Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jan 25, 2011 11:10 am Hi All, Wondering if anyone has any experience with the following kitchen style. It's really the only shape that works with my layout, but I haven't seen many examples. It's open on both sides of the U(it's more of a |__| shape with the (|) being the open sides). I was thinking of having big overhanging benchtops on both sides with waterfalls. But I can't really visualise it. Anyone have any ideas or pictures. Thanks for your help Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 2Jan 27, 2011 8:54 am It would mean that you won't have any of those useless corner cupboards (useless IMO, I hate them) Just make sure there is enough room to open the doors fully on the sides and it should be fine. Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 3Jan 27, 2011 9:40 am Do you mean an island bench? This is our kitchen, it's a rectangle space, pantry and laundry door at one end, door to minor bedrooms at the other. You can walk all the way around the island bench (takes a while ) Here's our floor plan http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0937.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0929.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0925.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0923.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0916.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0915.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0914.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0913.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0909.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0906.jpg http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/uploadkitchenDSC_0951.jpg Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 4Jan 27, 2011 9:47 am You might find this piece on U shaped kitchens helpful... http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/212922?utm_campaign=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery6&d=2&w=21376 It's a great database of house photos and you can filter on different rooms and styles. And you can collect images you like in 'idea books' for future reference. Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 5Jan 27, 2011 10:39 am Do you mean similar to this but having the L shape at both ends. Also a pic of the "useless" corner cupboard. Pic of how our Caesarstone will look when we have it installed. A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands. Melbourne West Our build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34169 Landscaping viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51147 Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 6Jan 27, 2011 12:44 pm Thanks for all your comments. The shape of my kitchen is very similar to this if you imagine the barstools are where the wall is, and the L in this pic is a U shape, open on those two sides. Nice looking kitchens by the way. Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 7Jan 27, 2011 12:49 pm oh ok, so the whole island bench will be a U? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: U shaped kitchen open at two ends 10Feb 01, 2011 9:12 pm HalCal Kaytee I'm in love with what your island bench is giong to love like. Can I please ask how far your benchtop will overhang and the thickness of the bechtop. Thank you for your compliment of our to be benchtop. The thickness of the caesar stone is 100mm on the back like in the pic and 40mm on the front of the island and 40mm on the back bench. Not sure how big the overhang is, but by the look in the pic I would say about 20cm to 30cm. A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands. Melbourne West Our build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34169 Landscaping viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51147 Hi, We're building a double-storey in Perth and I'm undecided with the kitchen sink situation. I'm set on having the main sink with dishwasher in the scullery - and… 0 20917 Cupcake.girl This really depends on your local council. Each one has different definitions and ways to calculate contributions. This is called a contribution… 1 3582 Hello! We have a very large open plan living room and wanted to get layout options, and furnishing ideas for this space. Currently there is only a… 0 9327 |