Would you swap a breakfast bar for a fridge freezer and storage?

[Woob]

Thinking of remodelling our kitchen.

Currently, we have a 95x120cm breakfast ‘bar’/worktop which is attached to the wall on the short side. It can seat four, although we do have a separate dining room. Underneath the worktop is an under counter fridge. It’s the only fridge in the kitchen. There is a freezer in the garage.

There is very little storage space in the kitchen.

I’m considering replacing the worktop with one around 70x90cm, and using it just as a worktop. The space gained means we could fit a freestanding fridge freezer. I would get rid of the undercounter fridge and instead use the carcass as a cupboard with shelves.

This would mean no one would be able to sit at the worktop any more. But we would have a fridge freezer, more storage space, and we can eat in the dining room.

We currently eat at the breakfast bar about once a month. I won’t lie, the top is usually mostly cluttered with stuff eg slow cooker storage. That could go in the newly formed cupboard!

Is it worth the trade off?

Absolutely 100%.

Sounds like an absolute no brainer!

Do it

I would. We dont have a breakfast bar and manage fine. Would love a bigger fridgefreezer and more storage

Totally. Both the "island" and the "breakfast bar" are the 2 biggest wastes of space ever devised.

Thank youuuu! I’ve been doubting myself haha.

I agree with PP that breakfast bars and islands are a waste of space. Storage and space for a fridge freezer is much more sense.

In a flash! I'm not a massive breakfast bar fan.

If you only use it once a month then 100%!

Depends on whether you need the storage. I have very littlr storage so I woukd absolutely prioritise storage, especially if you have another place to sit and eat together.

Surely that totally depends on the size and shape of the kitchen? My island is additional workspace/cupboard space that would otherwise just be dead space in the middle of the kitchen. It is where I do almost all my food prep and serving. It's just the right size for that. Nobody sits at it and nobody is allowed to put anything down on it except food.

I love my breakfast bar and we use it all the time, both as a worktop and to eat at. And it houses my wine fridge and a ton of storage. What's not to love? Mind you, my kitchen is big enough to take it without compromising on anything else. I'd consider having a full size fridge and a full size freezer a non negotiable in the kitchen, and would prioritise that over seating if space was tight and I had a dining room.