Peninsula too big?
katebg
4 years ago
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katebg
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Kitchen peninsula too close to door...
Comments (25)sheesh I thought with a rectangular shaped kitchen things would be simple! This is definitely a learning process! I think if if we Switched to the 600 mm cabinet instead of the 900 corner unit we’d have to have a 50 mm ’filler’ unit or something to allow the over door to open enough....hopefully I can get him to just hold off on putting more things in until it arrives so we could see how it works....I have such limited time outside of work and don’t have a job I can just swing an hour off from to go to showrooms and thints, so I just ordered the range cooker online after reading reviews. They all seem to come in either 90, 100 or 110 cm, so I just went with the smallest ‘standard’ one. when we first reserved the house I asked if I could modify the kitchen a bit, specifically put a range cooker in. He said no problem (it’s a small local developer, not one of the big companies) and that I could work out all the plans with their kitchen planner....I spent about 2 hours with her and went through a lot more emailing her back and forth to get it right...some good that’s done! im thinking the range cooker along the wall won’t work either unless I lose the peninsula thing altogether because there’s not enough room- which would sacrifice a load of counterspace....unfortunately we need the door to the living room otherwise there’s no way between the kitchen and living room without going outside! The ground floor layout is below although the kitchen plans have since been updated......See MoreFridge space too big
Comments (3)A larger fridge may later help sell the house and the similar purchase price and running costs (£39/yr vs £56/yr) don’t justify the cost of buying extra cabinets as a pull out pantry will cost £hundreds. Don’t forget that more storage space in the fridge allows you to shop less frequently, many now have technology that keeps food fresh for longer and of course most of us store things in cupboards that eventually end up in the fridge (such as drinks and some food in jars) so you could just put those things straight in the fridge....See MoreIs there such a thing as too big for a kitchen island?
Comments (5)Yes I think I will move the island seating to the other end as it gives more space to flow around the dining area and means a view of the garden rather than the internal wall. It is rather expensive, but I’m saving so much on the cabinets from DIY Kitchens (as you probably identified with the floor plan from their website planning tool) that I thought I’d splash out on the worktop and get Silestone Eternal Statuario. Now we just need to decide on the cabinet colours. I’d love a dark blue on the island and a white/light grey against the wall, but my wife is leaning towards light grey on the wall and dark grey for the island....See Moreinternal doors too big - tell me if I’m going mad!
Comments (10)I have a rather tiny bathroom and the door opens into it. It doesn’t bother me, but it obviously bothers you. You could have it opening outwards, but it will depend what’s on the other side, for example I can’t do that as it would open out onto the top of the stairs. Another option would be pocket doors but that will entail quite a bit of work to change the wall to accept it....See Morekatebg
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