chand1986
2017-12-06 16:34:21
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I also immediately overlooked an important piece of information about the "empty" wall. Shame on me!
Nevertheless, I stand by it: it can be done better. Even when I read your post #192 and implement the things nicely (slanted corners), I see room for optimization.
For the current design, I actually find €9000 okay – it depends on the electrical appliances. This is how I want to answer your core question. Electrical appliances from the net save a lot compared to the "RRP" of the studios. Example: In my kitchen with 1x oven with pyrolysis, induction stove, extractor hood, Bosch fridge, and Bosch dishwasher, the difference was €1900. With identical appliances. Installed at no extra cost, but for warranty handling in case of damage, we have to contact the shop and cannot use the studio’s service. Thanks to the considerable savings, we were able to come to terms with this.
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Regarding the kitchen planning:
I would, also considering the demands you set(!), still remove the tall cabinets from the corner between the windows and place them on the short wall to the left of the door to the utility room.
The corner between the windows then remains at countertop height, and the stove moves to the left of the single-wing window.
If upper cabinets are missed, they can go where the extractor hood used to be. Or alternatively, if it’s not disturbing at this spot due to the relatively rare passage, even 1-2 tall cabinets.
If your preferred countertop height allows a 6-tier grid, I would do a proper storage planning. With a 1-1-2-2 grid, you can create so much storage space that some cabinets become superfluous – which also makes the space feel airier.
Additionally, it seems your room could accommodate an oversized countertop – more extra storage! If you consistently save a whole cabinet that way, it effectively means little to no additional cost.
The corner between the windows can remain slanted by me, you like it, so be it.
My preferred corner solution is by the way the zero solution: try to have zero corners, and for each corner, build zero solutions. The space gain from corner solutions compared to dead corners is marginal, but in return impractical to handle.