Where would you put the kitchen
I’m in the market to purchase a 3 story 20 x 55 brownstone that will need a full renovation. My wife and I are pretty much in a coin toss as to where we want the kitchen to be. I’m thinking the garden floor and my wife is thinkng the parlor floor. Ideally, where would…
I’m in the market to purchase a 3 story 20 x 55 brownstone that will need a full renovation. My wife and I are pretty much in a coin toss as to where we want the kitchen to be. I’m thinking the garden floor and my wife is thinkng the parlor floor. Ideally, where would you put the kitchen and why? Hope to hear from you folks soon, as I get lots of inspiration from this website. Thanks in advance.
Hi Attention2detail!
Typically most people would like the kitchen on the garden floor to give you the opportunity of dining outdoors in good weather. If you would like to get in touch with an architect to discuss your project with more detail, I will be more than happy to put you in touch with one. My email address is melissa@slanyc.com. Look forward to hearing from you!
the problem with the deck at parlor floor is that you lose that portion of your yard to a dark, unpleasant space usually delegated to storage of rusting bicycles and old childrens toys
Me again. I had it backwards. My wife was thinking ground floor and I was thinking parlor.
I’ve threw my vote in the hat and decided to go with kitchen on the parlor floor. Most advice here pointed to that, and I also looked at floor plans of homes currently for sale and found that a overwhelming majority had the kitchen on the parlor. My wife still has a slight grip on the idea of a ground floor kitchen, but after reading some of the posts she is warming up to the parlor. I can so though, I really like the idea of having a deck of the parlor floor that you can have lunch on during a nice summer day.
Also seems that I may not have been clear, as a poster asked how many floors. There is a ground floor, a parlor, and a upper level.
Thanks for the advice.
We decided to put the kitchen in the parlor floor because it seemed a shame not to use the nicest floor for public spaces where we would spend the most time (i.e., living, dining, kitchen). Our bedrooms are on the garden floor.
We are pretty satisfied with our decision but also find that we might use the garden more if we had access from the kitchen. In particular, garden parties would be easier, and we might grill more in the summer, if we didn’t have to walk through our bedroom to access the garden. Long term, we plan to put stairs & deck on the parlor floor to access the garden. This seems the best of both worlds to me.
I like the layout in my place. The basement is a rental unit and I have the parlor floor and the third floor. It’s also a 20 footer which makes a big diffference. originally three rooms on the parlour floor…front parlour, rear parlour with kitcjen off of that. My front parlour is large enough for a very large formal sitting area around the fireplace plus a round dining table that expands to seat six comfortably in that front space. I use the rear parlour room as the TV room with a sofa, etc and the kitchen is off of that and is certainly large enough tucked into that room…maybe 8′ X 16′. I think the design decision hinges on whether you want a really big open kitchen that sprawls across the whole back of the house or not. If that’s the case I would design in an island that is larger than you think you would want because that is where everyone will congregate in a room like that. And a deck off of that back room is really, really nice.
I guess it depends on the house but my vote would normally be for the parlor floor for a few reasons. One – the higher ceilings and better light really make a room where you spend a good deal of the daylight hours in much nicer. Second – the kitchen should be near the dining and living rooms. And a dining/living room on the parlor floor is just nicer to me. Using the parlor floor for bedrooms or secondary rooms seems like a waste.
Obviously the drawbacks are having to have a deck to get in your backyard as well as carrying up groceries. Its worth the trade off for me.
Garden floor back is historically correct. But parlor floor back with a deck and stairs to the yard is extremely convenient and good for entertaining.
I like having the kitchen on the Parlor floor in the back of the building with a deck and stairs to the yard. It’s ideal because you have all that great light, tall ceilings and a deck for dinner parties. I’m sure I spend more time in the kitchen than any other place in the house. I’m happy to send you photos to show you what was done. You can reach me by email at r.ladd.bklyn@gmail.com