7 WORST KITCHEN DESIGN MISTAKES (& how to fix them✅)

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[theraweggfiles]

Honestly, the absolute BEST solution to lower cabinets that are deep and inaccessible is to install pull-out racks. I did this in my kitchen and it was life-changing. No more wasted space. No more lost pots and pans. No more crouching into an abyss.

[signalfire]

I've found if I wait long enough, everything wrong with my kitchen comes back into style again.

[Falconlibrary]

I dream of a life where an aesthetically unpleasant refrigerator is my biggest problem to tackle.

[gerrypower]

Item 8 - not planning for built in trash and recycling cabinets, forcing you to squeeze an ugly trash can into your kitchen.

[andrewwatson]

My biggest mistake when designing/building our first kitchen was not listening to my wife.
44 years later I have just completed our latest incorporating all the correct design elements you highlighted including 53 drawers.
If only I had access to such valuable advice 43 years ago I could have avoided the pain of learning by experience.
Thank you for sharing your expert professional knowledge.

[twilde]

I renovated my kitchen summer of 21 when the (pricey) appliances I wanted weren't available (stuck on a boat somewhere). I had to go with what was available at big box DIY places. The stove I got was the least expensive on the market ($520) and the fridge about the same price. I thought I'd buy new appliances when they became available. Guess what?! Happy as a clam with these inexpensive appliances and don't have any intention of buying the more expensive ones.

[ArnaAlayneMorton]

Another tip for the bold trendy colours, if you make your cabinets out of wood that’s painted the bold colour (as opposed to Melamine), it’s much easier to switch out the colour when you’re over it!

[KerrikkiLurgan]

I have replaced the shelves in the lower cabinets with roll out trays. I got them at the hardware store for about $60.

[LQOTW]

I think the 'Gap Above the Cabinets' "design mistake" is a personal choice the same as open shelving (which I personally think is a design mistake) is for some. I like to display my teapot collection where they can be seen but are out of the way. "But, they're going to collect dust up there!" So what? Don't climb up onto my counters and you won't swoon from the shock of it all.

[nogames]

I did put in drawers for a majority of my lower cabinets and those things are wonderful. Highly recommended.

[mariel]

It's nice to have a counter depth fridge because it looks way nicer than a fridge that sticks out but, it doesn't hold as much stuff as a regular fridge. If I can't have function and aesthetics, I would prefer to have function, but that's me.

[Alexandra-dhkl]

In Germany, the refrigerators are hidden behind the kitchen front, so no one knows where the refrigerator is, but the refrigerators here are also half the size of those in the US/Canada 😆

[obedulloa]

1:45 1- Fridge depth
3:50 2- Cabinetry
5:58 3- Comored Cabinetry
7:11 4- Gap above cabinets
9:10 5- Lighting
10:17 6- Kitchen work triangle
11:46 7- My mistake

[suzyparker]

The biggest mistake I see layout wise occurs when people don't allow adequate prep space directly beside their cook-top (which the where you want it to be). People put impractical decorative columns around the stove or worse, cabinets that go all the way to the counter leaving only one foot of space or less. Having the prep space on the island across from the cook top is even worse because after you chop your onions, for example, you have to then transfer them across the gap between the island and stove. And then you repeat the process with whatever else the stove top dish requires. Makes no sense! Islands are great for baking prep or for something that is one and done right into the oven but otherwise, you need decent prep space beside the stove.

[michellebowers]

After we rebuilt our kitchen when the house flooded in Hurricane Harvey, I replaced most of the base cabinets with drawers on full extension soft-close glides, and I’m very happy with them. Something I would do differently if I did it again would be to increase the aisle space from 36” to 42”. That would mean cutting down the center island, but I would trade the extra storage space for enough room for two people to pass each other easily in the aisles.

[anitas]

I have a mix of lower cabinets and drawers and I am glad I kept some lower cabinets for small appliances and heavy things like my cast iron pots. The everyday stainless and nonstick pans and storage containers are in big drawers next to the range and I love those. I’ll admit getting to the back of the lower cabinets means sitting on the floor. However, I just consider getting up and down off the floor good for maintaining mobility. Just some things to consider.

[lifelvr]

My husband built pull-out platforms for all my low cabinets. There's a handle in the front I can just pull out with my toe. No bending! It was not expensive to do at all. Just a few supplies from Lowe's.

[fashionforwardmom]

You can always add pull out drawers behind your cabinet doors on the lower level to make it easier to use bottom cabinets. It only cost about $20 per cabinet, way cheaper than replacing the cabinets.

[rickandteribedell]

I like the mention about lower cabinets not having real usable space and do drawers as a kitchen designer myself adding drawers to all bases cabinets sometimes doubles or triples the cost of cabinetry. If trying to make a sale this isn't always the best option for a budget

[hippo-potamus]

The low drawers vs cabinets advice is excellent, I will definitely incorporate that in my kitchen design renovation.