Personal Kitchen and Bathroom Renovation

[Dippndots]

So, I'm gonna be renovating my kitchen and bathroom (turning 1 bathroom into 1.5) this year, so I thought I'd put my corona skills to tangible use!

I'll get some photos of what it looks like now soon, for now, here is my first design of the kitchen. I've neglected a fair amount of detail as the goal right now is to get the kitchen shape/layout sorted

I'll be building 95% of this from Ikea's kitchen system. The kitchen will hold by washer and dryer now too, they're behind the slotted door.

I might get bathroom drafts done this weekend, depends...

Feel free to chime in!

Edit: Here is what im working with, the wall in the cgi lies just in front of where the fridge is currently:

[Paul Springer]

Im not a arhviz expert but i design/build homes for a living.  Seeing the render I would consider changing to an L shaped kitchen with the cooktop on the peninsula.  Maybe try to get some overhang to pull bar stools up.  Island if must have, use a 24'x42"+- work surface island - maybe steel or see through style to reduce the crowded effect currently i see.

My opinion only.  I don't know the breakfast area dimension so i assume you would have 8x10 min left over for that.

Changes are free at this point so your smart about what your doing.

Good luck,
P

[Dippndots]

Hi Paul, thanks for the feedback, I definitely agree with the crowded feel, I made some changes last night to that effect, and moved the breakfast bar to the end of the island.

I think adding the overhang to the island it a good idea too, the gap been the island and the other units is 1.2m currently so I think I can afford to bring the island closer and extend the worktop out to the other wall, I'll make the changes tonight.

Also, I remeasured the washer/dryer and slotted door will be flush with the rest of the units.

[Eszter Kallai]

It looks good. It would be more practical though to have only the preparation table and the breakfast area as a kitchen island. And place the sink & cooktop & dishwasher in front of the wall.
I'm missing the drainer next to the kitchen sink. Isn't there enough room for a proper dining table with 4 chairs maybe?

Will you get new finishes on the floor also?

[Dippndots]

Hey Berta, sounds like your thinking of an L shape like Paul was suggesting above?

I'm pretty against the L shape design (hate corner cupboards), so I'm definitely trying to make a galley work the best I can.

I've opted for a single sink bowl, as I've had one before and not missed the draining bowl. A full size dining table can fit at the front of the house so the bar only needs to fit 2 or 3 chairs.

I haven't decided on the floors (current floor in attached updates), on one hand I'm not a huge fan of the current tiles, but at the same time, they have been flawless since they were installed 30 years ago!

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Updates:
Tried out using the raised 600mm units that IKEA sell to add more sense of space, as well as increasing the bar width. 1 option uses 600mm units all the way down the island, with a ~850mm deep worktop. The other option uses the 600mm partially, widens the worktop to ~1m and adds some shallow base cabinets on the backside to reclaim some of the lost storage in going with the 600mm bases.

Both options narrow the gap between both sides to 1200mm and 1100mm respectively. Will put some boxes in place on the weekend to simulate it in real-life to see if 1100 is maybe too narrow.

Option1:


Option2:

[Paul Springer]

dots,

add volume in the room by - maybe trade skylight for a window on the long wall-make part of the storage above island see through ( metal shelves suspend from ceiling, etc) Someone on other side of work zone will not see you you can't see them.

Other: Lower the seating eating area of the bar top down to 77cm ( table height) for std chairs look online.

Do some before/after one day along with shaded renders.  thx for posting your work

[Dippndots]

Hey Paul, I'm in a terrace with neighbors on both sides unfortunately, otherwise I would love to punch a window in the hallway wall!

Making the suspended cabinets see through is a great idea, I'll play with glass doors/metal frames/etc this weekend. Ditto on the lowered bar area.

Definitely planning to document the whole process, stay tuned!

[Dippndots]

So after so real-world measurements and testing, I realistically have to close the gap and not have an island, otherwise the bar was just too close to the back door. This is pretty close to the final design, just a couple things to check regarding some custom shelving I'll need to make for the fridge area and a cover for the end of the bar to hide the steel supports for the hanging worktop of the bar.

Once that's done it'll be time to start choosing finishes (settled on the smoked cabinet doors up top though). I've decided I will change the tiles, as I discovered the don't continue under any of the current kitchen cabinets!