Kitchen success - thanks everyone!
I posted a design dilemma in July 2015 about our kitchen/walk in pantry/laundry. Thought I'd share success details of that plus the kitchen. Many thanks to everyone for sensible ideas back in July on pantry/laundry, especially LouieT and Riche Design :-) Thanks Sarah Tilley of Mi Designer Styling for excellent and timely advice re all my many (!) questions on layout, colours, finishes etc etc. Sensible but delicious advice/ideas/alternatives :-) Kitchen: Here's our (almost) finished kitchen (work still to do on stools, new fridge...) Cupboards laminate (laminex silver grey and charcoal), bench Essa stone promenade, end panels and splashback custom made (chez moi!), inspired by The Painted Hive (see below) and stackstone. Appliance cupboard below MW is 500 deep (bench is 700 deep), twin bifold doors. 'Cupboard' to left of fridge is actually an integrated freezer.
Design inspired by Roundhouse Kitchens (love!)
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and The Painted Hive relove project
Walk in pantry/laundry The tall double doors on the right of the kitchen back wall are a 'hidden' entry to the walk in pantry/laundry. I ended up cutting the laundry in half to get a decent walk in pantry. This is all a very hard working space. Small but functional. Mail gets filed on left, whiteboard & corkboard on right with charging station above. Pantry shelves are 250 & 400 deep. In laundry: very small sink; dog sleeps below the clothes airer; clothes airer sits on lowered benchtop (when not outside) so it fits height with our 2.4 ceilings; so I can dry clothes even when raining... I can drop in an extra piece of bench when I want to make bench full width (obviously when clothes airer isn't there). WM below bench, dryer on wall above.
This was all part of a massive reno we did to turn our house around to be able to make more of the backyard :-) Old and new floorplans:
That's all folks!
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cloudpants
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Comments (2)More pictures...See Moreopen plan living, kitchen diner.
Comments (11)Hi flair lighting. The back door over by the laundry is the one that would be used by us day to day. as the cars will be parked around the back of the house (maybe under a carport later on) away from our view. When guests arrive they will come in through the front door, which we are having some design issues with. We like it so when you open the front door people can't see straight into your living area. you never know who's gonna knock on your door! i really hear you about the fact that it leads to the bedrooms, but really unsure how to remedy this.also the laundry is by the back door so when you do the washing you can easily nip out the back door to the washing line which is out the back also away from view. our coats and shoes can be stored in the laundry also. was thinking lisa, that maybe a bench seat against the wall as you walk in the front door with a couple of coat hooks for guests? Lol we dont really get guests. In our current home i can count on one hand the amount of times the front door gets used. we just access through our internal garage.... any thoughts....See MoreKitchen layout?
Comments (6)Get rid of that bulky corner pantry because it dominates the entire kitchen visually and floor space wise. A well designed cupboard pantry flat against the wall will hold all you need and free up floor space for a larger counter/bench or possibly an island if you wish....See MorePlease critique our kitchen design
Comments (6)Thanks for your comments everyone. We've taken your advice (Luke and NH) and changed the island to a rectangle (1200 x 3000). We lose one breakfast bar seat but gain storage and dining room space plus it shortens the distances from the island to the cooktops. It also removes the need for a corner carousel. We're much happier with this result. Dairy_maid, we've done what you suggested and walked through some common tasks. Overall it works reasonably well although we may keep some coffee spoons and butter knives in the scullery drawers for morning toast and coffee. We've also invested in a "silent" rangehood which has the motor on the outside of the house behind the fridge and we've upgraded the scullery sink to one that is 600 x 400 (internal size). Fabrication starts tomorrow. Woohoo. Once again, thanks so much for taking the time to respond. The design has been significantly improved with your input....See More
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6 years agoOverall I’m very happy with the pantry. Shelves work well; enough space to store lots of stuff but easy access to all of it. Good standing space in the middle.
Overall width 1140mm x 800mm deep.
Shelves at back 400mm deep, side shelves 250mm deep.
Hope the pics help. Best I could get in the tight space! It was built in 2 halves hence the centre divide as it was the only way to get it in!
clarecazza
6 years agoOverall I’m very happy with the pantry. Shelves work well; enough space to store lots of stuff but easy access to all of it. Good standing space in the middle.
Overall width 1140mm x 800mm deep.
Shelves at back 400mm deep, side shelves 250mm deep.
Hope the pics help. Best I could get in the tight space! It was built in 2 halves hence the centre divide as it was the only way to get it in!
Nicole A
6 years ago
PROPDL by Schneider Electric
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Ivy Lu
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAmazingly nice people here! And thanks for all the sharing!
I am working on a tiny walk-in pantry for my new build; it is actually a pantry in a scullery, as most Chinese people do, I will use the scullery as a second kitchen (imaging the smoke and greasy fume from woking!) so I am desperately in need of a pantry to store (and protect) stuff. Our designer actually scorns the idea of a walk-in pantry in a scullery; anyway I've got only 1.0m * 2.2m space to work on. I need a worktop to marinade food (with hundreds of spices near by) and knead doughs for bread, plenty of shelves of different depth, and some floor space for tall things like steam mop etc.
The picture is what I now fancy about: when the sliding door opens, I will have wide clearance at the back to work on the benchtop (deeper part 600mm, shallower part 350mm), shallower benchtop is used for small appliances, and shelves of different depths on the left and bottom wall.
My husband laughs and says he'd never seen such an irregular pantry. Does it work at all? Any suggestion? Please!
cloudpants