I'm refitting our galley kitchen and need some inspirational design
ideas to make best use of the space and come up with something a bit
different. Can anyone recommend a good book with pretty pictures that
goes beyond the usual work triangle stuff? Amazon has a world of choice
but much of it is very American in its taste.

Thanks,

Tonkski.

"tonkski" wrote

I'm refitting our galley kitchen and need some inspirational design
ideas to make best use of the space and come up with something a bit
different.

This is a subject close to my heart as we are currently considering kitchen
layouts.
It seems that this is a very personal subject.
Example:

Kitchen showroom staff will show you a layout based on your room, windows
access etc, but this will tend these days to be a "style over content"
solution. Plenty of visual impact, but not enough attention to
functionality.

Unless you are solely interested in the extent to which your new kitchen
will impress vistors, I would recommend:

Make exhausted list of requirements - try to consider obscure issues e.g.
where will the papers/aluminium tins go before sending to recycle; do I want
built in appliances; what form of lighting suits my eyesight (current and
future) etc etc
This excercise will probably define a far more useful layout for you than
any glossy mag could.

Just my 2c

Phil

tonkski wrote:
I'm refitting our galley kitchen and need some inspirational design
ideas to make best use of the space and come up with something a bit
different. Can anyone recommend a good book with pretty pictures that
goes beyond the usual work triangle stuff? Amazon has a world of
choice but much of it is very American in its taste.

Thanks,

Tonkski.

So plan it out on this.
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/rooms_i...download1.html

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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Make exhausted list of requirements - try to consider obscure issues e.g.
where will the papers/aluminium tins go before sending to recycle; do
I want
built in appliances; what form of lighting suits my eyesight (current and
future) etc etc

Next time I do a kitchen, of primary importance will be "Where will all
the piles of junk go when clearing the table for dinner". Moving them to
the worktop is far from ideal.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.