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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #154 on: August 18, 2026, 08:18:06 AM »
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #155 on: August 27, 2026, 08:55:25 PM »
Putting down a deposit, so we'll see how it goes. 
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #156 on: Today at 04:15:43 PM »
Met with a designer, who came up with a couple different layouts. Putting it to the crowd.

Layout 1

Layout 2

Hopefully the links work. The first one incorporates my original plan to move the cooktop facing the living room. However, I think the fridge is too far from the cooktop. Feels a little wonky. I'm leaning towards #2, which moves the cooktop to the back of the house. However, it feels more functional. The sink feels a little far, though. I like that there is a clear area for cooking and so multiple people can be in the kitchen without being in my way. 

Anyways, open to all thoughts - it is just a preliminary plan so we are supposed to pick one as a starting point.

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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #157 on: Today at 05:37:30 PM »
My $0.02

I like the second one because it keeps the fridge centrally located, and I think I'd prefer that.  I also like to keep the various cooking stations together, so I like the cooktop back with the oven.  

I see what you're saying about the sink feeling far.  Is it an option to move the sink to the other window, to the right of the fridge?  That'd be ideal for me.  Of course, that'd mean moving the dishwasher over a little to be nearer the sink.  

The only thing I'm not sure about is it appears the microwave is embedded in the island, and I don't think I'd like that.  I'd rather keep it back near the stove and oven.  But I don't know if that's an option.  Or you might have an overriding reason why you'd like the microwave there.  We use ours a fair bit reheating food, and I wouldn't like it that low.

But this looks like some pretty sleek options.  I like.  
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #158 on: Today at 06:41:54 PM »
Where's the refrigerator in v.2? Also, where is the sink? Functionality should be the #1, #2, and #3 concern in the kitchen. #4 is how people will fit around it while the cooks are cooking, because inevitably, you're going to have guests hanging around where the cooking takes place. Where to put them without getting in the way is key.
Workspace close to the range is a big part of functionality. Even better if it is also close to the (or a, if you have more than one) sink. If you have a prep sink, space it away from the cleaning sink, and closer to the cooktop so that both can be in use, easily, at the same time. We have our microwave in an island, below counter height. Works fine.
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #159 on: Today at 07:01:16 PM »
Of the two, I prefer the cooktop on that back wall. BTW if you are doing it and running water, set yourself up with a pot filler. It's a little thing, but worth it IMHO.

I think the cooktop facing the living room is TOO front and center. I feel like that little mini-island will serve so many other useful purposes--such as a place to set up prepared food or bar/mixers, and you'd rather want it there and accessible. The cooktop gets in the way. In that location the exhaust hood now becomes an eyesore. It'll kill visibility between the kitchen and the living room--and if you're trying to cook and watch the game, it might get in the way of that too. 

A middle ground might be the cooktop in the main larger kitchen island. It helps a cook be integrated with the party (b/c their back doesn't need to be to the crowd) and there's more counter space on that island so it's less likely to overwhelm it visually and make the island otherwise useless. My MIL had that setup (with a drawdown vent) in their last house on a BIG kitchen island and it was quite convenient to be cooking while also being part of the festivities... 

And I'll second SFBadge... I think I see where the fridge is intended to go in the one, but where's the sink in either??
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