Kitchen Floor Plans

Kitchen floor plans is an important aspect of your Kitchen Design and your floor plans can have different configurations and variations to suit your taste. The Kitchen Floor Plan should keep the Kitchen Work Triangle in consideration; the work triangle is the area that encompasses the sink, cooking range and the refrigerator.  Let us go through some popular Kitchen floor plans the benefits, pros and cons.

The U shape Kitchen Floor Plan is an efficient plan that puts one workstation on each of the three walls. This Kitchen Floor Plan has the best efficiency amongst the lot as it minimizes mobility and reach and and doesn't block the work triangle. However this can be a constraint when multiple cooks are introduced into the space. For best results, an 8 x 7 foot space is the minimum needed for the U shaped Kitchen Floor Plans or else the limited space will constrict work. Also recommended is locating a workstation is a freestanding island.

The L shaped Kitchen Floor Plan puts two workstations on one wall and the third on an adjacent wall. This Kitchen Floor Plan is more space efficient than the U shaped floor plan. However, this floor plan is not best suited for smaller kitchens. Allow an open counter space of about 4 feet between workstations that share the same wall. Arrangement of the workstations is also critical here and the flow should be from the refrigerator to the sink, to the cooktop and the serving area.

The Island Kitchen Floor Plan features a freestanding kitchen workstation usually the cooking range or the sink. This Kitchen Floor Plan facilitates the work triangle for larger kitchens as it allows a centralized access to the workstations. However, this Kitchen floor plan is not suited for kitchens where the workstations are on opposite sides of the wall as it obstructs work.

The Galley Kitchen Floor Plan is when workstations are placed at parallel walls i.e two workstations on one side of the wall and the third workstation on the other wall. This kitchen floor plan is best suited when the kitchen spacing is small and narrow and gives the kitchen a more open feel. On the flip side however, it restricts traffic in the kitchen. To maximize this kitchen floor plan, consider leaving a space of 4 feet between opposing workstations. Also consider pairing the refrigerator and the sink workstations together.