Advice on Kitchen layout designs attached

[Trixiepixie6]

I’m wondering if anyone can help me with my kitchen layout please.I have 3 slightly different designs and I’m confused which one to go for and what if anything I can add. Our kitchen is 18 years old it was in the house when we bought it but the current design isn’t practical for a family of 5 and now it’s starting to fall apart I would appreciate any advice thanks 😊

Hi, OP - is the third one of the same room? It seems much smaller with a different arrangement of windows.

Did you have any specific concerns about either of the options? What do you like/not like about them?

Yes it’s all the same room, First 2 we’re done by the same person and the 3rd by someone else so that’s why it looks different. I can only put up 3 photos so I tried to get the best 3 if you know what I mean. I had it in my head that the peninsula should be in right side On the same run as the sink and cooker but then I got the design with had it on the left which Got me thinking 🤔 if that would be better

Here’s a few more photos from different angles, this Design no 1

I love number one, don't know why but it feels like you have more worktop space. I'm not keen on number three at all (sorry).

How often do you use the door at the back of the room. If rarely, then 1 might be good. But if kids & dogs and everyone is running back & forth to the back door all the tome, then 2 means they don't bump into the chef.

Design no2

Design 3

If people are likely to sit with you whilst you're prepping foods or vice versa then I'd go for number 2 so you can be chopping / prepping and be side in to those at the breakfast bar. But I'd also bring the floor cupboards out to full width so you have more useable worktop on that opposite side too - but measure that bit out in your room to make sure there is enough passing space, it looks like there would be but I'd double check

I have a peninsula. I have just redesigned kitchen and I moved it from one side to the other. Originally it was in front of you as you walked in the room now it's the other side. It has made a massive improvement in how open and airy the room feels as you go in.

This is the kitchen at the moment, the door is coming in from the hall.

Number 2 is the only one where the units don’t block the door so much. I don’t like 1 or 3 because they do.

Thanks, I know what you mean about the peninsula on the left blocking the flow. Any idea How to make the left side more appealing if I just go with a run of presses? The presses will be full depth.

I’d leave that left wall empty until after the kitchen section. You could make the peninsula longer to compensate a bit. But that will give you less cupboard space.

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Hi OP, are you dead set on a peninsula?

I would just go with a run of units on the left hand side and i’d go all the way down to where the wall juts out. Then I’d have tall larder/ dresser-type units on the right hand side.

I asked you this before (I don’t see my post here maybe you re-posted) but what size is the room? I’m just wondering what the measurement is between the left and right side. I know you have a plan posted but I can’t see the dimensions as I’m on my phone.

Hi Mamette, the room is 10w x 18ft long. I would really like a peninsula, somewhere people can be when I’m working in the kitchen. I have a makeshift one at the moment and I find it handy for that reason, otherwise I find people are standing around leaning up against presses when they want to be in the kitchen talking to you. Hope that makes sense 😅

OP when we did our kitchen i found Houzz really useful for layout ideas.

I found it helpful to think about things in terms of zones:
Food prep zone
Cooking zone
Plating up/clearing up zone
And potentially eating zone, if that might be a thing
You want your sink as accessible to all zones as possible
The main work surfaces accessible to the fridge.
And if you'll have people coming in/out while someone is cooking, have your fridge and glasses cupboards on the edge of your prep zone so people can come in and grab a quick drink without getting in the way of the chef
Oven as close to hob as possible and you definitely don't want to have to cross a "walk way" a long distance carrying a boiling pan of water to the sink, so hob and sink should be as close as possible
Similarly when you take a hot dish out of the oven, where will you put it down? Easiest is on the hob. So if possible hob & oven should be close together.

Of your designs I prefer option 1 - you have your dining zone against the left wall which provides balance in terms of use. If you have the peninsula on the right you will realistically be doing everything along that one wall, and won't use the work surfaces along the left wall, and it will unbalanced.
If you can separate your fridge from your oven I would but can understand that might not be practical.
If you're having a dishwasher I'd pop it under the window at the peninsula end so you have dirty plates, washing up etc to the right of the fridge and away from your prep/cooking zone.

Also think about, do you want pan drawers rather than cupboards (definitely a yes from me) if so those need to be in your prep/cooking zone. Same question for plates - drawers or cupboards (again I'd go with drawers if you can) so those and cutlery drawer need to be in your "plating up" zone.

Worth also considering open shelves instead of cupboards along the left wall, can give more of an open feel although some prefer not, that's really a personal choice.

So exciting getting a new kitchen! Enjoy it!!

Thanks so much for all the info definitely some food for thought. I’m kind of stuck where to put tall units without them blocking light/view. So feel I have to have them at the back of the kitchen where they are in design 1 and 2

Other than the fridge what do you need tall units for OP? Can you have more work surface and just have wall cupboards/shelves and bottom cupboards?
Nothing wrong with floor to ceiling cupboards per se but as you point out they do block out light & might overwhelm a smaller kitchen

I like design 1

Just the fridge and oven are the high presses in design 1 and 2

High presses on design 3 are fridge freezer, oven and larder press

What do you mean by high press? The tall cupboards?

I like number 1 the best. I don't know why - sorry not much help.

The tall cupboards I mean sorry

No 2, I think. But with some changes to the units with the pull-out baskets. I think the peninsula is better on that side so clear run from door to back of house.