Ohhhh I like that. Then the uppers wouldn't matter if you did them later-I didn't realize the sizes of the glass uppers! You actually gain a bit more flexibility I think if you do the drawers for the uppers. The drawers would be awesome for silverware, placemats, and extra school supplies for DS as he got older
And honestly-I don't think you'll find too much of a price difference. You'll have a small amount of cost savings in the countertop, just rebudget that for the cabinet!
Ah, these cabinets. They have been driving me up the wall. I currently have them as being 24" deep. Basically, my options are to buy a pantry cabinet and cut it down to 36.75". That would be 24" deep, and I could use the standard door and drawer set, and just add a shallow drawer on top, which is sold separately, and makes up the other 6.75". The other option is to use an upper cabinet, which comes 39" tall and is 12" deep. That seems a little stingy, though, especially since we're losing the 6" of wall in between, and wouldn't fit any combo of existing door-and-drawerfronts, so it'd have to be just plain doors with maybe pull-out drawers inside.
I think we have the space to lose, currently we have a piece of furniture there that is pretty deep. That said, I really, really, REALLY wish there was a way to make these 18" deep. I am going to ask both the contracter and the IKEA planner for ideas. At worst, I'm wondering if it's worth it to me to have a custom cabinetmaker or handyman build boxes that are 24"w x 18" d x 36.75" high, find sets of 18" drawer rails and drawerboxes, and use the IKEA doors and drawerfronts which can be bought separately. I think this may be worth the money, compared to spending years thinking "ugh, that's too small" or "jeez, this thing is too massive." 18" depth also seems like the perfect depth to store stuff but not have a lot of wasted space at the back of the cabinets also.
The other reason I ask is because a 24" countertop *may* look odd on the raised part since most raised bars are either 12 or 18" in depth. I know you won't have seating there, but it'll still appear from multiple angles that it is a raised bar (since you won't see the cabinets). I'd definitely go custom-the drawer slides aren't a problem: www.lowes.com/Search=drawer+slides?storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&N=0&newSearch=true&Ntt=drawer+slides#! And if they're custom making the boxes, the drawers won't be a problem either.
If you did custom-I'd consider 36" wide cabinets-IF you don't think you'll ever do the uppers. I really like the look of the first picture (with 2 vs. 3), and those appear to be wider than 24". Personal preference though
You're totally right about the 18" depth. It's really been bugging me, and for what I would spend on custom cabinetry I would make up at least a little on less granite. :-) I'm going to go for it!
Post by chickens987 on Mar 12, 2014 12:00:43 GMT -5
ok, this could not work at all, but what about moving the fridge to where the stove is now, moving the stove to the left of the window, and doing two 24" cabinets where the fridge is now, with one holding the microwave?
We are currently doing the same thing with the microwave, it is in our island in its own "cabinet" - have seen the drawer-type microwaves? They are amazing but so $$$$$! I looked them up and quickly closed the browser. No way i am spending $1k+ on a microwave!
We are currently doing the same thing with the microwave, it is in our island in its own "cabinet" - have seen the drawer-type microwaves? They are amazing but so $$$$$! I looked them up and quickly closed the browser. No way i am spending $1k+ on a microwave!
Not only are they expensive, but the reviews are terrible! People seem to hate them.
We are currently doing the same thing with the microwave, it is in our island in its own "cabinet" - have seen the drawer-type microwaves? They are amazing but so $$$$$! I looked them up and quickly closed the browser. No way i am spending $1k+ on a microwave!
Not only are they expensive, but the reviews are terrible! People seem to hate them.
To be honest, I only looked at the price tag and no further
And honestly-I don't think you'll find too much of a price difference. You'll have a small amount of cost savings in the countertop, just rebudget that for the cabinet!
Just figured I'd update you. DH and I talked through the kitchen plan last night. We really looked at the space, and I think we are going to go 12" deep with those cabinets. That way we can use the 39" wall cabinets and just cut them down to 36.75, and use all the drawersets and rails and stuff that come with the 12" base cabinets. Minimal modification needed, and that allows us to stand behind a drawer and open it fully and still not bump into the dining table and chairs. :-) We measured some of our bigger dishes and they're all 12" or less. :-)