Kitchen redesign help

[marcski]

Do you guys cook much? I think I'd be inefficient in that kitchen since the fridge, stove, and sink are so far apart. I prefer a layout where those three things are placed close together.


Any kitchen design that doesn't include a beer tap is just like, no.

Yes, Geoff's post reminded me of something....The Kitchen Triangle. Here are a few websites (from a quick google search) that explains it!

http://www.merillat.com/space/work-smarter/index.aspx

http://www.renovationexperts.com/kitchen-work-triangle.asp

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/kitchen/f/work_triangle.htm

http://images.google.com/images?q=k...&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4

 

[Geoff]

Yes, Geoff's post reminded me of something....The Kitchen Triangle. Here are a few websites (from a quick google search) that explains it!

http://www.merillat.com/space/work-smarter/index.aspx

http://www.renovationexperts.com/kitchen-work-triangle.asp

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/kitchen/f/work_triangle.htm

http://images.google.com/images?q=k...&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4

Exactly. In Phil's layout, the triangle is quite large. It would be interesting to wear a pedometer and try to cook for a dinner party in that kitchen. It looks like it's 3 steps from the fridge to the sink and you invariably do all your prep work next to the sink. That would really slow me down. I'd be curious what a good kitchen designer could come up with in that footprint?

 

[Philpug]

Exactly. In Phil's layout, the triangle is quite large. It would be interesting to wear a pedometer and try to cook for a dinner party in that kitchen. It looks like it's 3 steps from the fridge to the sink and you invariably do all your prep work next to the sink. That would really slow me down. I'd be curious what a good kitchen designer could come up with in that footprint?

from the fridge to the stove is 6'..stove to sink is 7' , sink to fridge is 11'..that in "center to center".

Here is the garage...messy...

 

[hammer]

Here is the garage...messy...

Your messy garage is cleaner than my garage when it's "clean"...do you regularly park cars in it?

 

[Philpug]

Your messy garage is cleaner than my garage when it's "clean"...do you regularly park cars in it?

Forester and a MINI.

 

[bvibert]

Your messy garage is cleaner than my garage when it's "clean"...do you regularly park cars in it?

x2 million.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I saw that house on cribs...anyway red granite from india looks really good in a kitchen..that's what my parents have..my Dad has a wine fridge in the basement..I'll fisd out what brand it is..but it would fit in the 38 inch space..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

We got our full set of cabinets for about $6,500, and installed them ourselves (installation would have run $7,500.

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Holy crap $6.5 Gs for cabinets..that's alot of meals from Outback..

 

[ctenidae]

Holy crap $6.5 Gs for cabinets..that's alot of meals from Outback..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157604359121964/

It was worth it.
The appliances were more (and more painful- $1500 for a microwave hurt. A lot.)

The countertop is black now, and the red bump out on the ceiling is gone (and the ceiling is smooth plaster, and the recessed lights have been moved, but those pics are on another computer). The cabinets before were the Landlord-grade white melamine coated jobbies, with a black formica countertop. Pretty brutal.

Still, cooks better than an Outback kitchen, I think.

Edit: Found some: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157601622976115

 

[ccskier]

Your messy garage is cleaner than my garage when it's "clean"...do you regularly park cars in it?

This gives me some garage ambition for the near future.

 

[deadheadskier]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157604359121964/

It was worth it.
The appliances were more (and more painful- $1500 for a microwave hurt. A lot.)

The countertop is black now, and the red bump out on the ceiling is gone (and the ceiling is smooth plaster, and the recessed lights have been moved, but those pics are on another computer). The cabinets before were the Landlord-grade white melamine coated jobbies, with a black formica countertop. Pretty brutal.

Still, cooks better than an Outback kitchen, I think.

Edit: Found some: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157601622976115

does a $1500 microwave include butler service that puts an Xray vest on you every time you use it? :blink:

 

[Philpug]

I still like the Ikea cabinet..boxes and many of their other features, what I don't like is the drawers. If they made a wood drawer option, they would be fine. I have no problem taking a long weekend and getting personal with an allen wrench and a screw driver.

Note, I put the wrong second plan in the initial post, this is what I meant to put up with the island...

The island would be 4' from the stove.

 

[RootDKJ]

I'll take your kitchen any day.....compared to my 1970's cabinets and countertop!! It's just got to go. If you're looking for someone to take your old cabinets off your hands.....let me know!!

No kidding. I have this great 70's yellow sink....

x2 million.

I'd eat off that garage floor....

 

[ctenidae]

does a $1500 microwave include butler service that puts an Xray vest on you every time you use it? :blink:

I wish.

It does match the oven/dishwasher/fridge, though, so I guess we've got that going for us.

 

[marcski]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157604359121964/

That's the same fridge we ended up getting after swapping out the Amana. It is a Jenn-Aire, ctenidea, yes?

We got a kitchen-aid dishwasher as I read good things in ratings about them....and a Jenn-aire range and Micro. But our micro was nowhere near $1500. I think less than half that and we got a combo micro-convection oven.

 

[ctenidae]

That's the same fridge we ended up getting after swapping out the Amana. It is a Jenn-Aire, ctenidea, yes?

We got a kitchen-aid dishwasher as I read good things in ratings about them....and a Jenn-aire range and Micro. But our micro was nowhere near $1500. I think less than half that and we got a combo micro-convection oven.

We went all Jenn-Aire, so it all matches (which is why the microwave cost so much- it's the only one they have). Jenn-Aire was doing a deal then, and buying all 5 items at the same time gave us a better than $1000 rebate.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157604359121964/

It was worth it.
The appliances were more (and more painful- $1500 for a microwave hurt. A lot.)

The countertop is black now, and the red bump out on the ceiling is gone (and the ceiling is smooth plaster, and the recessed lights have been moved, but those pics are on another computer). The cabinets before were the Landlord-grade white melamine coated jobbies, with a black formica countertop. Pretty brutal.

Still, cooks better than an Outback kitchen, I think.

Edit: Found some: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10739106@N02/sets/72157601622976115

$1500 for a microwave..I thought they are like $100..well anyway when you're rich I guess it doesn't matter..lol..but one day I'll meet that special someone and buy a house in the burbs and I'll have no choice but to do uber expensive remodel projects if I want to go skiing out west with my peeps..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

does a $1500 microwave include butler service that puts an Xray vest on you every time you use it? :blink:

ahahahahaha..still boggles my mind..just so it matches..does it really matter if the microwave matches..lol

 

[ctenidae]

$1500 for a microwave..I thought they are like $100..well anyway when you're rich I guess it doesn't matter..lol..but one day I'll meet that special someone and buy a house in the burbs and I'll have no choice but to do uber expensive remodel projects if I want to go skiing out west with my peeps..

Rich.. I wish.

We did a (basically) gut remodel of the whole condo for about $25K, mostly because we did almost all the work ourselves (I don't do plumbing when it involves tapping into the main sewer line)

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Rich.. I wish.

We did a (basically) gut remodel of the whole condo for about $25K, mostly because we did almost all the work ourselves (I don't do plumbing when it involves tapping into the main sewer line)

Since you did the labor yourself..that means you likely added more than $25k to the value of the condo right???