Just a disclaimer to anyone who actually reads my stuff or stumbles across this, I am no architect, nor an interior designer, nor any sort of home stylist (other than my own)... just someone who cares to notice and observe details. I have done 1 house renovation of my own, observed a rebuilding of a bungalow, and seen the transformation of a couple of friend's houses. This series also work kinda as my mental notes for future projects.
So, here's a very important renovation DON'T:
Please make sure your kitchen benchtops are the suitable height for your own use, ie, not too high nor not too low. Although the latter may not cause too much problems, as it couldn't possibly get way too low, unless your contractor or architect or ID is a midget, or short person (what's the politically correct term?) and designed the height for himself. But this is what will happen if it's too high:
▲ standing on a stool to cook!
Make sure you allow your kitchen cabinet heights to include any concrete slabs and final finish layer, ie such as granite, or solid surface or watever it is u are using. And then the height of stove (in the picture above a temporary fire stove is pictured, which is about 4-5cm in height?) and then height of the pot holder, the bit that (is that wat it's called? which added another 2-3 cm)
▲ thought this height worked pretty well for a temporary stove,
allowance of about a 5" drop, height of higher bench is about 33" from the floor
disclaimer: am sure there are international standards or standards that work for Malaysians, but dunno what that is - not saying this is it!
2 comments:
hahahaha! i didn't realise it was too low for fina! and does she know you took that picture!! hahaa..
too high! not too low!!
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