Kitchen planning - drawers vs cupboards
gilltomkins
5 months ago
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Sonia
5 months agoThis sort of thing maybe? I think they may be bespoke but check with your kitchen supplier as they usually do supply many accessories.
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Comments (11)Hi ! Thanks for the shout Boundsgreener ! With a room size like this - even with the obstacles you have - there's usually quite few different layout suggestions that could work ! (But if we were designing for you we'd need a lot more info about you, than is posted on here, to design this space optimally for you !) Some suppliers (European ones mostly ) do deeper than standard base drawer cabinets - that then allow wall unit storage to go from worktop to ceiling on the wall while still having a full depth worktop, and monster deep drawers, in front - can work well if you need extra storage, as long as you are tall /have a good reach! This, in addition to other fab suggestions above, could work on one side of this kitchen ... but I guess that also depends on your budget too ! re boiler placement - it's a good idea to start with that, by talking through the placement options first with a boiler installer ! Rather than designing the rest of the space first and then hoping where you place it will be ok ? The key things I'd suggest you reconsider on your plans posted here would be the DW placement - it's going to bang slap in the way when open here - and the worktop space between the hob and the oven housing - yes technically you could go as close as 150mm away from the tall cabinet - but in reality - it's always advisable to have a landing space for putting down hot things, either next to or directly opposite an oven - in this case you don't have that. Because your home needs to work well, not just now, but when you may have toddlers around your feet too - it's worth booking some quality time with a credible designer if you can - so if you have a supplier in mind - see if you can book some one to one time - to go through everything in fine detail with the designer, before you order ! Or if you are buying on a budget, from a warehouse type supplier - then there are a few of us totally independent designers around who can work with you ( I work remotely via email and calls etc) to get the design just right to tick all your boxes - then shop around with the plans ... (I know some people would say 'get a free plan done at a nice kitchen studio and then just use their plan' but that's not really fair on the studio and most are becoming wise to this now!!) Hope that helps a bit ?...See MoreMixture of handles and knobs in kitchen - does my plan look OK?
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