Kitchen

Approximate Size and location:

  • 16×22
  • South side of home

Furniture/fixtures to accommodate:

APPLIANCES & FIXTURES

  • Column fridge/freezer
  • Induction Cooktop
  • Vent Hood
  • Workstation sink
  • Dishwasher
  • Island Sink
  • Island Dishwasher
  • Double Ovens
  • Garbage Disposals
  • Drawer microwave
  • Water Filtration?

STOVETOP or RANGE area

  • If using an Induction cooktop, pots and pans drawers underneath.
  • Narrow pullout on one side of stovetop for stirring and serving utensils.
  • Spice cabinet upper to left of stove with organizers. 
  • Spice drawers also below.
  • Backsplash, not counter slab
  • ?Ledge or shelf for decorative salt, pepper, etc. (Very little open shelving otherwise, except to enhance design.)
  • Hood matches upper cabinets with squared profile, vent fan in attic?
  • Cabinets down to counter on either side of cooktop landing space.
  • Plenty of landing space on either side of stovetop.

ISLAND area

  • Wood cabinetry, to resemble furniture.
  • 60-66’ deep (two base cabinets back-to-back with bar seating on at least one side. Maybe 2 seats on end as well.
  • Quartzite counter, no waterfall.
  • Secondary sink
  • Dishwasher
  • Trash pull-out
  • Prep sink in island?
  • Seating? 

SINK area (still debating whether to have a perimeter sink in the kitchen or just a secondary sink in pantry for heavy cleanup)

  • Facing south against a large, low window with deep ledge, or even with countertop. Maybe even an inset for little herb garden.
  • Single-basin workstation sink.
  • Two faucets if large enough sink.
  • Drawer at bottom of sink cabinet.
  • Under-sink filter.
  • Dishwasher on right and double trash pullouts on left of sink. (Could change.)
  • Silverware storage next to dishwasher or behind in island.
  • Plate and bowl storage drawers next to dishwasher.
  • Sports bottle storage in upper cabinet next to dishwasher.

FRIDGE area

  • 30” panel-ready fridge and freezer tower units
  • Small beverage area
  • Landing space directly across from fridge to load/unload groceries. 
  • Glassware storage nearby

FOOD PREP area

  • Near sink
  • Cutting board storage
  • Knife pullout near cutting boards
  • Colander storage in uppers
  • Food storage containers nearby.
  • Baking dish and sheet pan storage in lower drawers.
  • Silverware drawer
  • Flat utensil drawer
  • No drawer microwave

DOUBLE OVEN area

  • Identified landing area
  • Drawer for hot pads nearby
  • Drawer for tongs, thermometer

CABINETRY

  • Shaker, white oak or white or combo
  • Frameless
  • Full overlay doors
  • Soft-close hinges
  • Primarily drawers in lowers
  • Paneled dishwasher(s) and fridge
  • Panels on end of island
  • Combination of pulls and knobs
  • Right-angle corners with lazy susan?
  • No hinged doors on corners cabinets.
  • Under-cabinet lighting on one switch with dimmers
  • Lighting concealed with light rail trim

COUNTERTOPS and BACKSPLASH

  • Taj Mahal Quartzite or similar
  • Side outlets unless not allowed. Then pop-ups.

Finishes/fixtures installed by builder:

  • All

Finishes/fixtures to be sourced by owner after occupancy:

  • (must know dimensions ahead)

Inspiration Images:

Main kitchen, cabinetry, island, appliances

Nice layout. Unsure about this much wood.
Breakfast area with cabinet, rear pantry
I LOVE a lot about this kitchen. Clear island, sink under windows. Two-sides of seating on island. Unsure about this much wood stain. Gorgeous floor.
Windowed pantry-scullery, beautiful wood and paint combo. No to gables around range.
Windowed pantry-scullery, beautiful wood and paint combo. Iffy on corbels around range. Probably prefer cabinet down to counter.
Layout-interesting wrap around kitchen. Dislike fridge and freezer locations
Like the beams but there are too many. Like the white perimeter, wood island. Prefer hood with straight sides. Like the floor.
MDH? I love the shallow cabinets in the breakfast area. Like the simple backspash. Dislike hood.
I toured this house in Texas. Beyond fridge is a walk-in desk area. On left is a walk-in pantry. Dining is between kitchen and living. Narrow end of island is a little weird for prepping. Super spacious kitchen.
Another view of Kentwood Texas kitchen.
Pantry white closed cabinetry
Pantry white closed cabinetry
Like the simple hood detail.
So much light! <3 Unsure about arch.
Love the color combo. Prefer straight-sided hood and no corbels to the counter. Prefer less fancy crown.
Beverage fridge in island if deep enough? Like simplicity of fireplace. Prefer shelves on sides. Love long cabinet wall with spacious beverage area. Maybe include pocketing doors.
Angle including breakfast area. I prefer lighter island, but like most of this. I like the ladder rail.
Beautiful backsplash and counter. I love the kitchen cabinet doors (simple Shaker). I’m hoping for no face frames with full overlay doors. These are Inset?
Pretty pantry door. I’d want it to be a pocket door. Hood looks to be simple as I’d want.
Another view of recessed breakfast area.
I like the fireplace stone. Ignore rest.
Squared-off hood is nice. Outset gas cooktop.
Another view that shows exit to outside.
I am in love with this treatment around tower cabinets. I worry about moisture around the base of a cabinet touching the counter. Does it need to be this high?
I like the single door to the patio when larger doors aren’t open. Placement is negotiable. Ignore the rest of this.
Nice beverage area. I’m ok with a couple of appliances out, but would prefer a tower cabinet to house mixes and potions.

Kitchen floor plan options to consider. Some in photo form.

The floor plans shown are only for the kitchen, breakfast, pantry portions. I’m attracted to the idea of a sink on the south wall as well as a sink on the island. If there is a bright open breakfast area, perhaps that is not a huge consideration.

Potential kitchen layout with sinks under windows? Sink(s) on south wall.
This layout is very fascinating to me. Part open, part closed back kitchen. I dislike the fridge location.
If space allows, I like the seating on one or both ends of the island.
I like the center of this home. Need more main cabinetry. The E/W sides would have to be reversed. There’s no formal dining?
Nice dark/cool pantry separation from scullery. Oven will block path to pantry when open.
Interesting kitchen layout where the island is not inline with the fireplace. I’d like to think about whether this would provide some noise control between the two spaces.

Kitchen extras

This is just a place to store ideas when it comes time to plan out cabinetry.