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bortel schrieb:

A really nice kitchen. The only thing that bothers me are all the hinged doors. We have pull-outs with compartments behind them, which I find much better than hinged doors.

Well, there are only three doors. The pull-outs probably won't hold everyday items. And if you look at the entire front, it creates a very uniform appearance. Individual pull-outs would have made the look quite busy.

@bortel That's true, we decided on internal drawers to improve the appearance. The front would have looked too busy with all the drawers and the resulting high-contrast joints.

@evelinoz I hadn’t even noticed the side panels. I’ll give that some thought. We are so strongly opposed to P2O that we didn’t want it there either.

I also really like the kitchen, and whether it is practical or not is very subjective. We received similar criticism about ours, but for us, it works great.

The only thing I don’t personally like, which is just a matter of taste, is the countertop. At least from the pictures, it doesn’t quite suit the oak cabinet fronts and the flooring together. For me, the third “color tone” is a bit distracting, and I would have preferred either a black countertop or an oak one (which would have to be real wood). But of course, that’s a matter of personal preference.

kbt09 schrieb:

Who is dripping on the floor?

Wet hands, pots, etc., are not always avoidable.

kbt09 schrieb:

The oven is very conveniently located to the island, and otherwise I don’t need it within the immediate work triangle.

You’re cooking something in the pan and want to put it in the oven afterward, crossing around the kitchen island every time.

kbt09 schrieb:

Unlike the annoying and now popular island cooktops with downdraft vents and the risk of cross drafts affecting the extraction, here there is a great niche. The fumes can hardly escape.

Still, you’re looking at a wall, and the ventilation is never 100% effective anyway.

kbt09 schrieb:

Around the sink on this island, 2 to 3 people can comfortably work. Even at the cooktop, 2 people can work alongside the 2 to 3 people around the sink.

Without knowing the specific conditions, I’d say that usually only 1 or 2 people are cooking anyway.

kbt09 schrieb:

And not everyone needs a show kitchen.

That’s not the point. I just find it a bit unfortunate when so much money is invested but then compromises are made. One of the purposes of an open kitchen is that people can see each other and aren’t isolated while cooking—you can look outside.
Here, I would miss that visibility if people are in the living room.

What I like:
+ Appearance
+ Space

@cschiko Thank you. The color combination is, of course, a matter of personal taste like many things. We really like the combination of concrete, anthracite, and oak. A black countertop was not an option for us, and we didn’t dare to choose wood.

I think the kitchen turned out great! Visually very stylish, and the idea of having the cooktop recessed in an alcove is fantastic. Opinions on this can vary, but it clearly shows that what one person criticizes, another sees as a success. Some people prefer the oven close to the cooktop, but for me, that’s completely unimportant. I feel the same way about having a preparation island facing the room rather than a cooktop. You rarely stir something in a pot for an entire hour.

What also speaks in favor of having the cooktop along the countertop run instead of on the island is that splattering grease while frying is better contained on the alcove panels or backsplash rather than splashing all over the island or even the floor around it. And it’s definitely preferable to avoid grease splashes hitting the person watching me cook at the island, wine in hand.