any thoughts?

many thanks in advance!

Jess

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5 years ago

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I would be inclined to have more of a U-shaped kitchen (or n-shaped looking at it this way up), with the cabinets starting to the right of that small window and continuing round the top wall to a peninsula between kitchen and dining area. You could do that and still have the sofa where it is in the first option.

The fridge placement depends on where everything else is. The plans don't show where the sink, range, ovens, dishwasher, etc. are. Conventionally, the sink is in front of the window, though there's no law saying you have to have it there. You probably want the dishwasher next to the sink. If that were the case in option 1, your refrigerator is at the opposite end of the room from the sink. Depending what sort of cooking you do that might mean a lot of trips back and forth to get produce, wash it before prepping and cooking. On the other hand, you don't want the fridge too far into the kitchen as it is the one appliance that other people need easy access to for getting drinks and snacks.

A piece of advice I was given was to plot our cooking on a plan. That might mean a line from fridge to sink to get cabbage to wash, another line to food processor to chop it, then to the range to cook it, to oven to turn it on, to pantry to get potatoes, etc. etc. Then you get to see how efficient the layout is. Or it might just be from freezer to microwave to dining table. A lot will depend on lifestyle.

For me, both options seem quite elongated. Definitely, I suggest you start to think about where everything is going to go before making a call on the fridge. I would also think in terms of what you want/need. If you want a sofa there, then you can work that in. I would not put a dresser or hooks there unless that's what you need. Otherwise you'll just end up looking for stuff to put in the dresser or hanging stuff on hooks that really should be put away someplace else. You have a good sized place to plan around, so you should be able to ends up with something that suits you and looks good.

In terms of saving money, we have friends who bought a second hand kitchen on eBay. Someone was renovating their kitchen and sold all their units online. It worked for them because they didn't have any awkward spaces to plan around. The end result was fantastic, though it did involve hiring a van and driving across London to collect it.

Lastly, you need to recharge your phone battery.

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