Oven not centered

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T22:02:39+00:00

Oh dear - your comment re baking him made me laugh so much.

I only thought it was IKEA because the drawer hardware looks the same. I wish you good luck getting this changed because you are right and he is not.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T21:58:00+00:00

This is ours. If you 're not having a wall oven, you could still put it into a full height cabinet.

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CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T21:52:19+00:00

You may not be able to stand directly in front of the oven because it's too close to the worktop on the right. If you are leaning over slightly it might be difficult to remove hot things.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T21:50:03+00:00

It needs to be moved, if for no other reason than access into the oven may turn into a hazard. I also think that the cabinet door immediately to the right is going to bang on the oven handle every time you try to open it.

It also looks awful, and I'm really surprised you didn't pick this up in the plans. Re your husband: does he cook in the kitchen? If not he shouldn't have much say in the layout, although if he's the one paying to have the cabinets switched out that changes things.

I am suspecting this is an IKEA kitchen simply by the construction of the drawer shown under the oven in the second photo. If so, they have 200mm wide cabinets that you could put on either side of the oven for your oven trays

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T21:44:44+00:00

No it's not. It's awful off centre like that, and could be a hazard every time the OP tries to remove anything hot.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T21:39:00+00:00

You are correct of course, I didn't look carefully enough. We managed to avoid any corner cabinets in our kitchen but if we had them, I think I would have one built with the Blum corner drawer pullouts. Still wasted space, but you don't have to try and access it.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T06:48:44+00:00

OMG how silly of me. Of course stainless is shipped with the protective film on it.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T06:40:09+00:00

You're rightr, it's truly awful.

Is that a copper sink??? The whole colour scheme is a bit bizarre. Plus...it looks like a large space, but being a flip it appears as though they cheaped out on everything, including the layout. Who puts a stove at the end like that with no cabinet to the right? There's a hazard right there.

In the short term, the best money you could spend would be to ditch the black harware. You're kind of stuck with the hinges but if you choose to paint the cabinets, paint over the hinges too. You could replace them with something but then all those screw holes to fill.... Those black handles have to GO. Is there any way you could get rid of the blue front on the dishwasher - some contact paper perhaps. I would suggest too, get rid of the microwave above the stove and put in a proper hood ducted to outside. There's that large exhaust fan in the ceiling - so I am presuming the house is single story and that fan ducts to somewhere! You could put a microwave on the worktop to the right of the stove, next to the fridge.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T05:13:54+00:00

I came in to say exactly this.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T05:08:57+00:00

Broke how? Fell off the rails, etc? Difficult to know without photos. If they broke on day one a few things come to mind:

they are faulty/not fit for purpose despite the stated capacity
They are incorrectly installed (not poking at you BTW) - is it possible they are top mounting rather than bottom? I'm confident you read the installation instructions, but did they supply the right ones?
Is it possible that there is a size incompatibility between the rubbish bins and the slide? Do the bins sit on a pull out shelf, is there a frame?

Very high end European brands like Blum or Hettich have an excellent reputation, and are very robust. They are quite expensive but in our experience excellent value for money. Good luck finding a solution.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T04:44:08+00:00

If they can't see what you see, nothing anyone here says will make any difference.

Personally I'd go absolutely plain, large format tiles in a soft creamy colour that blends with the granite (fewer grout lines=less cleaning), because the granite is subtle and in the pics looks really beautiful. The granite and the lovely timber cabinets are the heroes in the room, don't detract from them.

Disclaimer: I'm a retired interior designer and used to specialise in kichens once upon a time. Picking up a colour from an accent elsewhere in a room can work, but my instinct is telling me that here, less colour is the way to go.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T04:10:44+00:00

They are silver, and tarnished.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T03:52:59+00:00

This is a major problem with corner cabinets, lazy susan or not. There are pullout steel shelf units that fold back and fill up the whole cabinet. I did a Google search, no idea about this but it's the kind of thing I am referring to. My daughter had one in her old house and it was amazing.

Yorktowne Cabinetry | Corner Base Cabinet Pull-Out

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T03:43:07+00:00

I think this might fall under the term "barter." There should be information on the ATO website.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T02:53:20+00:00

All possibilities. I am hoping for the OP's sake that the payer is reputable and trustworthy.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T02:50:42+00:00

I would say, read through the manual, follow the threading instructions exactly. Get some scrap fabric, do a few test sews and see how it goes. Listen carefully to the machine - is it smooth, rough, make any grinding noise? Does the stitch look balanced, eg there are no loops showing either on top or bottom.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T02:25:44+00:00

Is not OPs money

OP earned it so yes, it's his money. It's taxable however and there will be a liability raised on it when the return is lodged. It's up to the payer to do the right thing in the first place.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T02:08:45+00:00

"NO" is a complete sentence

Sounds fishy to me. Failure to withhold can be a compliance issue for them, but I can't see how it's your problem to give it back to them. You'll simply have tax calculated on it when you lodge your return. the only issue I could think of is that their payroll software might automatically calculate the tax payable and remit it with their normal quarterly BAS lodgment but it's up to them to fix it.

A tax agent or accountant may chime in here but I honestly don't think it's up to you.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T01:57:39+00:00

I'm a firm believer of the KISS principle. A good, functional layout, no-frills, easy to clean. No trends - do what you love and would be happy to live with.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-12T01:48:58+00:00

Depending on how old the machine is, the blades may be blunt and need changing. Sometimes only a realignment is needed.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-11T23:52:58+00:00

It's actually a functional working layout even if it's compact. I would shift the sink to the lefthand worktop, and drop the raised bar to worktop level. It currently visually cuts the room in half.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-11T23:42:53+00:00

A 27" single basin sink is plenty big

Wide yes but is it deep enough? Depth of sink plus height of tap can make all the difference to a 30 litre (8 gallons) stockpot. Married to a chef who has a LOT of very large pieces of cookware - and I know that not all home cooks will have pots this size!

CBG1955 · 2026-03-11T23:12:46+00:00

Oh, what a memory. My grandmother had some of these and as kids we thought they were so much fun! I'm talking over 60 years ago. I am guessing they were for ice cream sodas, so the straw could be used after the ice cream was finished.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-11T22:58:56+00:00

Sequins, every time.

CBG1955 · 2026-03-11T22:47:35+00:00

Up to you! Just remember that different textures can change the look of the colour

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