I’m beginning work on a renovation of a 450 sq. ft. carriage house (turning into an apartment). The kitchen is to be VERY small. Wondering what the quality of some of the small appliance manufacturers are as I haven’t had much experience with them. Brands like Summit, Danby, and Avanti make a decent variety of narrow appliances, but they’re brands I’ve never worked with.
Any thoughts or first-hand testimonial?
Many thanks.
Seth
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I live in a studio in NYC, have an Avanti fridge and a summit stove. The stove is great. The fridge is fair ... veggies freeze while the milk in the door goes sour. This is one of those under the counter fridges. Bought my appliances on AJ Madison website. They're great. Delivery was fine, fast.
here's a pic:
Do you have an extension ladder for those upper cabs?>G<
just a regular 6 foot ladder. Lots of compromises when you live in 290 ft2 in NYC. Keep the archival storage up there.fair winds and following seas
I figured.
Nice kitchen,by the way.
marine. next time at sea, we want pictures.
got a couple. This is my current ship.
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I've attached another one, but it's big ... now that I'm a Mac guy, no Irfanview ... working on it.
Cheers
Jonathanfair winds and following seas
I'm a PC user and open my pics with "Paint" and reduce them before uploading them, never had luck with Infran.
Thanks for the pics of the ship, lucky for me I have highspeed & those large pic load in a few seconds. No one should regard themselve as "God's gift to man." But rather a mere man whos gifts are from God.
wow... 290sf my rv has more space.... i see these apts on TV home shows where they brag if they have a closet...
in my condo project i have 2 units that are 590sf with a fenced patio area that is another 180sf and the small units are the ones people have shown the most interest in...
i constantly try to draw/design small units but it seems people expect nice kitchens and a nice bath... and a few closets... by then it's already bigger than i wanted...
thanks for posting the pics
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Appreciate the input, and good looking little kitchen. I intend to go with a 60" tall fridge with separate boxes, so perhaps that will regulate better.Seth
From what I've seen they are definately lower end models. I'm guessing, but maybe their primary market is mobile homes?
Again, I'm guessing. But I doubt you'll find good quality smaller appliances. The market just isn't there.
Maybe in Japan?
The fridge absolutely MUST have separate doors for the freezer and refrigerated sections. These sections ought to have fans as well.
Naturally, this kicks up the price quite a bit. HD has a 5ft. tall fridge that qualifies. For an 'under counter' unit, you're stuck with commercial 'merchandisers,' which do NOT have a freezer section, and cost about $500. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any really small freezers.
There are 2-burner cooktop units, but you'll not have an oven.
Now ... IF I may wander off-topic a bit ....
Odd that you mention a 450 sq. ft house - my place is (inside) about 18x18', or 324 sq.ft. I'm in the midst of an extended remodel; after years ofliving here, this is what I've learned .....
The bath, at 5x6', is as small as you can realistically get. Important improvements are: glass shower partitions (move plumbing to outside wall), pedestal sink, make the entire floor the 'shower pan.' Open up the walls, and you can inset towel bars, rather than have them project into the room.
The kitchen is a galley arrangement, with a microwave table separating the kitchen from the main room. (Small places really benefit from open design). Kitchen is 5x12'. Full size fridge, 4-burner 18" range, under counter water heater. A pantry cabinet (about the size of the fridge, but only counter depth), and lotsof open storage on the wall above the counter. A toolbox roll-around used as the microwave table.
The place came with a 12x12 'main room' and a 6x12 'bedroom.' I found it far better to move that wall, and make two 9x12 rooms. Now there's room for a double bed, and the main room is still adequate.
The bedroom 'closet' is an open 'closet maid' arrangement at one end. The 'coat closet' is a row of hooks behind the door swing, with apiec of rain gutter as a hat/glove rack.
A narrow set of shelves, or one of those plastic cabinets, lets me store detergent, etc., outside. An open 'end' to the bedroom wall that borders the kitchen gives me a place to store the broom and mop.
/There are 2-burner cooktop units, but you'll not have an oven./
does anyone remember those old two burner stoves, with a small oven beneath? used to see them in apartments. they were electric.
i ask, 'cuz i've looked all over for a 2 burner stove/range, without success. well, i found one, for a ship, that burned diesel.
i'm renovating my 6x9 kitchen this summer. i have a four burner stove now- i use one burner all the time, two occaisonally, i think i used three onetime at christmas- but i've never used all four.
the 18" dishwasher make sense, but those 20" 4 burner stoves are ridiculous- you could never use all 4 at once, so what's the point. i'd rather have 2 full sized burners front to back. with a small oven below.
some of the smaller fridges are nice, but i can't find one that's energy star rated.
ps- someone makes a countertop oven with two burner on top, but they don't make them well.
We have a Danby fridge, Canadian I think, for drinks in the basement. It's the three feet type, but it's also frost free, a rarity, I think, for something so small. No freezer compartment. Works great. Danby is also, I understand, a maker of appliances for places one drives to with a Land Rover. Like LP fridges and the sort. Given that we may soon be living like Mel Gibson in his earlier warrior movies, maybe having primitive appliances is a consideration.