Hello everyone,
things are moving forward for us now. After visiting quite a few kitchen outlets in the past, we finally decided on IKEA. Mainly because it’s affordable – secondly, because the kitchen salespeople were almost driving me crazy in the end (a $1000 discount because the sun is shining…). IKEA doesn’t offer any consultation at all… not great either, but still better than that.
We were somewhat fixed on the layout because of the windows… now we are even more set because of the utility connections… The screed is already in place.
The cabinet fronts are Hyttan and Bodbyn – we will buy the appliances separately.
We thought the waste bin should be a pull-out unit under the sink.
A quick note about the tall cabinet row (since it’s not that visible) on the left side of the plan:
60cm (24 inches) cabinet, oven, 60cm (24 inches) cabinet, refrigerator, small freezer.
We would love to hear your opinion. Are there any things we absolutely should change? Since neither of us really has a sense for design, we would appreciate any tips or comments on that as well.
Thanks and best regards
things are moving forward for us now. After visiting quite a few kitchen outlets in the past, we finally decided on IKEA. Mainly because it’s affordable – secondly, because the kitchen salespeople were almost driving me crazy in the end (a $1000 discount because the sun is shining…). IKEA doesn’t offer any consultation at all… not great either, but still better than that.
We were somewhat fixed on the layout because of the windows… now we are even more set because of the utility connections… The screed is already in place.
The cabinet fronts are Hyttan and Bodbyn – we will buy the appliances separately.
We thought the waste bin should be a pull-out unit under the sink.
A quick note about the tall cabinet row (since it’s not that visible) on the left side of the plan:
60cm (24 inches) cabinet, oven, 60cm (24 inches) cabinet, refrigerator, small freezer.
We would love to hear your opinion. Are there any things we absolutely should change? Since neither of us really has a sense for design, we would appreciate any tips or comments on that as well.
Thanks and best regards
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nordanney15 Dec 2015 15:10I don’t see any wasted space with the carousel at all. We have two of them in the kitchen – so many items fit in there that we wouldn’t have been able to store without carousels...
Each requires 30cm (12 inches) of space per side, and it looks like this:
Each requires 30cm (12 inches) of space per side, and it looks like this:
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Doc.Schnaggls15 Dec 2015 15:30Hello,
@nordanney: Have some fun and calculate the floor space of your two carousel shelves, then compare that to the floor space you would gain in the pull-outs or cabinets if they extended all the way into the corner.
I bet you’ll end up with about the same amount, plus or minus zero.
We created the space for large pots and pans by using oversized pull-outs, both in width and height.
Regards,
Dirk
@nordanney: Have some fun and calculate the floor space of your two carousel shelves, then compare that to the floor space you would gain in the pull-outs or cabinets if they extended all the way into the corner.
I bet you’ll end up with about the same amount, plus or minus zero.
We created the space for large pots and pans by using oversized pull-outs, both in width and height.
Regards,
Dirk
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nordanney15 Dec 2015 15:35Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
We created space for large pots and pans by using oversized drawers (width and height). The worst part is, we also have those in addition – and they’re still full.
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Doc.Schnaggls15 Dec 2015 15:46- I know that...
Our kitchen is now about twice as large as in our old apartment – but here, all the cabinets are full as well...
Our kitchen is now about twice as large as in our old apartment – but here, all the cabinets are full as well...
nordanney schrieb:
Yes, but with an interior width of about 2x 25 cm (10 inches), you can’t fit that much in The point isn’t to put two 25 cm (10 inches) cabinets there, but to make the adjacent cabinets each 25 cm (10 inches) wider.
But I agree with you: no matter how big the kitchen is, a woman (or man) will always find a way to fill it up.
If a handle or something else slips so badly that the lazy Susan won’t open anymore or gets stuck, it definitely changes your opinion. I know this from my parents and am glad not to have one anymore. You really only gain space in exceptional cases. My parents have the lazy Susan in the back of a U-shaped 6 m² (65 ft²) kitchen, where no regular cabinet would have fit otherwise.
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