I hate our kitchen layout, but I think I'm stuck with it

[Anonymous]

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"Does anyone like figuring out floor plans? This is a puzzle I've been trying to solve for six years and I've got nothing."

Yes. You need to hire an architect.

Would an architect take on a small job like this? Would it be worth it? I honestly haven't hired one before so I don't know.

You don’t need an architect. Just post a picture of your current floor plan here or elsewhere online and I am sure people will come up with good suggestions. There are also online services where you pay someone to do this for you. I agree that 13x9 does not sound that small. We have a galley kitchen of similar size and it feels plenty big to me.

So after OP posts a floor plan, which she doesn't have, and receives questionable design advice, then what? Does DCUM provide construction documents too?

[Anonymous]

A kitchen designer is needed. They are inexpensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A kitchen designer is needed. They are inexpensive.

+1 but not one associated with a cabinet store/builder. Unless you are moving walls (particularly load bearing) you don’t need an architect; if you do use an architect choose very carefully. I have found many architects are more focused on form than function - I completely redesigned my kitchen from our architects original plan. It’s super functional and I love it; he did not. I also find they don’t think about storage, etc.

9x13 is a decent size
Kitchen; can you do an “
L-shaped layout or a peninsula? Also, do you have additional spaces you can use - like a space you can add a coffee bar and extra sink or wall for shallow storage? Houzz’ forum is an excellent source for layout advice; it takes a lot of thinking about how you use the kitchen, where people will be, what you need to store, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Does anyone like figuring out floor plans? This is a puzzle I've been trying to solve for six years and I've got nothing."

Yes. You need to hire an architect.

Would an architect take on a small job like this? Would it be worth it? I honestly haven't hired one before so I don't know.

You don’t need an architect. Just post a picture of your current floor plan here or elsewhere online and I am sure people will come up with good suggestions. There are also online services where you pay someone to do this for you. I agree that 13x9 does not sound that small. We have a galley kitchen of similar size and it feels plenty big to me.

So after OP posts a floor plan, which she doesn't have, and receives questionable design advice, then what? Does DCUM provide construction documents too?

Sketching out a floor plan is not rocket science. Would probably take less time than writing the novel describing the kitchen, after which it still really is not clear what the kitchen looks like. Once she posts that sketch people can give her ideas on how to maximize the use of the space. You definitely do not do an architect for a kitchen reno unless there are major structural elements. We did a significant remodel of our upper level, and I did the floor plan myself with no background in architecture or design. For the one structural element we had, I got a sign off from a structural engineer. I would only hire an architect to build a house from scratch or to build an addition. OP’s project sounds like something that she can pull off with a combination of online design input and an in-store kitchen designer. Hiring an architect is an overkill for this kind of project.