A kitchen layout is a shape made by the arrangement of kitchen appliances like countertops, cabinetry, refrigerator and other kitchen appliances. The layout and floor plan create the primary work triangle you make along with the refrigerator, sink and cooking place gas or electric.
WHAT IS A G-SHAPED KITCHEN?
A G-shaped kitchen is also known as a kitchen peninsular. It is technically made up of a U-shaped kitchen layout with a peninsula added to it forming a G- shape looking kitchen layout.
The G- shaped layout continuously locates cabinetry and fixtures along the 3 adjacent walls along the U-shape and ends in a bar counter extension.
G –shaped kitchen peninsulas are the best alternative for small kitchen owners who don’t have enough space for a kitchen island.
A kitchen peninsula is the same as a kitchen island but it is connected to the wall on one side/end.
Kitchen peninsulas provide all the benefits that are provided by a kitchen island like extra storage, dining, socialising, food preparation. The difference is that they are set up in a way that they fit in smaller spaces.
WHAT IS A KITCHEN PENINSULAR?
A kitchen peninsular is a unit with a worktop that is similar to a kitchen island.
A kitchen island is not free-standing like the kitchen island but is instead attached to the wall on one side.
A kitten peninsular can therefore be accessed from 3 sides unlike a kitchen island can be accessed.
A peninsular serves as an extension to your kitchen and forms a G-shape when added to a U- shaped kitchen layout.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF A G- SHAPED KITCHEN?
- G –shaped kitchens are safe for social family gatherings around the kitchen peninsula extension.
- G –shaped kitchens offer extra storage for use in your kitchen with addition of 3 extra walls for storage
- G-shaped design offers you extra working counter space for working and food preparation.
- G – Shaped kitchens with more space allow for more than one cook in the kitchen.
- Multipurpose functions await you with the addition of a peninsula to your kitchen
- It is much easier to install additions like sink, electricity, gas and appliances to a kitchen peninsular since it attached to the wall on one side
- Perfect for small sizes, kitchen peninsulas can be fitted in a small kitchen with no room for a kitchen island.
- It resolves your need for a dining table, since they are fixed in already small apartments you can possibly do away with the dining table.
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF A G- SHAPED KITCHEN?
- The G-shaped is much more complicated to setup because you need to think about where to place the sink and other kitchen appliances and how to install them.
- Corner base cabinets are hard to reach since they are in the corner, you will need accessories like slide in cabinets to manage
- G –shaped kitchen gives too much space for a small room apartment. You may not need all this space for storage in your small room as this will tempt you to store unnecessary appliances.