Need help remodeling kitchen

il y a 8 ans

My kitchen in Arizona is big but poorly laid out I would like to open it up to the rest of the house so I can see from the front of the house to the back which doesn't leave me any upper cabinets any suggestions?

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Barbara Almandarz

il y a 8 ans

It's a little difficult to get a full sense of your kitchen layout. From these pictures it appears you have 2 cabinets suspended in front of your large window. Is there a walkway between your sink and the windows? Looks like patio door there too.

That being said, I'd remove those 2 cabinets which partially block the light and view. The passthrough to the dining room probably does have a structural support post there. (Assume the worst). You can have a long support beam put in that area to eliminate that post. These 2 changes would give you a big open kitchen. You will definitely lose some storage space making these changes. Not sure what is to the immediate right of your kitchen. Is there room on that wall to make a little pantry?Not sure of your budget, I'd also consider changing the tiled counters to match your (marble?) counter island. Also restain your cabinets to a darker color (maybe gray?) This of course will lead you to changing your floor tiles as well.

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il y a 8 ans
If you are considering removing walls, you should get an expert to determine whether the walls are load bearing or not.
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Kaestner Designs - Kitchens, Baths & Interiors
il y a 8 ans
Wall removal, yes...and can you get pics at night with a flash so we can better see the room?
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merci beaucoup de ces informations, pas de souci c'est bien normal de privilégier vos projets persos. Avec la base que vous avez faites ce ne sera pas très difficile. En tout cas merci pour ce site, je n'ai pas encore pu trop me pencher dessus mais ça a l'air top. Alix, ça rend super bien même si c'est un peu petit à l'écran. (il y a peut-être une fonction pour enregistrer l'image qui donnerait une meilleure qualité qu'une impression d'écran?) par contre je ne mettrais pas l'armoire et le banc dans ce sens car là ça va être coincé coincé. Personnellement je le mettrais en parallèle du coffrage du compteur électrique. Et je mettrais le bureau sous la fenêtre, comme ça jolie vue quand on veut s'échapper 2 minutes des tâches administratives, et pas de reflets sur l'écran! Par contre ne pas coller le bureau au mur s'il y a un radiateur pour ne pas faire chauffer l'ordi et empêcher la circulation d'air chaud. Sinon sur la dispo du reste je trouve ça pas mal, je suppose que vous aussi?! Pour la déco c'est trop petit pour se rendre compte mais la multiplication des sources d'éclairage indirectes pour le côté cocooning c'est super. Par contre je ne sais pas si c'est une bonne chose de prendre 3 fois le même modèle de lampadaire, ça va peut être faire trop figé? (mais peut-être qu'il n'y a pas trop de choix sur le logiciel?) Manque un tapis peut-être. Pour la cuisine, du coup vous optez pour ouverte sur le salon ou fermée avec une verrière? (à titre personnel je vous l'ai déjà dit, pour bruit, odeurs et masquer les casseroles qui traînent je vous conseille la 2e solution surtout que vous avez la lumière du jour dans la pièce...) Pas moyen de caser quelques étagères supplémentaires sous cette fenêtre?? Pour mettre une rangée de belle tasses ou bols par exemple? PS: pensez à la place pour vos torchons de cuisine"en cours", je n'ai pas regretté d'avoir laissé 10-15 cm entre 2 meubles pour installer un porte torchon coulissant. Ma mère a oublié, du coup ça traîne un peu partout et c'est moche (je les avais enlevés pour la photo ;-)
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handicapper15
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il y a 8 ans
Thank you for the advice. I am looking at ripping out everything and starting new. Taking down the uppers is a must but I will lose a lot of storage. Maybe a wall cabinet with sliding shelves will help the problem.
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Kitchen Cabinets Reno
il y a 8 ans
Depending on width of space you may be able to turn island and add 12" base cabinets behind the 24"bases making a 36" wide island
Gregory Fritz
il y a 8 ans
Dernière modification :il y a 8 ans
take out the ceiling soffit on opposite side and use 42" tall cabinets so they go to the ceiling. That will give you back alot of space for the uppers you lose and look far better. Replace counters with Quartz, NOT granite. Granite is out now... it emits Radon,and whether it is safe or not is now up for debate. I'd put down new tile as well, perhaps the stuff that looks like wood might be nice in a kitchen, that stuff comes in tons of colors from white, gray, to black.
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il y a 8 ans
Those blocking cabinets have to GO! What about a taller cabinet that sits on the countertop like the custom aluminum door unit we made for this client? We made two cabinets - one set with doors, the other for display with glass.

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acm
il y a 8 ans
Wherever your fridge ends up, plan to embed it in full-depth pantry cupboards. That will make a huge difference. What's on the wall opposite the current fridge? you might want to get that wall into the picture too. I recommend a kitchen designer, who can help you milk your space for every inch of storage to make up for what you lose.
wilmerding
il y a 8 ans
Response to Gregory fritz about removing soffit........may have ducting or plumbing or electrical running through the soffit
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Hingeworks
il y a 8 ans
To make up for lost upper wall cabinet storage, add a couple taller base cabinets (45"+) in the island or the end of a wall run of cabinets. I have designed those into multiple kitchens, and clients love them.
Elizabeth Barrett
il y a 8 ans
Basic design elements.

1) Lines. Get clean, crisp, architectural lines in whatever style you choose. (Imagine every line interruption is going to cost $5000.00, that'll wake you up to 'em!) Hmm, that means in an 8 foot ceiling those cabinets must go to the ceiling. And a fridge must be next to a wall and often flanked by floor to ceiling cabinets. Gives a clean line. Choosing a simple stainless steel box hood over the stove pipe style will minimize lines and will be so much easier to clean, too.

2) Colour. Think as an artist and a good designer does about what contrast ratio you want; by this I mean thinking all your "colours" as delegated to only black, gray and white, (or as an artist speaks, dark tone, mid tone, and light tone).

Seeing your proposed future kitchen schematic plan this way in a black and white, will help you to see and thus understand your contrast better - like making a recipe - how much of each ingredient do you want?

Rembrandt preferred a lot of dark and a little bit of light, with not much mid tone. Monet preferred a lot of light, good dose of mid tone, and just a little dark... You can be sure they knew what they were doing to create their effect and wow factor. Masters always do.

3)- Texture. Shiny, matte. Rough, smooth. Again, what is your recipe here?

4) - Light. Maybe the hardest of all to get right.

Having you and your designer be aware of these design elements and planning accordingly will result in you and your guests getting that wow feeling every time you look/walk into your new kitchen. Good luck!
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Unique Design Solutions, LLC
il y a 8 ans
Make sure to check out our Granite Mini Slab options for new counters as well as our tile options for flooring. Visit us at www.rockbottomtileandstone.com to see all your options and give us a call if you need any information!
nikitasmom
il y a 8 ans
Check out this link for ideas on kitchen/dining combination. Removing the wall to dining room could give you an entire wall of cabinetry.

http://www.houzz.com/photos/query/kitchen-dining-combo
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Vicki Simon Interior Design
il y a 8 ans
I am in opposition to built-in cabinets, especially uppers. Maybe not having upper cabinets isn't such a bad thing. Try re-thinking about your kitchen, not in terms of what you can "store" or stash away, or never use. But, instead think of your kitchen in terms of--how can I make accessible items that I do use regularly?

Open shelving, having things out that are regularly used, displayed in an attractive way like monochromatically, is both more functional and more beautiful.

Just wanted to offer up a different point of view.

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