Cooking & Baking

spooky3

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52. Also added a new kitchen during a reno--a few thoughts:

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 08:37 PM

Dec 2019

I agree with those who like the soft close drawers on lower cabinets. It is so much easier to see and reach your stuff.

Agree about planning for ease in cleaning, eg cabinets to the floor, cabinets to the ceiling (or trim to close the gap). No open shelves—dust collectors! Even if you can’t see it, it can trigger allergies.

Lazy Susans in any corner lower cabinets are great.

Agree about being careful about microwave and refrigerator placement.

Plan the kitchen and baths and everything else that is complicated WELL before construction begins. Once it begins the contractors may pressure you to make quick decisions to keep work on schedule, which means you may not get the best thought-out plans that you could, and you will not get the best price on things that are “allowances” in your contract. And you will find yourself dropping things you would rather do or need to do, to pick out materials, etc., within their tight deadlines.

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Anyone thinking about a new kitchen? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 OP

I feel the same about cupboards that don't meet the ceiling or don't have a soffit to the ceiling LakeArenal Nov 2019 #1

I just spent Ohiogal Nov 2019 #27

The thing about cleaning above the cupboards.. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #33

Very true about the cabinets... Ohiogal Nov 2019 #34

Agree wholeheartedly. I'm getting older and can't get up and down as easy anymore. blueinredohio Nov 2019 #32

Agreed spinbaby Feb 2020 #55

Do your brownies still bake well? LakeArenal Feb 2020 #57

I have a little Cape Cod --cute but cramped. dawg day Nov 2019 #2

hard to picture what you are saying. my parents have a small cape cod house Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #4

That's what we have now-- dawg day Nov 2019 #5

I hear you! And my mom's has no dishwasher so the dish rack takes up one counter Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #7

Lol, I have one of those microwaves... dawg day Nov 2019 #43

Note to self..find a way to break a microwave :) Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #45

Omg...was just laughing my ass off (quietly in bed). Googled Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #46

I have one of those WhiteTara Nov 2019 #15

I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago - quite a project. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #3

That's what's hard to translate - seeing a pic like this and knowing how much Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #6

My house is even older - built in 1885. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #8

wow, it's pretty ! I didn't realize until read article not too long ago that kitchens Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #11

Love your kitchen Freddie Nov 2019 #14

Thanks! It's not very big but the house is small, too, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #17

Actually, think the open plan is good for people who never cook. My SIL has Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #19

It's fresh, beautiful love the subway tile backsplash 🙂 MLAA Nov 2019 #26

I have been told that subway tile is passe, but I don't care. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #42

I think it has such a fresh, clean line. MLAA Nov 2019 #48

beautiful kitchen NJCher Nov 2019 #40

Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #41

Ha! Took me a while to see the cat....:) dameatball Dec 2019 #51

I did a few dinners (12 to 14 guests), for a friend that had justhanginon Nov 2019 #9

Yes - have a butler's pantry now - only problem is that it's filled with stuff I never Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #13

I wish I had a butler's pantry spinbaby Nov 2019 #49

we just remodeled my sisters top to bottom. Appliances, cabinets etc. the biggest floor Kurt V. Nov 2019 #10

So is the table in the center of the kitchen? And the island only wheeled out when Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #16

the table was moved to one wall with the leaf removed and extra chairs stoed away. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #22

I'm with you on the open kitchen Freddie Nov 2019 #12

Ha, when I am not on DU I am on house plan searches :) They actually now have Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #18

Agree, a laundry next to the bedrooms makes so much sense Freddie Nov 2019 #20

I have a laundry shute from the bedroom to the laundry dawg day Nov 2019 #44

If only they made a reverse laundry shute Freddie Nov 2019 #47

sorted and folded on the way up. ;) nt List left Dec 2019 #53

I ended up putting the stacked washer and dryer in the kitchen. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #21

My BIL's house has a stacking set in the kitchen Freddie Nov 2019 #23

I think the problem with stupid locations for laundry rooms PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #28

I remodeled most of my kitchen last year. My husband wanted an open concept but I like Luciferous Nov 2019 #24

Ah, they still made houses with quality materials Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #25

I did keep the kitchen closed off- I did the remodel myself so he pretty much let me do what I Luciferous Nov 2019 #35

I likewise hat the "open concept" thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #29

Even if you live alone - having a dedicated space for just you, the way you Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #37

We remodeled our kitchen/family room a couple year ago. MontanaMama Nov 2019 #30

"I don't like being holed up when everyone else is doing something fun" Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #38

I would kill for a pantry. yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #31

One of the things I really miss about the kitchen in our old house is the big pantry. Luciferous Nov 2019 #36

Have had a pantry for many years. Can't imagine going back to putting all that stuff Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #39

1. An under counter microwave is hard to see and use. trof Dec 2019 #50

Also added a new kitchen during a reno--a few thoughts: spooky3 Dec 2019 #52

Spam deleted by MIR Team rayshow Feb 2020 #54

Wow lots of counters hey. My only thought is to Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #56

Put your cooktop in a center island. trof Feb 2020 #58