We’d really appreciate your thoughts on our kitchen design from Magnet. I really like it but as we’re hoping to keep it for a long time don’t want to miss something crucial. It’s the first time we’ve ever had a new kitchen in a house we own.
Hi, this is only my opinion rather than anything resembling professional comments (!) but it just feels a little bit unbalanced to me with the two focal points on the back run. Excuse my scribbles but I’d put the sink, DW and bin in the island (do you also need a WM?). I’d centralise the hob and then use shelves on the left hand side to balance out the height of the oven unit. I might add wall lights either side of the mantle. I’d also consider whether you need the unit under the window and would also integrate the fridge freezer.
I’d also consider wood around the sink area, the quartz/stone may fare a lot better. Is the island equidistant each Side btw? Just wondering on the gap
Sorry, I don't think it looks good. The 2 focal points make no sense to me. The chimney (built out bit with extractor?) should be the feature, but the other bit that has the mis-matched height units over sink (which I don't like even on their own) they are more of a feature, in a bad way.
Sorry, but you did ask......... Did Magnet make it up or did you ask for those different height cabinets above sink etc?
Regarding the window tucked in the corner.... is it already there?
I should have said it’s a 1790 cottage. So the chimney breast is already in place but we had also been suggested that we just build a new wall and hid the chimney rather than make it a feature. Then we could even things out. The window is currently a door which we are converting to a window. We didn’t want to block it out completely but it is north facing and looks at the street which is why we had hadn’t put the sink there.
What a lovely space for a nice big kitchen! I imagine that all the unconventional aspects of your 1790’s cottage (like an off centre chimney!) make it really charming. In terms of your plans, I’ll focus my thoughts on functionality....
Perhaps consider a straight run of units ending at the window, rather than the corner unit. Depending upon the alcove dimensions, it might create more usable, more accessible space, especially if the alcove is wide enough to pull drawers out. I would then put a narrow decorative console table or cabinet in the space between the window and the door to the hallway.
Your island looks to be centered in the room, and thus there is quite a wide aisle across to the sink and stove. Is it too wide? If it is, you won’t use the island as much in your prep work, etc while cooking... and you’ll forever have your back turned to the rest of the room. (Moving the sink into the island would of course change this.)
Your refrigerator seems very far away. What if you moved it to where the ovens are right now? You could then place your wall ovens under the counter instead to keep them in the cooking zone.
Sorry I should have seen the chimney breast, just looked at the dimensions!
So you could put a range/ovens in the chimney to keep everything at the same height. Or just another thought (I’m not sure of the width between the oven and chimney) is to fill that gap between the oven and chimney. It could be balanced using t&g panelling on the left hand side with a shelf (Would look particularly lovely in a cottage!). Again you could put the oven in the chimney and bring the fridge over or keep ovens where they are.
Having said that it‘s obviously what you like 😊
I inherited a kitchen with an under counter fridge and the main Ff is in the utility room which sits under the kitchen! I don’t mind running downstairs to collect everything when cooking but I’m not sure if I would want to walk to collect milk, butter, water, jams etc (although appreciate you’re only crossing the room!)
Looks fab. My only thought is do you really need the cabinets above the sink? I don't like them personally and see you have a lot of storage elsewhere.
Actually plan our what you will fit in each cupboard. If you can go without those wall units I think it would feel much more open and calm.
Thanks for all the comments. I’m going back to designer to understand exactly what we have in the Island. If there is sufficient storage then the top units could go. We are seriously considering putting in a stud wall to lose the fireplace. It’s not attractive and only protrudes from the wall by 120mm so we potentially wouldn’t lose that much width to the room but probably will be cheaper than knocking the chimney more open and gives more flexibility to the position of everything.
Agree with all the comment. Remember the sink is probably the most used area so you don’t want to feel hemmed in with the wall cupboards and small shelves.
When designing a kitchen, you always need to have a WORK TRIANGLE. This involves the fridge, sink and hob. Your fridge should always be positioned next to a work surface so you can transfer food straight from the fridge to the worktop. The bin and dishwasher are always best either side of the sink so you can transfer dishes straight to the dishwasher after rinsing so you're not dripping water all over the floor creating hazards. And it's good to have the bin near the sink so you can transfer waste straight into it and then the dirty plates etc into the sink or dishwasher. Just a few tips.
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