Critique the kitchen plan please :)
We are in the early stages of a kitchen remodel. We're planning to do Ikea cabinets and then doing bespoke fronts, panels, etc. Would love any feedback on the 3D renderings and elevations. AI pic for inspo... it's not perfect but as close as we could get it for now.
A few notes -
The first beam is actually over the tall cabinets, so taking them to the ceiling would likely be awkward.
The island in the AI pic isn't true to plan. Our family of four uses the island daily, and we're planning to do L seating to make it more conversational (I couldn't quite get us U seating with the size of the island and not encroaching on the walkways). The entrance to the kitchen is a large arch, so we have more space behind where the majority of stools will go since it's open. I'm also thinking we'll likely need to do a dark wood island so it's more balanced with the dark beams overhead.
We'll also do an induction range, so the hood will likely be much lower. I think the AI renderings are making the room look taller than it is as well. On the range wall as well, we're planning to do floating stone shelves on each side of the range. We cook a lot, so I was worried about extending the shelf over the range.
