Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 10Oct 29, 2012 2:44 pm Thanks Evelin, looks great and thanks for so much detail. The distance from right door to wall is 1.7m and at the moment we have not chosen appliances and don't have our mind set on anything so we are quite flexible. Edit: Also what did program did you use to mock up those pictures? Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 11Oct 29, 2012 3:51 pm the programm is from a large German Kitchen manufacturer, ALNO. It is in English. http://www.alno.com/alnosys3/156.0.en.html It doesn't run under Windows 7 (64bit), you have to change to the windows XP compatability mode (right click on program properties, then change compatability to Windows XP). I guess that on the other side of the doorway or door on the right wall is not enough space to have 600mm deep cabinets? It would be a pity. maybe you can measure that space. On the fridge side I first had 3 tall cabinets, 600, 450, 600 mm but then is not enough bench space in the kitchen. Now there are 2 x 900 mm. Just to your info, the wider the cabinets, the cheaper your kitchen will be and the more space you will have. I moved the doorway and changed the cabinet depth to 500mm next to the fridge Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 12Oct 29, 2012 9:36 pm Hi, Is there a window in the wall on the left side? If you can (space wise) I would take out the dining room wall (if not load bearing) in its entirety and move the kitchen further into the dining room otherwise you will not have enough bench space and will get a disjointed kitchen. You have a very tight budget for stone bench tops. Stone bench tops will need a stronger carcass (more cost). Check out some stone importers directly, you might find a discontinued line and get the feel for the cost (m² price). Beware of chinese stone. It would help if you have a design first. I saw a beautifully designed (laminated) kitchen that had a small piece of stone incorporated into the kitchen design. It comes back to good design. A kitchen needs to represent the value of the house. You could buy an appliance package which usually includes a number of appliances at a discount price however you may get a good cooktop with the oven being rubbish. I recommend “Choice tested” appliances to my clients as they are usually well priced and performance tested. Cheers PS Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 13Oct 30, 2012 7:52 am Evelin I guess that on the other side of the doorway or door on the right wall is not enough space to have 600mm deep cabinets? It would be a pity. maybe you can measure that space. On the fridge side I first had 3 tall cabinets, 600, 450, 600 mm but then is not enough bench space in the kitchen. Now there are 2 x 900 mm. Just to your info, the wider the cabinets, the cheaper your kitchen will be and the more space you will have. I moved the doorway and changed the cabinet depth to 500mm next to the fridge Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ No room for 600mm deep, 500mm will fit though.. I also had the same idea of having 3 tall pantry cabinets beside the fridge, I can fit 2 but it will depend on the fridge size. I could possible fit a tall thin cabinet to the left of the external door but not sure it this will look odd. Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 14Oct 30, 2012 8:12 am EcoFriendly Hi, Is there a window in the wall on the left side? If you can (space wise) I would take out the dining room wall (if not load bearing) in its entirety and move the kitchen further into the dining room otherwise you will not have enough bench space and will get a disjointed kitchen. You have a very tight budget for stone bench tops. Stone bench tops will need a stronger carcass (more cost). Check out some stone importers directly, you might find a discontinued line and get the feel for the cost (m² price). Beware of chinese stone. It would help if you have a design first. I saw a beautifully designed (laminated) kitchen that had a small piece of stone incorporated into the kitchen design. It comes back to good design. A kitchen needs to represent the value of the house. You could buy an appliance package which usually includes a number of appliances at a discount price however you may get a good cooktop with the oven being rubbish. I recommend “Choice tested” appliances to my clients as they are usually well priced and performance tested. Cheers PS You raise a great point, If we can remove that wall and extend the kitchen it will give us a lot more options and flexibility. I will have to get a builder in to check it out. Is there any specific questions we should ask about the stone bench top apart from where it is from? Here partial pic of the kitchen as of a few months ago, there are tenants in there at the moment who we intend to kick out soon. It is the original wood style laminate which I painted around 1 1/2 years ago, as you can see we have quite a bit of ceiling height. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 15Oct 30, 2012 9:53 am Hi, Here is some info: http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-te ... tions.aspx I wouldn’t get 20mm or 40mm thickness. 30mm seems best. Stone comes from all over the world, Italy, Spain, South America, China etc. I had a client that stood on her stone bench-top to clean the window and it broke in half. Not a very bright move however stone isn’t indestructible it is a natural product with all its faults. Businesses/Importers that import stone have usually people employed that are very knowledgeable about their products. Ask lots of questions. I would stay away from marble in the kitchen. Re your picture: Unless your tenant is selling cookware there is definitely not enough storage. Cheers PS Re: Kitchen Layout Ideas 16Oct 30, 2012 10:56 am EcoFriendly Hi, Re your picture: Unless your tenant is selling cookware there is definitely not enough storage. Cheers PS haha, personally I think there is enough storage as the bottom cabinets are quite large. Its a family of 6 so who knows what they have in there. You never have a fridge against wall as you’ve drawn. The doors can’t open past 90 degrees and it’s difficult and maybe impossible to remove drawers 2 15583 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 20891 |