Poxy said:
This is a 1.4m x 2m kitchen - very small. Once you factor in a 600mm
benchtop along the side and end, it's only 800mm x 1.4m.
Similar to ours, just smaller. Yes, it is a one person kitchen or two
with care.
Basically out bottom shelving is U shaped. On the left is dishwasher,
then undersink cupboard, then corner unit (bi-fold doors). Middle of U
is set of drawers, then the other corner unit, then stove (gas bench top
and electric oven) and a small, thinish appliance cupboard (mixmaster
fits). This works for us.
The sink is very flat with one draining board on right, so if that
suits, you can do something similar. Personally, I would put the
draining board on the left over the dishwasher if we did it again
(mainly to do with encouraging people to leave the flick tap in the
coldwater position. We also fitted a filtered water tap on the lefthand
side of the sink.
They say you need 3 points; sink, stove and fridge as easily connected,
which ours does, but the fridge is just like a little further away
)microwave on top - we cook, not warm up {
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We have top shelves on the bottom of the U and on the right (range hood
in middle - not ducted, but we could easily have had it).
Note, we are not appliance people, but we have acculmulated a few, so we
eventually set up an appliance shelf in another room (open arch acces).
It was the slow cooker and various slicer-dicer gifts that prompted the
need.
Now, to bring this on-topic {
, I'd recommend two double outlets on
the bottom wall, with under pelmet light (flour strip) switch
incorporated into one of them. The trick is to position them so they
discourage people from putting heat sources (electric jug, frypan) over
the joins in the bench top. You will not use four electric appliances at
once, but somestuff will almost be permanently plugged in.
I also positioned a ring flourescent over the sink. Oh, yeah, window on
left side as well, rip out window, install bench top under window and
re-install window {
(no splashback).
If you want a pic, send me an email (do maths = no spam) and I can send
you a few.
I've been through
pretty much every option for using the under-bench in the corner, inlcuding
the Hettich(sp?) and Blum corner devices (none of which will fit as there's
not enough space either side of the corner) and am at a bit of a loss.
they didn't work for me/us either. We just accepted that not everything
needs to be at the front, e.g. rarely used casserole dish. or spare
flour, tissues, vinegar.
That's where the idea of having the coffee machine and grinder descend into
the corner space to be replaced with benchtop came from, and it seemed like
a cool project. However, it's rather hard to implement, so I haven't pursued
it too far.
Get a decent mouse mat.
That is the hard part. I don't like them as they are too restrictive. I
really need a better position so I just use another area, or swap to
left handed {
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