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Hi! I'm new here. My husband and I just bought our first house and we are completely gutting the (tiny 9.9 x 9.7 ft) kitchen.
I'm specifically looking for feedback on my sink placement. I'm not sure if I should put it to the right of my dishwasher to mazimize the counter space between my stove and my sink, or put it on the left of my dishwasher to have it farther away from the front door (which is just to the top right of the plan, along the north wall.) <br />
The viewpoint is from the front door (basically what you would see as you walked in.)
I'm also wondering if 24 inches is too small a gap to get into the kitchen...
II'm also wondering if 24 inches is too small a gap to get into the kitchen...
Oh yes - much too small. 36" is considered minimum for a passage. 32" is considered extra-minimal. But talk about the pot calling the kettle black - I have a similar set-up in my kitchen and only have a 24" passage. However, I have another 4' opening. Desperate times ...
Can you post a link to your planner file? Much easier to be helppful that way.
File (to the right of the gold IKEA logo) --> e-mail --> e-mail to self --> open provided link --> copy and paste that URL into the text of your post.
Welcome to Ikeafans! If I were you I'd skip the 49" corner and do a straight run of drawers next to the fridge. Looks like a 30" and a 15" will fit, assuming reasonably straight walls. That gives you quite a lot of useful storage without the fussing of the corner pullout mechanism and you'll have an open passageway into the kitchen. On the opposite wall you've got a shallow cab next to the column: can it be full depth now that the doorway is open? That gives you a bit more storage too.
Most importantly, don't forget to have FUN customizing the kitchen to suit YOUR needs!
Welcome! If I understand your planner, you have half-walls dividing the kitchen from living space, on the right side. Is that correct? And where does that interior door in the corner lead to?
The interior door in the corner leads to a staircase down to the basement (as well as a side exterior door). The staircase is right behind that wall in the kitchen, which is why I can't make the kitchen any bigger! Staircase on one side, front door on the other.
We're not sure what's inside that big 24-inch thick wall separating the entrance from the dining table. We'll be opening it up to see if we can't tear it down or at least use it as closet space. (We probably won't be able to eliminate it entirely as I suspect that wall is load-bearing.)
Here is the entire 3-bdrm house plan (the kitchen is in the bottom right corner and the front door is at the middle bottom):
(Total: about 1000 square feet!)
and a view of the existing kitchen from the dining room. The door you see to the left of the kitchen is a small closet that could be turned into a pantry if we build a bigger closet beside it.
(That would be the inspector who has his back to the camera, and my husband to the right... )
Welcome! If I understand your planner, you have half-walls dividing the kitchen from living space, on the right side. Is that correct? And where does that interior door in the corner lead to?
...and yes, I was thinking of dividing the kitchen from the hallway/entrance/living space with half walls. Maybe putting a bar-type counter on the half-wall. (Obviously it wouldn't be big enough for people to eat at, but I don't mind that.)
I like NBeth's idea of opening it up completely, but I'm worried about losing a lot of cabinet space... there is very little storage in there to begin with.
There's a little half-wall behind the big chair that you can't see in that first photo. Here's the hallway across from the kitchen, view from the dining room (kitchen is on the right, out of sight).
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