The Kitchen Triangle FAILED Me

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The kitchen triangle is an old and outdated design concept, yet we still seem to think it's an ultra important rule when designing kitchens. It's not and I'll explain why.
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@FTG2Eli

Wondering......................when people wisely pick up the dishwasher utensil basket to put away the clean flatware, we tend to bend over, many times over, to put the dirty ones in the dishwasher instead of keeping out the basket at counter level. Just a thought while watching you.

@darlene19668

Just have to leave another 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@christiefenners3222

I’m 5’1”. My solution is a small metal stool to kick around-even for the lowest shelf sometimes. And now I have a game where the goal is not to bruise my shins. The pain is real. 😂

@richardsmith5249

I'm in the UK. The most usually encountered type of fridge here is a single door style, rather than the double everyone in the US and Canada seems to have. These are pretty much universally designed so that you can swap the door hinge from one side to the other. This means that, when you're getting stuff out of the fridge (or putting it in), you can have the worktop adjacent to the fridge immediately accessible, rather than having a door on each side blocking access. Of course, single-door fridges have less capacity, but aren't we in the middle of an obesity epidemic?

@gailbenjamin3274

I wish you could see my kitchen. It’s a new build (10 months) and I designed my kitchen from my own previous experience, watching your videos and a few others on KZbin. You’re speaking to me with most of your ideas. My home is in a seniors community (kind of), I’m a younger retired senior and I designed the kitchen to function for me for the next 20 year. My upper cabinets, 2 of them, sit direct on the counter because I’m so tired of reaching upper shelves. Cups/mugs are kept in a drawer beside plates/bowls. I bake and cook lots and there is not one thing I’d do differently. I love my kitchen. It’s white and it’s my 6th IKEA centric design.

@refrigeratortrimkits

The kitchen triangle just simply doesn't fit all homes or budgets. When having to reroute electricity or plumbing, the costs add up quickly.

@jeremyhelquist

Am I the only one who cringed at the paper towel usage? One to dry the colander; one to dry his hands; one to clean the corner space all within 10 minutes. And all of which could have been a reusable dish towel/cleaning/hand towel

@FTG2Eli

As we are restoring our 1946 house, we are making our kitchen the way we want. Little to no cupboards, the refrigerator is located similar to yours so that you can take out what you need to place directly on the counter across from it. Our range is where yours is as it is also close to the long prepping counter. We keep all of our prepping supplies on top of or below the very large vintage countertop we have.

@whiskybrush3219

My kitchen was a magnet for clutter. Then I discovered Clutterbug and Cass had a video which I think was designed just for me about mail clutter. I thought I was just lazy. Turns out I was only overwhelmed and was actually always cleaning but only succeeding at moving clutter piles around. My kitchen and dining table have been junk free for months now. I still pretty much hate my kitchen layout, quite passionately at that. But at the end of the day, i gotta admit it looks pretty good.

@CCC-qx2gz

kitchen designs are missing a hidden drying rack/space for things you just have to wash by hand, pots/pans or things that are still wet coming out of dishwasher. Ideally it would be above or below the counter without taking up counter space next to dishwasher and sink.

@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284

One HUGE difference between the way I work and the way my great grandmother worked is that she sat down. A LOT. If she was doing any tedious task that was going to take awhile, she sat at her kitchen table. Peeling vegetables was a huge one. I've noticed for decades that I don't do that and it took a long time to figure out why.

@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284

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@vondapommills2195

Wow… This was yet your best video and maybe top 3 best segment. It was so relatable and educational without being preachy or you knowing everything. You served up a plate of “We are all the same”

@marylut6077

Thanks for history of Work Triangle and why it may not work for kitchen of today

@darlene19668

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@GardenGirl1994

You look naturally comfortable in your kitchen. Thanks for sharing your personal space .

@bettysuffle

Loved the setting, learned the history of the kitchen triangle, and really enjoyed watching you move around your domain.

@lazygardens

One layout problem/solution is to make sure that refrigerator access doesn't route traffic past the sink or stove. And something that is currently bugging me ... make sure the dishwasher can be opened without blocking access to the cabinet where you store the dishes.

@trinaroe5132

I’m only 5’0” and I can reach the top shelf on all my wall cabinets without a stool or expensive pull down unit except for the top shelf over the corner base. There I can’t even reach the second shelf without a stool. I simply adjusted my shelves and added bins so I can pull the bin off the shelf. The ones I have on the top shelf have an open grid pattern that I can stick my fingers through the holes to get a grip to pull it down. I also store my cereal on the top shelf on the skinny side of the package with the bottom of the box toward the back of the cupboard. Upright on its side it’s easy for me to grab too. I don’t have any cupboard over my fridge or stove in my current kitchen.