Studying your entire feedback on Wednesday’s submit concerning the two kitchen structure choices was a bit like ingesting out of a fireplace hydrant. 😀 It was a whole lot of info to absorb, so I needed to do it in small batches and provides my mind time to relaxation and soak up the information earlier than studying extra. And naturally, I attempted out in all probability 100 totally different recommendations on the ground plan to see what enhancements I might make primarily based on these feedback.
Clearly, the larger kitchen received out. There was no query about it. Most individuals urged me to go together with the larger kitchen, which seemed like this…
And that kitchen would appear to be this on our entire home flooring plan, sitting behind the music room and the eating room, with entry to the desk on the left aspect and the carport on the appropriate aspect…
However what I seen concerning the feedback was the the bulk of people that urged me to go together with the larger kitchen selected that one merely due to the scale, however then went on to have all types of recommendations for adjustments. I ought to transfer the deck door right here and make it a double French door, after which transfer the vary right here, and transfer the sink over there, and the fridge is in a nasty place, so it must be moved, after which I want so as to add an island.
I attempted so many alternative preparations, however with all of these openings into the kitchen (two exterior doorways, one laundry room door, and two massive cased openings), I simply couldn’t make it work. To make the work triangle an inexpensive distance, I’d virtually have so as to add an island, and never a movable one. I’d have so as to add one which had one of many three components of a piece triangle included into it. However I don’t need an island. And actually, a good sized island wouldn’t work in there anyway except I transfer the again wall again a minimum of two ft. And I don’t need to preserve enlarging and enlarging and enlarging when it’s simply not mandatory.
I additionally must admit that I like the concept of getting doorways in the back of the music room that result in our deck. I don’t know what that will imply for the music room doorways. May I preserve them and shut them once I need privateness at evening? Or would they intrude with the precise exterior doorways? I certain would hate to lose them. I feel these doorways “make” the music room. That room wouldn’t be practically particular with out them.
However I simply saved going again to the galley kitchen design. I like the association, the effectivity, and the truth that there aren’t 5 doorways chopping up the area.
So I went again to the ground planner and made two minor changes. I moved every of the aspect partitions out one foot. And identical to that, it clicked. The larger kitchen within the earlier submit was 13′ x 21′. And if I transfer the partitions of this kitchen out one foot on both aspect, that makes this kitchen 12′ x 20′. And since that is organized a lot extra effectively, and has a correct work triangle, I don’t assume I’d miss that one extra foot going both route.
In truth, I attempted so as to add a further foot of width to make it 13 ft huge like the opposite kitchen, however that threw off the work triangle. The overall rule is that every leg of a piece triangle (the triangle shaped by the sink, vary, and fridge) shouldn’t be lower than 4 ft or greater than 9 ft, and the full of the three legs shouldn’t be greater than 26 ft.
With the kitchen at 12′ x 20′, and the work triangle organized as you see it above, that places my work triangle inside these measurements. If I make the kitchen 13 ft huge, it makes the work triangle too huge. So a kitchen that’s 12 ft huge is ideal!
For all intents and functions, my present kitchen is principally a galley kitchen. Technically, it’s not because it has two exits at one finish, and a wall of cupboards on the finish. However it does have that association of two gadgets of the work triangle on one aspect, and the third merchandise on the alternative aspect.
So this previous Wednesday evening when everybody was right here, I paid shut consideration to how individuals transfer across the kitchen. The kitchen is unquestionably a gathering place. Folks simply naturally congregate within the kitchen, and it does really feel a tiny bit tight, however it’s not likely dangerous. We weren’t stumbling over one another. And this kitchen is barely 9′ 9″ huge and 14 ft lengthy. So if I widen it by two ft and lengthen it by six ft, there shall be loads of room for the way we use the kitchen.
With a view to do that, I must steal one foot from the pantry (future laundry room), however I’m okay with that. That can depart me with 7.5′ x 11′ for a laundry room. That’s loads of area, particularly contemplating that my new-ish washer and dryer will stack if I want them to. So right here’s an approximate view of how the kitchen seems in relation to the entire home flooring plan.
So with all of that mentioned, right here’s a take a look at the ground plan drawing from the IKEA kitchen planner. And also you’ll discover that by extending the aspect partitions out a foot on either side, that offers me room for French doorways! I’m fairly enthusiastic about that.
And right here’s the drawing of the sink and fridge aspect of the room. I even went as far as to make an inventory of every part I presently have in my kitchen and pantry, measure the gadgets, and ensure I had an area for them on this kitchen. So the cupboards proven in these drawings are what I selected primarily based on what I really want. On the 2 earlier kitchen preparations, I simply selected cupboards considerably at random to get a common concept of the structure, however this time round, I obtained extra particular.
After which that is the alternative wall with the vary and the door to the laundry room. You’ll discover that I didn’t heart the vary with the cupboards as a result of that will throw off the work triangle and make the trek from the vary to the fridge ridiculously lengthy. It’s rather more vital to me to have the sink centered beneath three home windows. That’s a non-negotiable for me. And one other non-negotiable is to have the fridge simply contained in the kitchen from the eating room. So the vary needed to be the floater to accommodate my needs for the opposite two.
I simply completely love how this seems. These French doorways on the finish have me so excited! And I can’t wait to have these home windows over the sink. I lengthy for direct daylight into my kitchen!
This kitchen truly has far more storage than what I want. I do know it’s not a nasty factor to have an excessive amount of storage. However that is far more storage than what I’ve in my present kitchen and pantry mixed.
And right here is the view again in direction of the eating room.
After which the alternative view again in direction of the again yard.
After which I’ve a number of countertop peak views that I’ll allow you to tour…
So whereas there could also be some minor modifications after I meet with the contractor on Tuesday, I’m 99% certain that my future kitchen may have this association. However now I can let my thoughts relaxation. I really feel ready to satisfy with him subsequent week.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
