Interior Design
B&B Kitchen Renovation
There's more to designing a kitchen apart from choosing paint colors, cabinets and tiles. Most specifically when it is a running hospitality kitchen for a bed and breakfast. With the help of my sister and brother-in-law who are both food and beverage specialists, we studied their menu and planned the kitchen accordingly.
Research & Concept Design
I observed and studied how the chef / owners and staff use and move within the space. From there, I was able to plan the exact re-arrangement and placement of every appliance, cook ware in consideration of the proximity of the guests dining area when serving food.
As you can see in the Before photo below, everything was done inside the small space. The staff bumped into each other as they worked in the kitchen.
Planning & Design Solutions
Kitchen
1. Provide 2 different undermount kitchen sinks on either side for sanitary and operational reasons. One for food washing in the food preparation corner and the other double bowl sink for dish washing.
2. Provide a commercial kitchen standard stainless steel island at the center facing the 90cm width range and electric oven with a stainless steel range hood.
3. The left side wall will be an area for full height kitchen cabinets to keep plate ware and regularly used tools and utensils.
4. Provide a microwave and rice cooker station along the plate ware cabinet away from the main cooking area .
5. Leave the bottom of the counter open with metal shelves to store pots & pans for easy access when cooking
6. Provide windows facing the outdoor dining in order to see the guests waiting for their order
Auxiliary Areas
1. Create a private Family Dining for the owners and staff next to the kitchen for privacy
2. Create a Separate Hot Beverage & Breakfast Station closer to the Guests Dining Area in the Family Dining Area. This would include coffee makers, kettles and toasters so those who need them need not enter the kitchen.
3. Cold beverage will be stored separately in a fridge at the guests dining area
4. Provide an outdoor kitchen counter equipped with a pizza oven, stove and grilling station.
5. Provide more cabinets to keep canned goods and other pantry items at the Family Dining
I had fun working with the owners from planning, concept making, design, and management of the project for this kitchen.
Materials & Sources
Floor : Polished Concrete
Interior Wall: Misty Fog (Boysen) Paint Matt Finish
Exterior Wall: White (Boysen) Semi Gloss Paint Finish
Ceiling: Hardiflex in Misty Fog Paint Matt Finish
Kitchen Countertop: Black Impala Granite by Stone Depot Cebu
Kitchen Counter: Polished Concrete
Kitchen Backsplash: Tiles @ Wilcon Depot
Windows: Powder Coated Alum. w/ Bronze Glass by Danphil
Cabinets: Customized -Laminated MDF Apple Tree via
Cabinet Hardware: Hafele Brand
Door: Customized in Duco Paint Finish
Cabinet Pulls: Purchased in the U.S.
Lighting: Philips LED slim tubes for concealed shelf lighting
Philips Dual LED Downlight 9.5Watts
(Warm White /Daylight White)
Dual Lighting is my favorite because you can change the mood inside the kitchen.
Work in Progress
Here are the AFTER photos:
If you were to remodel your kitchen, what would be your essentials?
Love & light,
Arni
7 comments
That;s a massive change indeed, so much cleaner, practical and lighter. My kitchen would probably have to be extremely clean, something that can be easily wiped from floor to ceiling, but it would have to have some special details that make it different and that make it Dezzy :) Simple but not boring, luxurious but not kitschy.
ReplyDeleteI am sure it will be fun to design your kitchen Dezzy. A Wine Chiller
Deleteand a barista type coffee machine will be non-negotiable elements in my dream kitchen :D
I imagine mine would have round windows or something like that and seats in them to make it cozy. And a separate tea cupboard for all my supplies, and possibly a secret cellar or niche in it :) I've recently watched a clip on Facebook on kitchens with hidden wine coolers and cellars, often hidden under the kitchen island or even under the floor. If I had a chamber in my house large enough I'd definitely built a secret room in it behind bookshelves.
DeleteI love the secret wine cellar idea!
DeleteI love all the storage space you have now. And the stove is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am envious of their stove. It has an electric oven and really spacious for baking larger quantities.
DeleteI liked the remodel work they are really marvelous and unique. The colors used in modular kitchen are very beautiful. Keep updating more. Thanks for sharing
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