Hello,
we are currently renovating our house and remodeling it at the same time.
However, we are unsure about the doors and the kitchen layout. There should be a double sliding glass door between the kitchen and the living room. But now we have a problem with the doors leading to the kitchen and living room. I’m attaching the original plan showing how it was before.
I have marked the doors in the plans.
Option 1, with separate doors for the kitchen and living room, was our favorite for a long time. But somehow, we can’t arrange the kitchen so that the island fits well and there is enough space to move comfortably everywhere.
The advantage would be that you can quickly reach the kitchen from the main entrance and the new staircase. Also, you can access the living room directly from the hallway.
Now we are considering option 2. The kitchen planning seems much easier here. The downside is that there would be only one access, meaning you would almost always have to go through the sliding door to the living room. The advantage, however, is that the kitchen would be somewhat separated and have its own defined area. You also wouldn’t have the island directly in front of you when entering the kitchen.
The disadvantages are longer walking distances and a potential traffic bottleneck in the house.
We are currently a bit uncertain.
The steel beams for the removed walls in the living room and hallway have already been installed. Openings for the new doors have not been made yet. With option 2, we could save creating one opening.
we are currently renovating our house and remodeling it at the same time.
However, we are unsure about the doors and the kitchen layout. There should be a double sliding glass door between the kitchen and the living room. But now we have a problem with the doors leading to the kitchen and living room. I’m attaching the original plan showing how it was before.
I have marked the doors in the plans.
Option 1, with separate doors for the kitchen and living room, was our favorite for a long time. But somehow, we can’t arrange the kitchen so that the island fits well and there is enough space to move comfortably everywhere.
The advantage would be that you can quickly reach the kitchen from the main entrance and the new staircase. Also, you can access the living room directly from the hallway.
Now we are considering option 2. The kitchen planning seems much easier here. The downside is that there would be only one access, meaning you would almost always have to go through the sliding door to the living room. The advantage, however, is that the kitchen would be somewhat separated and have its own defined area. You also wouldn’t have the island directly in front of you when entering the kitchen.
The disadvantages are longer walking distances and a potential traffic bottleneck in the house.
We are currently a bit uncertain.
The steel beams for the removed walls in the living room and hallway have already been installed. Openings for the new doors have not been made yet. With option 2, we could save creating one opening.
Hello,
I would leave out the door between the kitchen and hallway in option 1 and not install a sliding door. This creates more space in the kitchen, and it appears separate since the entrance to the living area does not go through the kitchen. We have it done similarly, and it works well.
Best regards,
Dirk Grafe
I would leave out the door between the kitchen and hallway in option 1 and not install a sliding door. This creates more space in the kitchen, and it appears separate since the entrance to the living area does not go through the kitchen. We have it done similarly, and it works well.
Best regards,
Dirk Grafe
An update after a long time:
We chose option 2 without the sliding door.
We have now been living for half a year with just one passage and are very satisfied with it :-) The kitchen is visually separated, and we don’t have too much circulation space :-)
The open kitchen generally doesn’t bother us. The only annoyance is that when someone is working in the kitchen, the other person can’t watch TV “in peace.” But this is really quite manageable.
We designed the island purely as a work island. It works well.
We chose option 2 without the sliding door.
We have now been living for half a year with just one passage and are very satisfied with it :-) The kitchen is visually separated, and we don’t have too much circulation space :-)
The open kitchen generally doesn’t bother us. The only annoyance is that when someone is working in the kitchen, the other person can’t watch TV “in peace.” But this is really quite manageable.
We designed the island purely as a work island. It works well.
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