So a lazy Saturday (because I left all my marking at work) has allowed me the chance to go 'net' shopping and see what is around and what I would like to do in my kitchen ... I thought that I would share some of it with you.
The Kitchen shell / cupboards etc will be an
Ikea quickie using the
Faktum Sorbo range - it's the grey with wood contrast, the small photo here isn't overly helpful buy you will get the idea. I will have stainless steel squared handles on the cupboards and drawers. I have been
umming and
ahhing over the stove and oven to have in the kitchen - keeping in mind that this is a studio that I need
to fit in the kitchen so it has to be condensed but maximise storage of all my gadgets and so on.
I found this stove (hob) which I think is too funky not to buy and the oven which goes with it, i am still contemplating purely based on the price of the oven, although it is pretty ... it is also pretty pricey. It is getting more real and more exciting because I know that the time is getting closer and closer to the day when I am handed the keys and my life of tight budgeting commences. Everyone says it will be worth the pain and worry ... I don't know if I believe them yet.
I have bought a great dish rack which can be mounted in a cupboard or on the wall, above the sink which will, quite nicely, house all my dishes and allow for a great natural, air-drying of all the crockery. It wasn't cheap but it is going to give ease of use / storage for all the plates and bowls - I hope.
The ultimate in bench savers is this wonderful
josephjoseph fine striped glass number which will brighten up even the most dull of dull rooms.
It's everything but the kitchen sink - almost. There are 2 sinks I have been looking at in particular. I have my eye on a corner sink so as the draining board can actually be placed under the hot water service (boiler) which is in the corner of the kitchen. I will see if Stuart is able to build a cover for the boiler in the same materials as the kitchen so as it is hidden. I would like a sink that will not take up too much bench space, however, the flexibility to have 1 1/2 sinks would be great to then have the possibility to insert a food disposal unit in the 1/2 sink down the line would be great. The tap between the two is a little exciting - mixer taps are not the norm in England - so a little difference is always good medicine. It's all a little confusing to try and sort it out and then try and find the money to finance it all and still go on holidays.
The next step now is to try and work out how it will all fit in ... including trying to find room for a slim line dishwasher and of course decide where a washer / dryer can be installed. Maybe this will be installed in a clever way in the reverse fashion into the bathroom wall but access from the 'extended' eating / sitting area. The fridge / freezer will be on the opposite wall and set in flush with a right opening door.
