New Kitchen Design Help
Hi everyone,
Just joined Houzz. Amazing website I must say.
Appreciate some advice from you experts on a new re-kitchen design I'm about undertake this spring. I'm looking at someone like Kutchenhaus, Wren or perhaps an Indy for the units. With regards to the design, is there a better layout option than the current set up. The L Shape next the sink will be the breakfast bar. The family room side will be furnished with comfy seating and table overlooking the garden door. There is no sky light, but the dining and kitchen windows do face south. No Idea how much a kitchen should cost these days. My budget is about 12-15K with about 18 units (filling the utility room also), only extractor hood and cooker required.
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Anj S
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Comments (7)Regarding lighting, keep in mind that 99% of range hoods have lights, and it's important to match them to the overall lighting in the kitchen, to make sure that the cooking area illumination doesn't clash with the rest. Halogen, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED lights have different color spectrums, and you would not want to end up with, for example, cool-white LED lighting all around the room and a yellowish light from halogen lights on the range hood....See MoreOur new kitchen designed by CobaltMoonDesign
Comments (2)Thank you. I think yellow and grey work beautifully together. It's a very uplifting combination....See MoreNew kitchen remodeling - architect or designer? SW11 London
Comments (12)Hi Paula, Wow loads of great advice already ! I'd suggest you ask your builder if he can recommend a structural engineer, that he's worked with previously, to come and view the stack - it may be that by extending the thick nub on bottom left of that area marked, that you can then put one beam across to support above? ( but I'm not a SE - so you will need on site advice for this !!) I'm the concept planner that Minnie added the link for ( thank you Minnie !!) We sell purely design, no product. So charge for our services, rather than making a mark up on what you buy, like a showroom would. (We have a few types of service - the most expensive, for a project this size, is about the same cost as a good dishwasher) But that does mean you get a PDF with all the plans/elevations/colour perspectives, panoramics and item listing to shop around with, which means you can compare like for like and negotiate great deals with showrooms/studios/even online suppliers of kitchen furniture and appliances etc. We can even supply colour A3 prints, if you want, too ! So we are a bit different to a free studio service - but can work well for busy people who want an input into the design stage ( we have a service that involves you throughout the design process over a five day period) and those who want to approach a few different studios or online suppliers to quote, but that don't have the time to deal with several site visits from several designers and to sit through several presentations that are all different - so it becomes a bit confusing to see who's offering the best deal ! You simply email them your design PDF - or drop them in a printed copy, ask for their best price as you are shopping around. All they need to do initially is price it - so much easier for the studios too ! Anyway enough of the 'sales pitch' from me ! Best wishes for your project, which ever route you choose ! :-)...See Moredesign dilemma - new wrap around extension (kitchen extension)
Comments (6)Personally I think you need to bin the idea to put the kitchen there because it divides the space in such a way that there are four areas that have no apparent purpose and are not really big enough to do anything with. I suggest you blank out the kitchen cabinet position and the utility room on the plan and give the blank space to a kitchen professional to show where they would put the cabinets....See More
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2 years agoHere are the two 3D designs. The first one looks more symmetrical to me. I’m considering moving the Island vertically, with the seating pointing at the window.
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