Kitchen Layout advice
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice for our kitchen layout please. We recently bought this house and we’re going through room by room renovating it. We are trying to plan a new kitchen and we are absolutely stumped on the best layout. I think the problem is there is almost too many options. We would like to incorporate a large island, double ovens, a mantle style hob / cooking area, and a breakfast pantry cabinet along with the usual sink, cupboards, and plenty of worktop space. We love to cook, bake and entertain so we spend a lot of time in the kitchen and therefore we want to get the design right. Bonus points for adding in a TV / social area that can be seen from the kitchen so we can still be a part of things when the kids are around watching TV (although this is not essential).
The front entrance room can be utilised as we currently have no set in stone plans for that. The snug area / family room at the moment is used for a TV area and the other side is a jigsaw / craft table area for my elderly mother who lives with us, so we would need to allow for that in the designs somewhere.
Any help / ideas / tips / advice would be very gratefully received! Thank you.
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Comments (10)The layout of your new kitchen will depend on a number of factors, not least where the waste water from your sink, dishwasher and any other appliance that uses water, enters the drainage system. Moving any of these is not normally a problem but you may be restricted as to where certain appliances need to be positioned in the kitchen because of where the drains are. The usual method of planning a kitchen is to design the layout making sure you keep the distance between the key elements to a minimum. Having the food preparation area close to the sink, cooker and fridge will ensure you don't wear yourself out, running from one side of the room to the other. Without seeing the size and current layout of your kitchen, it is impossible to make any further, useful, suggestions. Choose your kitchen fitting company vary carefully and don't be shy in asking lots of questions, if they are any good, they should answer all your questions in detail. Hope this helps....See MoreYour help please - kitchen layout advice!
Comments (1)Its never really good to have a toilet directly off a kitchen if it can be avoided. have you thought about this type of arrangement which gives you a pantry as well?...See MoreKitchen layout advice!
Comments (8)Yours is similar layout as ours was when we bought it. We knocked thru from kitchen to breakfast as a first stage. Had the same issue with the big breakfast room windows being too low to put cabinets under. Ended up with (wide) galley kitchen at the kitchen end and the dining table in the breakfast room end. I think ours might be a little longer than yours though. We are now planning an extension which will result in a totally different layout but the current layout has been fine for over 4 years now. Neighbours knocked through into dining room too and then did side return extension. Added toilet, utility room and pantry in the darkest areas of the space. Works nicely but taking down that big chimney (all the way up through the house) and doing a side return extension is a lot of work....See MoreKitchen Layout Advice
Comments (2)Considering the size of house I feel the kitchen is a bit tight- you decide to wait until budget allows you to eat into the garage. If you are mindful to stick with this floor plan consider putting all tall units where you have the hob….. this has the advantage of giving the illusion that the space less long and therefore wider- I think it would be easier to use the space of the fridge was closer than on your plan. Separately I don’t think there is a problem with a hob on the peninsula- they are made from toughened glass and so I should worry less about the hob getting damaged than safety- consider if your children understand that boiling pots can scald. As long as you are happy you will be making the same choice as many as putting the hob on a peninsula is a popular choice...See More
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last yearThank you everyone for your ideas. Very much appreciated.
We are open to knocking things about a bit to make a better layout / flow. There are some walls which are easy to change, and others which are supporting walls, so not so easy. I’ve put the original floor plan on and drawn over the walls that could easily be changed in green, the ones that can’t be changed in red, and the “possible but could be a big job” walls in yellow.. We’d also be open to putting in bi-folds at the end of the kitchen…
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Some ideas:
1. Kitchen layout quite similar to what's already there. Island about 306cm long, as 320 is the max length in most quartz brands. Coffee corner next to stairs, sink optional (because plumbing..). Also made some changes in the utility, created a separate shower room and shared wc. Tall larder units, extra freezer, imagine it's all there. And of course some tall units and a bench for coats and boots at the rear entrance, opposite a laundry.
2. Peninsula kitchen sideways, which allows a very large dining table (took this one as an example). Had to move the door location towards utility+study.
3. Something different. Moved the kitchen to the side to create a large dining room. Added an opening in the dividing wall to add a bar with seats. Added some length to the 'tv wall'.Hope these may inspire. Feel free to contact me for questions, requests, donations.
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Isla Cherry