H. Kitchen Remodel

This client recently bought a new house and are updating the interior before moving in.

The first thing they wanted to touch is the kitchen. When you walk around the corner from the entryway you immediately walk into the narrow kitchen. It is dark, has inadequate counter space, inadequate storage and is in dire need of updated materials and appliances. From the kitchen you walk onto carpeted steps down into the family room/dining area. We aren't necessarily touching this area, but it impacts the way the kitchen is to be remodeled.

Here is the existing floor plan. You can easily see it is not currently a very good layout.

Our layout gives more light, more counter space, more storage and is overall more aesthetically pleasing.

As you can see we moved the opening of the entrance over to the wall and extended the wall. This will not only allow for more cabinets to be placed on that wall, but will give a much better first impression of the kitchen and family room for someone who is coming around that corner from the living room. We moved the steps and covered them with tile instead of carpet. This looks cleaner and will help bring the kitchen and family room together.

The window that was originally at the end of the room will be replaced with a garden window. Garden windows are great for giving the illusion that you have more space. When you walk into the kitchen and look down the end at the garden window, it looks as though the room just keeps going. When you are standing at the sink looking through that window, it brings the outside in.

They are getting all new Jenn-Air appliances including a Jenn-Air counter depth refrigerator. Counter depth refrigerators are really the way to go these days. They still hold the same amount of volume, but they fit better into any layout.

We are putting an island seating area to the kitchen with mini pendants above. This not only adds counter space, but it gives them a lot more storage space. It provides a great area to sit and chat while the cook is making a meal.

Here is a preliminary sketch of what the new space might look like.