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    <title>topic Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout in Kitchen</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you so much for the amazing drawings&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1050"&gt;@redracer01&lt;/a&gt; I am always amazed at how quickly you are able to put together such fantastic design!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With regards to adding the wall, this is something we definitely want to do. We'd like to keep the kitchen and family/living spaces open but the lounge room separate. We have spent 12 months living in the house to get a feel for it and one of the things we found is that not being able to fully close off the front lounge room from the kitchen and living area is a real pain when we have had people over or wanted to do things in separate spaces.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The more I have reflected on it the more I see us needing to alter the windows to really make the best use of space and open the kitchen up to look bigger and have a more efficient footpath. I've done a rough sketch moving some windows and doors around that I think is just going to give us a better overall layout. This will also solve the problem we've had with where the sliding door is now in the family living area, as having a walkway and exit there limited how we could place couches and furniture in that area and made it a little less functional. If we continue to use the sliding door in the new location for the meantime and save up to add a proper timber French door down the track this change should only add about $1,000 in terms of new windows and external cladding, so I think it's probably worth the expense to get the best design. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've been having a look at the James Hardie weatherboard exterior cladding available at Bunnings and it looks quite nice from the picture, but I would&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;really appreciate advice from anyone who has used this product.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Updated house design.PNG" style="width: 542px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22886i02C01927199599C7/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Updated house design.PNG" alt="Updated house design.PNG" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
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      <title>Suggestions on kitchen designs for an awkward layout</title>
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&lt;P&gt;Hi all,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Looking for any advice or suggestions for our kitchen reno. The plan is to knock out the wall between the dining and kitchen areas and make one long galley style kitchen (by filling in the wall in between the current dining space and living room). The difficulty is that the two windows marked in blue are full length windows so we can't just use both full walls for the benches without changing the windows to half height. We would really like to avoid doing that as it will lead us down a rabbit hole of then trying to fill in gaps in the brick exterior or come up with a cladding style option for the whole exterior wall, which would just blow costs way out. Our thinking was that we could do one long bench along the back wall and then a shorter bench under the half height window, finishing just before the full length window starts. My concern is that it will look really strange and be a complete waste of space in the corner. Any suggestions on how to make the best use of this space would be so appreciated!&lt;/P&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 02:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-28T02:56:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Open plan living is the key to a great home these days. Depending on your budget, maybe consider the following option.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. Close out the back window of your dining room&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. Move your kitchen bench to the back wall which should allow for a 900mm oven, fridge, pantry and upper/lower cabinets&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3. Remove the wall between the kitchen and dining and replace with an island bench with storage and bench seating.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;4. In the island bench, include the sink as the plumbing will not have to be redirected too far from the existing position&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;5. If still within your budget, consider French Doors for your full length window OR replace the current kitchen window with a glass door (assuming this goes out to your backyard)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Don’t forget to consider your ceiling &amp;nbsp;lighting, flooring and electrical, as you may need to reposition these too.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Good luck and remember to have fun.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:46:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>NickiM</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-08T07:46:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;. It's fantastic to have you join us and many thanks for sharing your project.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;It's great to see you've received a helpful response from &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22476"&gt;@NickiM&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Could we start with what you would like to achieve from the renovation as it might give us a better idea of what to suggest? Are you looking for more bench space and/or cabinet space and will you be using&amp;nbsp;over-head cabinetry? Is the idea to have one large galley&amp;nbsp;kitchen? If so, where do you plan to eat? If you are&amp;nbsp;running cabinetry into the dining area, is there room then for a table setting?&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Perhaps you might like to upload some images of the spaces. Now would also be a great time to confirm that the kitchen and dining wall is not load-bearing and can be removed.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;We look forward to following along with your project and offering assistance.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;It's great to have you join us &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22476"&gt;@NickiM&lt;/a&gt; and many thanks for joining the conversation.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;It sounds like you have some fantastic renovation experience, and I trust our members will appreciate you sharing.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;We look forward to hearing about the projects around your house and garden, and we'd encourage you to let us know if you ever need assistance or would like to share them with us. I'm sure you'll find loads of inspiration within the community as our creative members contribute their projects here all the time.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:51:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks Nicki! Which wall did you consider to be the back wall (just trying to orientate myself). I like the idea of an island bench but I'm just worried it would feel too closed in on either end as it's quite a narrow space.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks Mitchell. With regards to what we are trying to achieve, it's definitely about more space and functionality. The current kitchen is so difficult to work in as there is not enough bench space and you can't have more than one person in the kitchen at once or it becomes impossibly crowded (plus I've usually got at least one, if not two dogs underfoot!). &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;We are aiming to rent it out for a while after the renovation so we would like a design that improves the functionality and space, whilst still having mass appeal in a renter's market. I'm not wedded to the idea of a galley kitchen, but that just seemed to be what we would be able to manage in the space, given the awkward location of windows. The living space has room to include a dining table, which is how we have it structured now but I have always been a fan of having a nice big island bench with seating, if it is possible without sacrificing the openness of the kitchen too much.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've included a photo of the full house floor plan just to give an idea of where the kitchen sits in the complete &lt;SPAN&gt;house layout. Our main backyard area is along the long side of the house, inside the arm of the L shape. The two large windows along the side of the dining and lounge areas face a raised garden bed and fence so aren't really a direct route to the backyard and I am hesitant to incorporate any doors from the kitchen into the backyard as this seems like it would increase unnecessary foot traffic in the kitchen and make it a thoroughfare, which seems a bit impractical.&amp;nbsp;My dad will be doing the construction work and has confirmed that the dining/kitchen wall is not load bearing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Floorplan 2.PNG" style="width: 899px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22703i452F7C7BCAFD7BB5/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Floorplan 2.PNG" alt="Floorplan 2.PNG" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-10T22:47:05Z</dc:date>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;When you say the living space has room for a dining table, would that be the room marked family? I think the galley kitchen will be your best option, but I'm also stumped on utilising the back section in front of the full-length windows.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Let me mention the amazing &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1050"&gt;@redracer01&lt;/a&gt; to see if he has any ideas.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-12T03:31:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Running kitchen cabinetry across full length windows is not unheard of. The basics for kitchens running across full length windows is that the back of the cabinets exposed to the outside window must be dressed or finished. In this way you will not see the unfinished or raw side of the cabinet facing the window. The gap between the window and your bench top can be filled in with the bench top being cut to fit in to the window cavity which I have drawn as an example. The same principle can be applied to the end run of the kitchen on the second window. As long as it has a finishing panel on it, it will look correct from the outside. By making sure that none of the cabinets exposed or raw edges are on display, people passing by will simply think that it is a desk or a panel for a dresser that is pushed to the window. This will then alleviate you from having to spend more money for the retro fitting of the window.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I suggest not putting the dividing wall between the dining area and the lounge. By keeping the open design of the space it will give you better flow and make the area look much bigger, it will save you from having to spend to build another false wall. As you have very little wall space I've maxed out your base cabinetry to serve as storage for all kitchen kitchen gear. Because of this I've given you a smaller pantry which allows you to have a small nook for an under bench microwave. I've maximized space use near your rangehood by putting timber shelving to the left and right of it. This will allow you to store often used spices and sauces when cooking. Because the bench top is more than 5 meters long there will be a join at some point along its length. It is suggested that this join be placed as far away from the the sink and cook top if possible.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Should you wish for this drawing to be quoted. I suggest visiting your nearest Bunnings store and ask the in store kitchen specialist to quote the cabinet layout. I hope these drawings help and gives you ideas of how you may wish to proceed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cheers,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Red&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen1.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22786iFE423B4D7543609C/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen1.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen2.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22787i39FA76EA37555F43/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen2.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen3.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22788i48E1D2B10DAA188D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen3.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen4.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22789i35A1DCBA0E495192/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen4.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen5.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22790i7829992DE2470E13/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen5.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen6.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22791i17E097E3F7E589FD/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen6.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen7.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22792i2C5AF2666A5B85E1/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen7.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen8.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22793iB46464B2B2869B8C/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen8.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:28:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey Jess ~ This is a great floor plan. Neat straight lines and I can see what you mean about the kitchen being awkward. The window I was thinking, was the one on the left that you will see when you walk into the house and in line with the lounge window. (Not the one on the same side as the current sink).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Your plan should be all about proportion, without compromising the design, functionality or even resale value.&lt;BR /&gt;1. Consider a 600mm oven instead of a 900mm (although 900mm is preferable).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. Consider an apron sink I lieu of a double sink with drip tray which will allow for more counter space.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3. Consider a wider island bench rather than a longer length, to allow for freedom to move&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;4. Consider how your fridge door(s) open to ensure it’s on the correct side of your kitchen&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;5. Consider an under mount range hood to increase storage space (albeit minimal extra, but every little bit counts).&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;6. Definitely do not need an extra door considering one is already around the corner from the family room&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;7. Ensure you have the minimum specifications, to help guide distance, height, etc.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>NickiM</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for putting that render together for us &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1050"&gt;@redracer01&lt;/a&gt;. I trust it will prove of great inspiration to &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;

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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:25:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/58106#M2411</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you so much for the amazing drawings&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1050"&gt;@redracer01&lt;/a&gt; I am always amazed at how quickly you are able to put together such fantastic design!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With regards to adding the wall, this is something we definitely want to do. We'd like to keep the kitchen and family/living spaces open but the lounge room separate. We have spent 12 months living in the house to get a feel for it and one of the things we found is that not being able to fully close off the front lounge room from the kitchen and living area is a real pain when we have had people over or wanted to do things in separate spaces.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The more I have reflected on it the more I see us needing to alter the windows to really make the best use of space and open the kitchen up to look bigger and have a more efficient footpath. I've done a rough sketch moving some windows and doors around that I think is just going to give us a better overall layout. This will also solve the problem we've had with where the sliding door is now in the family living area, as having a walkway and exit there limited how we could place couches and furniture in that area and made it a little less functional. If we continue to use the sliding door in the new location for the meantime and save up to add a proper timber French door down the track this change should only add about $1,000 in terms of new windows and external cladding, so I think it's probably worth the expense to get the best design. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've been having a look at the James Hardie weatherboard exterior cladding available at Bunnings and it looks quite nice from the picture, but I would&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;really appreciate advice from anyone who has used this product.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Updated house design.PNG" style="width: 542px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22886i02C01927199599C7/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Updated house design.PNG" alt="Updated house design.PNG" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-15T00:47:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/58139#M2413</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I see what your aiming for. Let me amend your drawing to reflect your plans. I will post as soon as I can.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Red&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:20:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>redracer01</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/58171#M2415</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Here are your amended drawings. I had some spare doors lying around so I used it as your french doors. I see you've indicated on your plans for a possible laundry make over and possibly some garage storage as well? Drop us a line if you wish to see some renders for these areas, I do have some nice ideas for laundries in my last few posts. Enjoy the drawings and please drop us a line here at Bunnings Workshop if you have any other questions.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Red&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen1A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22912i492544AD84AC5D7B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen1A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen1A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen2A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22913i1F0C162A50BE1CC4/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen2A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen2A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen3A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22914i9AA65909D0EF2E2B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen3A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen3A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen4A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22915iACC92B32A1F4FE5E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen4A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen4A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen5A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22916i3C84738A9049AC49/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen5A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen5A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen6A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22917i72B06559C1C408DC/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen6A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen6A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen7A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22918i507EB290AB7E3D2F/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen7A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen7A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JessMiller Kitchen8A.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22919i420A425400D26902/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="JessMiller Kitchen8A.jpg" alt="JessMiller Kitchen8A.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>redracer01</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-15T09:59:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/58525#M2435</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you for the drawings Red, they are AMAZING! Exactly what I was thinking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/58525#M2435</guid>
      <dc:creator>JessMiller15</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-19T04:23:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Suggestions-on-kitchen-designs-for-an-awkward-layout/m-p/59361#M2470</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;nice work&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1050"&gt;@redracer01&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; on another plan that Red did he suggested altering the oven/microwave tower to site the oven lower--I suggest you seriously consider that. When I reno'd my kitchen, the tower I used has the oven at about 700mm above the floor &amp;amp; the m/wave above it at about 1300mm from the floor. I'm 184cm &amp;amp; the m/wave is at a good, usable height for me--just above elbow height. I have my forearms about 50mm above horizontal to put things into &amp;amp;, more importantly, to safely take things out, especially hot dishes.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A couple of minor suggestions to ponder:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;swap the position of the fridge &amp;amp; pantry to keep the fridge away from the oven heat altho may not be as big an issue with a good insulated oven.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;move the overhead cupboards from the end wall to replace the shelves on the RHS wall and put 2 high set windows along the back wall either side of the exhaust fan--that'll let more light in &amp;amp; give ppl in the kitchen another view to the outside. I'm also not in favour of (too many) open shelves--IMO, they collect dust, are not as efficient for storage, and can look messy. Moving the end wall cupboards may make the layout look less busy (limited items on the back wall) &amp;amp; I think windows will draw the eyes along the length of the galley making it seem bigger.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Maybe consider a glass hood canopy for the exhaust fan to further reduce the visual mass on the wall--here's a &lt;A href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Kitchen/Kitchen-reno-layout-ideas-Kaboodle-kitchen/m-p/56644#M2331" target="_self"&gt;post showing my glass range hood&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cheers, Peter&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>pete_brig</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-29T12:28:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for suggestions on kitchen designs in an awkard layout</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/6769"&gt;@pete_brig&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the shout &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/6769"&gt;@pete_brig&lt;/a&gt;! I still have that drawing from that design. I recall she wanted the microwave low enough so that she does not have to extend her arms past her shoulders. If you ever decide to go in that direction&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22471"&gt;@JessMiller15&lt;/a&gt; below is a drawing of what pete suggested.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cheers,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Red&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="oven tower1.jpg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/23476i960E7DD8F06F6362/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="oven tower1.jpg" alt="oven tower1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>redracer01</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-29T12:33:17Z</dc:date>
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