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Kitchen renovation, here we come! How to combine old and modern?
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 557410" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Yes, I'm considering also that. If we end up keeping things in walls, that will be absolutely needed. With kitchen island, if it's possible to place near enough the current sink, we could maybe do with only one. Currently our dishwasher is, of course, next to the sink, but I don't find it a problem that it is 'too far.' I tend to do what i'm doing first and then clean up, so I don't need to get to the dishwasher that often. Of course emptying dishwasher takes longer when you have to take things to different places that are 'far' away. The more I think of it, more it seems like kitchen island could be a best choice to make it more compact. </p><p></p><p>But of course with that there is a problem with fridge. Our bake oven/fireplace is an essential part of our heating. Our central heating is oil based and that is expensive and not environmentally friendly so we are really using our fireplaces for heating. And this kitchen fireplace, while old, is very good one. It has high energy storage capacity and from fall to spring it is heated daily. So we can't/won't place fridge near it, because that would be total waste of energy. And of course fridge should not be near dishwasher or stove either (though induction stove doesn't produce that much warmth to around it) so that makes it difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 557410, member: 14557"] Yes, I'm considering also that. If we end up keeping things in walls, that will be absolutely needed. With kitchen island, if it's possible to place near enough the current sink, we could maybe do with only one. Currently our dishwasher is, of course, next to the sink, but I don't find it a problem that it is 'too far.' I tend to do what i'm doing first and then clean up, so I don't need to get to the dishwasher that often. Of course emptying dishwasher takes longer when you have to take things to different places that are 'far' away. The more I think of it, more it seems like kitchen island could be a best choice to make it more compact. But of course with that there is a problem with fridge. Our bake oven/fireplace is an essential part of our heating. Our central heating is oil based and that is expensive and not environmentally friendly so we are really using our fireplaces for heating. And this kitchen fireplace, while old, is very good one. It has high energy storage capacity and from fall to spring it is heated daily. So we can't/won't place fridge near it, because that would be total waste of energy. And of course fridge should not be near dishwasher or stove either (though induction stove doesn't produce that much warmth to around it) so that makes it difficult. [/QUOTE]
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