Imagine my kitchen was a blank slate, what would you do?

[TheEverdelightfulsamantha]

Our kitchen feels big in comparison to all the others we have ever had 😂 but every design change I imagine is squashed by windows! Too small for a fixed island as we also have a dining table, currently use a movable island… would like a fridge freezer with ice machine, more space and for it just to work better really! What would you do?

What are you looking to do OP - put in a whole new kitchen and move things around?

How big is your table/chairs and where is it at the moment?

If you move the door into the kitchen, can you put in a peninsula and still have room for a dining table?

I would block off the door to the kitchen and add more kitchen worktops and perhaps a peninsula as pp suggested. Either knock down the wall between dining area and hallway or put new doorway there

I'd also change the balcony doors to bifold (to open onto balcony to one side) so that the (current) doors don't take up indoor space when open as they do now

@StalkedByASpider a new kitchen - we inherited this one when we moved in and it’s about 17 years old, gloss units which have discoloured and cupboards when I would prefer drawers - it’s very short on counter space - hence the movable island where I do most food prep - partly as the bank of units behind the door are full length, with fridge, eyeheight oven and tall cupboard rather than counter top…

@SilverSpring and @ineedafairygodmother door moving is an interesting idea - so the door would be on the long wall rather than the short one? The wall does need to be there I think - it’s a three story house and kitchen smells etc would travel without one… I wonder how much that would cost….

Table is 180cm and is on the bit without kitchen units - currently a bench seat in the funny alcove thing which is at one end of the table

I'd consider this

T = table for 6
D = big dresser for storage of all crockery and possible also pantry too
FF = big fridge freezer
S = sink
H = hob
O = oven (could be a tall unit here or could be under the hob).
P = peninsular (probably not needed)

if you think the design in red doesn't give enough worksurface you could keep the oven under the hob and add a peninsular (P) in blue.

The reasons I like this design is that the chef has a small space where everything is reachable, and then a bigger chunk of the room is for the dining table and access to the balcony.

You are all brilliant! This is exactly what I needed - a perspective shift! Thank you

Just remember extraction. If the hob is too far from an outside wall you will not be able to have an extractor over the hob.

Will you actually have more worktop space with shifting it to the right?

(And sorry - not adding to solutions - but just wish someone had pointed out the extractor thing when we did our kitchen).

I think I would be more inclined to move the door (even think about pocket/sliding door if it is a pain having it opening at that point in hall/dining area). Have a long line of worktop with maybe a tiny peninsular where your highlevel stuff is/old door is.

Leave the sink more or less where it is.

Where parietal above has put the dresser put some highlevel cupboards/fridge (ie from old hob towards the balcony).

This gives you are large stretch of worktop all around the corner.
The fridge is accessible to both kitchen and dining areas (for drinks/condiments etc).

You may not gain much worktop - but having a longer stretch of it, plus a bit extra in front of the old door, will be more useful.

Turn the door round the corner to the right. Full length cupboards on wall against utility room .continue low units under window by French windows.

Good thinking about the extractor - I wonder about the kind that pop up behind the hob? Or people who have jobs on islands? I’ll do some research.

i think moving the door might be a goer - and potentially a glass wall into the hallway with a door in it … thinking, thinking!

both the windows are full length, so no units under…