Islands have been so fashionable in the last few years that they have been squeezed into every possible - and not-quite-possible - kitchen. In the right situation, islands can really improve kitchen floor plans but they take more space than you might think.
One of the best locations for an island is between the kitchen area [...]
Peninsulas, after being a fashion no-no for years, are back in style again. Style aside, like an island, a peninsula can improve the functioning of kitchen floor plans or make them worse. They can be used to create a partial barrier between the kitchen area of a larger room and the rest of the room [...]
U shaped kitchen floor plans can be very efficient designs, with everything close to hand and no through traffic.
The main downside is that you have two corners to deal with. Sometimes if the opposite working walls are fairly close together you can be better off using the space as a galley rather than a U.
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The main advantages of L-shaped kitchen floor plans are that it’s easy to keep traffic out of the work triangle, they can be compact, and the area opposite the corner of the L can be the perfect place for a table and chairs or an island.
If the L gets too big, though, it can mean [...]
Galley or corridor kitchen floor plans (two walls opposite each other) are some of the most efficient you can get, especially for a single cook. With two points of the triangle on one wall and the other point on the opposite wall, your walking distance will be short, but there’s also room for plenty of [...]
