Who has built a Lantana recently?
 

This could go down as a pretty silly question but I need a favor.
Can you get out a ruler and measure the depth of the wall kitchen cabinets.

Particularly where you would store your dinner plates. Our plates are about 10.75 in. Would they fit?

Now there is a good chance I'll keep the questions coming so beware...
:popcorn:

"Fresh" Lantana
 

Hi -

If you can wait until Monday, we'll be seeing our Lantana, in person, for the first time. Once we can get past the excitement, we'll try to remember to measure the kitchen cabinets!

Perhaps another Lantana owner will answer your question before then!

Hope your plates fit! (Gee, hope ours do, too!)

Lantana
 

Yes we can wait! Good luck guys! :a040:

While the tension of an Olympic race goes on we just talk Lantana. One would think it's a new language...

Our Lantana was built in 2007 so dimensions could be different. I measured 10 1/4 inches (12 inches exterior) depth. Your dinner plates would not fit in my cabinets.

cabinet depth
 

That's about what I measured during our LSV but I was hoping I was wrong.
Where we live now our cabinet depth is just under 11" so they just make it.

Looks like we need another plan....

The stupid questions just keep comin! What's a Lantana? Sorry! I'm from Ohio!

There's a cabinet that I think they're calling a Pantry. It sticks out the same as the lower cabinets. You can see it in the Model B home model tour for the Lantana on the villages website. Definitely work with your designer and let them know what you need. They'll let you know what you can do. Mine was great at finding solutions.

The cabinets here are just short of 11", about 10.75" to the face of the rail that the door shuts against. With the space for the door stops, your plate should lay in. They are standard depth cabinets.

It might be an upgrade, but there are 15" cabinets out there. My Lantana was built in March,2012, and it is 11" Check and see if there can be a substitution. They are doing a lot of that now. Also, maybe just 1 cabinet needs to be larger.
I also have a friend who changed the wine rack to a cabinet after market through the samr installer. Why couldn't you do that and order a 15" deep one?

Sorry to be so dense. I think you're referring to a cabinet in a designer home called a Lantana!. I was thinking it was something like a lanai. Duh! Carry on, Ladies!:popcorn:

We moved into our Lantana in March. The wall cupboards are just under 11 inches. The bottom cupboards have 'roll out' drawers and a half shelf. I made the comment that I wished the half shelf rolled out. I was told that was easy to have done. And instead of a half shelf, it is a full drawer. I also had roll out drawers put in the pantry cabinet. As far as I am concerned, that was the BEST thing we did. (My husband may not agree - he loves his garage floor! Enjoy your Lantana - we love ours!

I'm they guy
 

Wait a sec I'm the guy!

By the way your suggestions are great! We originally wanted the open kitchen, but if we put in the wall we might have better options.

Our design meeting could be very interesting. Alas, we have to wait until Thanksgiving week.

If you do a stretch in kitchen maybe you could fit a small island. We had another set of "pot" drawers add to island....they are deep and fit all plates. Need plate holders: Drawer Peg System 4DPS Series By Rev-A-Shelf | Shop & Save at CabinetParts.com.

Just wondering... did you do a lateral stretch to the kitchen? If so, how does the stretch extend your space -- from the laundry area to the breakfast nook? We extended across the entire back of the Lantana & I've been considering a lateral stretch as well - looks like we might have the room, but I guess only the designers will be able to tell me that. Thank you for any input!

Rona
Fernandina 205, Allaire Loop

Darn...Now I'm really, really confused!! I thought I wanted a Zinnia but now you have me looking at the model tours of the Lantana....Guess I'll just have to make a trip down there to see everything again. (gee..I'd hate that :)).

You must really love those plates! I'd store them in a bottom cabinet. And anyway .... you will need a new set of dishes when you get to TV to go with your new lifestyle.

We stretched the width through the kitchen -- 2 foot. It goes through the Laundry/Kitchen/Nook/Lanai. We built a Lilac. I took the extra 2 feet in the kitchen and pulled the Breakfast Bar into the kitchen. That way all our stools will be on the kitchen tile. Gives a little more space in the Living Room. You can look at the Lily if you think you like an Island.

island
 

Island in kitchen is a 4 letter word to my wife. I wouldn't dare mention it to her...thanks for the suggestion though.

not that old
 

Actually they are not that old. Well compared to our Noritake China we bought say just over 39 years ago. Any way the china dinner plate is maybe an 1/8 in. smaller than our everyday.
Are you saying that people eat smaller portions now and they could use smaller plates! We've both been dieting but I don't think my wife is ready to give up her plates..When I told her about the issue (about the plates not fitting in the cabinets) a few choice Brooklyn eplicatives went flying!
My wife is very sweet but this kind of riled her up. We'll work it out...

Neighbor: We took out most of the bottom "cabinets" and made each section into drawers. Some have three drawers, some have four. That is what we did in our current home and it works out great. We also took out the pantry and put in a set of drawers in the bottom and a regular cabinet on top (no wine rack). Drawers are so much easier to get things out of, better than bending over and getting something out of the back of a cabinet. Most everything will fit in a drawer - even everyday dishes. We have soft self closing drawers here, but we did not get them down there. I really like soft - self closing, but did not want to spend the extra $ on soft closures.

Who needs dishes? Around here, everyone eats out...

If you store the plates face up, the edge may be above the lip of the cabinet.

Here in Michigan we keep our dishes in lower cabinet pull out. When I first saw that Steve did this, I thought it was strange but it's actually easier, right next to the dishwasher.

Well, we haven't had any problem in our lantana with dishes fitting in the cabinets and we didn't ask for anything special. Although the kitchen we ended up with was the Ivy, I think the cabinets are just the same regular cabinets. I am pretty sure they will fit unless you have some oversized or unusual shape. Here is a novel idea: Ask the designer :)