We live in a terraced house and are currently about to extend the back lounge into a lounge/diner.
We have been saving and making do for ages and really looking forward to doing something nice - we will not be replacing the kitchen but hoping to add some more appliances.
We are a bit strapped for space as we are a family of 4 with a pet so are trying to utilize everything to our best ability.
Current diagram of the kitchen is attached.
We have a small under cupboard fridge and freezer.
The wall where the table currently sits would free up as we are going to move the table into the extension.
Worktop space is used up by:
- microwave (above drawers)
- kettle, tea/coffee containers and toaster (corner next to microwave)
- landline, wifi router and cables in box (above fridge and washing machine)
Things we would like to add/work into the space:
- american fridge/freezer, it would be amazing for my back to not have to fold myself in half everytime I need to find something
- coffee machine our dream one hence dimensions included (49cmL x 49cmH x 29cmW)
- 4 hob cooker , the current one has been here forever, we never use 6 hobs and it's knackered.
- airfryer
- dishwasher (if we remove the under counter fridge and freezer there should be space for a built in one)
- freestanding bin (currently a tiny one under the sink and I need the cupboards
)
We keep going back and forth between ideas. DP suggests we put the american fridge where the current cooker is which would actually sit really nicely but not sure where the hob and oven could go.
I thought perhaps the fridge could go on the wall that is being freed up.
But I'm not convinced it will look good - but maybe we can get a worktop attached to the wall next to it and have a spot for the coffee machine there?
We also need to keep in mind that getting a smaller cooker would free up space around the concrete lintels that we could potentially use somehow.
As you can see we are struggling to come up with any concrete ideas.
I would really appreciate some suggestions and tips from you wise mumsnetters as to what you would do with this space?