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Talk kitchens to me, LJ!
Jun. 17th, 2008 06:47 pm...I love it when you talk kitchens!
We're planning ours, and I'm gathering tips.
Kitchens You Have Known: what has worked for you, and what hasn't? What seemed like a crazy idea but ended up being invaluable? What seemed sensible but was actually a nuisance? What's the niftiest kitchen storage arrangement you've encountered? What would your Dream Kitchen feature?
Our kitchen will be medium-sized, at 4.2m by 3.2m (excluding dining area). We'll have an island unit, with everything else along two walls, but other than that it's all pretty much up for discussion. I think I get the "work triangles" principle - can anyone tell me whether it makes a difference in practice? Someone told me recently that kitchen layout should reflect [right-]handedness, but was unfortunately unable to elaborate. Anyone heard of this? (I'm mildly ambidextrous, but comfortable being right-handed in the kitchen, if that makes a difference.)
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mollydot kindly sent me a link to this article, which I find interesting but vaguely worrisome :-) I mean to say, what if, for instance, we believe we are following the doctrines therein set out, but in fact WE ARE DELUDED FOOLZ and will therefore suffer forever from improperly positioned drawers (hurr hurr) or a surfeit of focal points? Have you picked up any nuggets of layout theory that you'd care to share?
Bring on the kitcheny wisdom! I thank you.
We're planning ours, and I'm gathering tips.
Kitchens You Have Known: what has worked for you, and what hasn't? What seemed like a crazy idea but ended up being invaluable? What seemed sensible but was actually a nuisance? What's the niftiest kitchen storage arrangement you've encountered? What would your Dream Kitchen feature?
Our kitchen will be medium-sized, at 4.2m by 3.2m (excluding dining area). We'll have an island unit, with everything else along two walls, but other than that it's all pretty much up for discussion. I think I get the "work triangles" principle - can anyone tell me whether it makes a difference in practice? Someone told me recently that kitchen layout should reflect [right-]handedness, but was unfortunately unable to elaborate. Anyone heard of this? (I'm mildly ambidextrous, but comfortable being right-handed in the kitchen, if that makes a difference.)
mollydot kindly sent me a link to this article, which I find interesting but vaguely worrisome :-) I mean to say, what if, for instance, we believe we are following the doctrines therein set out, but in fact WE ARE DELUDED FOOLZ and will therefore suffer forever from improperly positioned drawers (hurr hurr) or a surfeit of focal points? Have you picked up any nuggets of layout theory that you'd care to share?Bring on the kitcheny wisdom! I thank you.