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Uh oh. Protruding refrigerator.. oh the horror. I'll waste my time on counterdeep, which is the same thing but smaller and more expensive. To waste more money I'll buy panels to cover those fridge doors. IT IS A KITCHEN! There are refrigerators there. Refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, stove, frying pans, and pots. The kitchen's aesthetics are important, but its functionality tops it all.

Very informative video - thanks! I have some sketches that I’d love if you could take a quick look over if you had time 😊 like the other user, please pin the documents you referenced throughout the video - they would be so helpful!

Great informative video. Thanks! Getting ready to start a home project to include a kitchen I worked a few years to design. Is there somewhere we can download those questionnaires you showed as well as the general rules you went over?

Having designed and built over 3,000 mid - high end kitchens I would like to give some input regarding hoods. For years stove/range burners were in the 7,000 to 9,000 BTU output each. Modern high end ranges offer about 25.000 BTU burners and 35,000 BTU WOK burners. The rule of thumb I've always followed is 100CFM per square foot of cooking surface. (This is also Los Angeles code for restaurant use). This means that a 48" wide approximately 24" deep cooktop/range should have a minimum of 800CFM Hood. Generally we would use a 1200CFM unit. This doesn't mean that you use the hood on the high setting but gives you the option of lowering the speed to a lower functional setting. For islands I always use 150CFM per cooking surface as you have cross drafts from doors and windows being open. I mount hoods 36" above the counter. People on average are taller than past generations (I'm 6'-4") and this helps in my not banging my head against the hood. You are right about ranges protruding about 28" into the kitchen. When possible I design 54" aisle space from the perimeter cabinetry to the island cabinetry. This accommodates the increased range depth and still nets out to about 48" - 50" walking space. Keep up the informative work.

Neither of the triangles shown in Julie’s videos meets NKBA guidelines because the island projects far into one leg of the triangle as you mentioned.

My interior doors are all only 30”. Not changing any doors, windows, walls in my 1918 home when I remodel.

The final comment about leaks was helpful. I'll be installing a floating floor in my kitchen (but not under the cabinets), so I will put down some kind of shallow basin or similar under the sink so that any leakage can be captured/hopefully caught before it can migrate to the subfloor.

They don't vent worth a dime.

I've never had any inconvenience or issue with mu over-the-stove microwave. I love having it there. Also, I am 5'2 and there is no problem with the height.

Question: On the drawer microwaves, how do you keep liquids from spilling as you close and open the drawer? I heat up water to make instant coffee every morning and so not being able to do that would be a non-starter for me. Also--soups, gravy, etc.

An important consideration not mentioned here is easy access for cleaning. Having to stoop down to see all the interior including the ceiling would be awkward. I agree that countertop is handiest.

I found out how ineffective the micro over stove fan was when i went to open the over micro cabinet door, and it was coated with grease. It was just pulling up the greasy smoke and venting it out the top. I had to use bleach wipes to get it all off.

I'm 4'11" I'll never have an over the stove microwave 😂

My combination microwave-convection oven is on the top of the refrigerator (I live in a small apartment) and has been for 5 years. No spills, works fine for me as I'm tall at 5'8", for a girl, anyway. My son, however, has the microwave-convection over his gas stove configuration like in this video clip and it does get congested at holidays with several cooks in his kitchen at one time.

I totally agree. The best microwave arrangement is a microwave with a horizontal door, placed on the countertop with counter space on both sides.

I disagree 100% and I will never remove my microwave.

Great video! 🎉🎉🎉

Houses need to be bigger to accommodate all these "energy" saving devises. In the long run, how does that save energy. Plus, who can afford all that stuff. Well, I've remodeled my kitchen and if you are going to spend that kind of money people should endeavor to get what works for them, not what some "experts" speak.

I am happy I found this channel. I am in the process of building a small house so the White kitchen is going to be small. I’d like your advice on 1- can I have white quartz countertops and white quartz backsplash? 2- the island is only 6’ long. I was thinking of having a 30” stovetop a small sink on the side, and 3 seats. Is the island too small for everything I need it to be? Thank you

You’re awesome!!!

I was hoping to hear or see some takeaways

Music is too loud, drowns out the information.

Please show us more!

thx for the video. On the 36" minimum that should be limited to a walkthrough space. I have seen new builds that use that dimension for an island with dishware and cabinets across from other cabinets and that is just too close. That minimum needs to be stated as 42". The background music in the video is too loud:-(

ty for the videos. Please turn the background music down. It competes and distracts from your information.

To be truly timeless the design of the kitchen should fit the age and style of the home.

On countertops for ease of maintenance goals - maybe they had old tile countertops with grout? Or maybe they have old scratched Formica or Corian? Or maybe they just don’t like having to seal granite or have experienced staining if the sealing wasn’t kept up. There are many reasons I can think of that would make people want to change their countertops for ease of maintenance even if they aren’t remodeling.

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So much great info! Thanks! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

I’ll never understand why people who post on social media feel the need to have “music” in the background. It’s nothing but distracting and super-annoying.

Love Kitchinsider! We will be renovating a small galley kitchen and are thinking of ways to best use the space.

We were considering integrated induction, but I've read they don't work as well as a regular induction cooktop. The idea of having an extra 30 inches of counter space when the burners are not in use is fantastic for small kitchens.

I'm in Missouri, can u help me with my kitchen?

Great video. Just drop the background music to a minimum or completely, it’s a bit distracting.

Awesome content

The thing about the fridge sticking out is that it may or may not be an issue depending on where the fridge is located. My mother-in-law just redid her kitchen and she made that mistake, it's very visible and looks bad because the fridge is in the middle of a wall. I then realized that my own fridge sticks out (I live in a rental), but I had never even noticed because it's in a corner so it's not so visually jarring.

Buying a new built home from a builder you will often find trends that are current that year. But, do not last long. Example are kitchen cabinets or flooring. Try to find something that will last a few years into the future,

Hi, Shad. Here are my comments, having designed our kitchen remodel. I'm just a homeowner, not a designer. Beware: Wider than usual task specific workstation sinks reduce the amount of general counter space available for other tasks. Think twice if counterspace is limited….We’re two retirees and our normal width 24” dishwasher fills up very fast. A slimmer than usual dw, if you're home a lot, may not be a good idea. And, as mentioned, is not good for resale value of your home either…..Complicated cabinet corner systems: Drawers are better and here’s an interesting idea: the dead space can be accessed thru the wall of the adjacent room via a secret door or panel (with the help of a carpenter, etc.) Good Ideas: Microwave drawer…Deeper than usual countertops that match the depth of fridge/stove. (Normal depth base cabs can be installed farther out from wall with cleats on wall to support countertop.)…Full extension, undermount drawer glides….Vertical slots in base cabs with doors to store oversized cookie bake sheets & serving platters….Plan smartly: Inventory what you have & need to store…Store taller items (bags of pretzels, cereal, etc.) in over fridge wall cab. Nifty idea that makes back area of above fridge wall cab accessible: two pull-out trays w/door fronts attached to each tray. Design tricks that guide eye uninterrupted throughout the room, make kitchen feel more spacious: 1-Wide multiple windows on exterior wall 2-Wide sinkbase. Ours is 42” wide. 3-36” wide Rangehood over std 30” stove 4-Directional flooring: Run direction of floor across the narrowest part of the kitchen. 5-Colors that draw your eye @ room w/o interruption. No bold color contrasts. 6-A few open wall shelves or glass front wall cabs. My 2 cents.

I have a gap above my cabinets. I display my beautiful ceramics collection there.

I’d love to see some videos on finding space to squeeze in a first floor lav in homes from the early 20th century that only have one bathroom on the second floor where the bedrooms are. Also ideas for converting a small second floor bedroom into a laundry room since those homes typically had the laundry in the basement, two flights of stairs from where laundry is generated.

Would be interested in sources for the Blum step drawer shown!

Doing things in phases works if you have a pretty functional layout to begin with and things just need tweaking or decor changes. Doesn’t work so well if the layout is was you need to fix.

As far as cabinets, especially lower ones, are concerned, another big factor is that you can't even SEE what's behind that first 12 inches. I hang mini-LED flashlights on most cabinet doors so there's always light available. I agree wholeheartedly about replacing those static shelves with drawers - but not "tray" drawers inside a cabinet door (1990s kitchen). That's probably the worst of both worlds! I don't do trendy and that's all that needs to be said. Other than it probably won't take as long as the 5 years you quote for that trend to die a lingering death; more like what seems to be about 5 minutes, depending on how quickly the trend was followed. My mom's kitchen had blank wood, as in not doors to anything, above the upper cabinets. As it was, we all needed the step stool to reach the back of the upper cabinet shelves, so we didn't miss the dead space above. Since I seem to spend half my life on a step ladder, I've grown used to it, and recognize that the very top upper space is for the things that get used 2 or 3 times a year - like the Christmas platter. Lighting? What lighting? Everything I do in this rental kitchen is in my shadow. Which is another reason for baby flashlights hanging from cabinet pulls. Oh! As someone else commented, dimmers were a fabulous invention that should be utilized frequently. Thank goodness! My basic kitchen "plan" includes a baking station, with a surface at my perfect height for kneading bread dough and rolling pie crusts. And, of course, the double wall ovens plus appropriate storage for baking "stuff" - it's mostly different than cooking stuff. What isn't different, such as measuring cups, should be duplicated. In my opinion. Plus there's a walk-in pantry, butler's pantry, and the door to the mud room. And the dogs' dishes. I can't comment on range hoods except for the piece of cheap crap in my current rental kitchen. It doesn't vent to ANYWHERE (and neither does the clothes dryer). It also doesn't manage to actually absorb any steam or odors. I would do better to open the patio door that's across the dining room and aim the big floor fan out the door. The mistake I fear the most is when someone gets the brilliant idea to put the microwave over the stove - instead of a functional vent hood. I can guarantee that a built-in MW in that position would put me in the emergency room until I ripped it out and replaced it with something that won't result in burns from whatever I was heating up - and spilled. And since I already mentioned the dryer, it and the washer are in a "closet" IN THE KITCHEN. It may just be that I'm very, very picky, but I am rather grossed out by having dirty laundry in the kitchen. Sorry for the essay, but my sister used to be a designer, and she "consulted" when the parents' house was built, to ensure ADA compliance. That was in the early 1990s, so I don't know how much has changed since then. I know that I'm looking to build my "forever" home, so I have some firm ideas about how accessible I need my home to be NOW, let alone in 20 or so years. Elevators come immediately to mind! 😉 Thanks for the kitchen info. Kitchens are really easy to mess up.

ALL I care about is , if I like it ,I will have it in my kitchen. NO matter what other designers say. If the people after I leave this house do not like it, then too bad.

Pocket catchers is a good term for protruding end pulls; I wear painter's jeans and they catch on the loops. Round knobs are best so if they rotate they don't look askew; the square knobs with square base and 1 screw can rotate and scratch the finish as mentioned, 2 screws for square or rectangular is best. Good tips!

Sarah Richardson is one of my favorite designers. She has admitted many times to not being a "kitchen designer", yet, she is an outstanding designer, regardless.

One more thing...don't surround the hood with cabinets...they get filthy