What are common kitchen design + construction mistakes?
I'm working on an article for my site and have about 10 items for my list but would love to hear what you all have as design mistakes as well. If you have an image to share I'll include it on my blog and give you credit for it. I plan to do a series of videos on these as well.
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Cabinets over refrigerators: DON'T! My newest fridge did not fit under it! I had to remove the cabinet to put it on there and then had an unfinished space to deal with.
I have never understood why people wedge in narrow or shallow storage that really doesn't hold much of anything, instead of rethinking the space to use it best by changing the footprint into a workable one. Cupboard doors that bounce off a sheetrock wall aggravates me, too. A recent complaint about my beautiful new kitchen (I didn't design it or put it in) was the filler piece that fell out, because it wasn't put in correctly (although it gives me several inches to us for storage if I choose to go that route). It's beautiful to look at, but, I will be redoing parts of it at some point. What do I like? The gorgeous marble countertops, the appliances, and the color.
Our designer sadly had several misses
Forgetting about a tiled backsplash and having granite short backsplash glued to wall and actual cabinetry.
Forgetting about dedicated kitchen cabinet pantry va top and bottom cabinets
Have wall oven and microwave be separate units for service issues/failure
Pull out shelving inside cabinet
Cabinets that are too deep. For me, it is ok, as I am tall, but my tiny 5'1" mom had issues. Luckily my dad was a contractor so they gutted the kitchen and started over, but not everyone has that option.
Dead corners - both my uppers and lower cabinets have "dead space" that is a pain to utilize. Granted in my small home they did try to use every square inch, but it certainly could have been designed better.