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Room Decision System — Kitchen

The ten decisions that shape a kitchen.

Kitchen is the room with the most already published here — layout, storage, worktop and backsplash are each a real, browsable comparison. Where the content is narrower than the question, or doesn't exist yet, that is said plainly below rather than papered over.

3 published6 partial1 not yet a decision
01 · Kitchen layoutPublished

Straight, galley, L-shaped and U-shaped are compared in DS17; whether an island or peninsula joins the run is a second, separate question in DS22 — kept apart because shape and island-presence are two different decisions, not one.

02 · Open, semi-open or closed; wet & dry kitchenPartial

DS115 compares dry-only, wet-and-dry-connected and wet-and-dry-enclosed — the real, published question for how a wet kitchen relates to the dry one. The broader question this decision also names — how open the whole kitchen reads to the living and dining space — isn't modelled as its own comparison yet.

03 · Work zonesNot yet a decision

Linear workflow, the work triangle and zoned stations have no decision, scope line or catalogue row anywhere in this repo. "Work triangle" appears once, as a phrase inside DS17's own guidance text — never as something a client actually chooses between.

04 · Cabinet quantity and heightPartial

DS26A compares standard, extended and stacked-to-ceiling wall-cabinet heights — a real, published height decision. A full base-only / base-and-wall / full-height / ceiling-height ladder isn't modelled as one comparison; the cabinetry scope line covers base, tall and wall cabinetry as a bundled inclusion, not a stepped choice.

05 · Cabinet finishPartial

DS114 compares HPL, PET and a wrapped PVC-profile front. DS123 and DS124 cover ELS's aluminium-and-glass AquaGlass line — gloss, metallic or solid, and display, opaque or translucent for a wall cabinet front. Melamine and a timber-veneer front aren't modelled for kitchen cabinetry specifically.

06 · Worktop and backsplashPublished

DS73A and DS73B cover worktop material and thickness/edge; DS74 covers the edge termination on its own. The backsplash is split by zone rather than treated as one material question — DS69 zones where a splashback is even exposed, DS71 sets its coverage, DS72 its detailing, DS119 compares materials for a dry pantry and DS120 for a wet kitchen specifically, with DS122 for pantry tile format.

07 · Storage systemPublished

DS10A compares external drawers against hinged doors as the access method; DS10B compares four internal fit-outs — adjustable shelves, full-extension trays, inner drawers, vertical dividers — in one locked cabinet envelope. DS11 covers the corner-cabinet solution, and DS27 compares hinged against lift-up wall-cabinet opening (a third option, bi-fold, is filed but below the publication floor and not yet shown).

08 · AppliancesPartial

DS28A, DS28B and DS28C each compare one appliance's integration — built-in oven placement, refrigerator integration, dishwasher integration — one sheet per appliance because integration depends on the exact model. DS77A compares gas against induction cooking energy, DS77B the extraction route, and DS78/DS79 cover appliance fit-and-ventilation and ergonomic placement. "Freestanding vs. built-in vs. integrated" as one named choice, distinct from cooking energy, isn't modelled as its own decision — plan the actual units at the appliance tool.

09 · Sink and water systemPartial

DS75 compares sink format and installation — a 750mm top-mount, a 900mm double-bowl undermount, and a specialist-installed integrated sink — and DS76 covers support and leak protection. A standard, workstation or smart sink, and a standard, pull-out or rain-curtain faucet, are also real, specified options, but that comparison is currently authored for ELS's StayReady rental package and its guidance assumes a landlord choosing a rental fit-out, not a homeowner — general guidance for the same options hasn't been written separately yet.

10 · Lighting and servicesPartial

General, layered (ambient plus task plus accent) and cove/cabinet LED lighting are compared as one decision; power points range from a standard layout to a planned, density-and-position-specified one to smart/dedicated circuits, and water supply from reusing the existing lines to a fully planned hot-and-cold-to-every-fixture layout. Each lives as its own decision rather than one bundled "kitchen services" card, and a hood-duct route is covered separately under Appliances (DS77B).

Kitchen — The Ten Decisions | ELS