Kitchens That Work
Posted by K Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:07:00 GMT
I got this book for Christmas and it is pretty helpful, even though I have only read parts of it thus far. It’s making kitchen planning a little less scary, is good for reminding you of things you might not consider (leaving room to get around an open dishwasher, not blocking an entryway with a refrigerator) and has real information for making real kitchens. It isn’t just kitchen porn like a lot of “remodeling” books are. And while kitchen porn is all well and good, I am tired of looking at 100,000 dollar 500 square foot kitchens with ugly granite countertops, because they have no meaning for me.
Now, just to find a general contractor. Hopefully all that will be sorted out by the end of the month (we are headed back for a week near the end of the month, so we are going to have to find some people to meet with by then). I forsee a lot of phone calls in the next two weeks.
Oh, it is good that you found a helpful book. Just replacing the refrigerator in our kitchen was a nightmare, because there are so many things you don’t think of. We had good reasons for wanting the door on the right side, for instance—there is a wall on the left so you would never be able to open it completely, and thus could not use one of the veggie drawers. But even with the door on the right side, it swings and hits the coffee maker every single morning, and I don’t know where else to put the coffee maker.
If I had to move walls and cupboards I would be lost.
Good luck with the contractor. We have been looking for months and we are about to give up and just move to a brand new house without any problems.