Our current kitchen is darling but it’s small.
It gets crowded REALLY fast if you add even just a 2nd person. Imagine having 3 people working in there at the same time. We’re a family of 7 and this kitchen is cramped for us. One day I’ll show you photos of the kitchen we had when we lived in a small 2 bedroom/1 bath apartment in Korea. It may have been more functional than this one.
We met with an architect last week. We talked about our goals for the space and I showed him the pictures in this post. He’ll have a draft for us by the end of the week. Please take a look and share your thoughts. . . . I don’t want to miss anything!
(To get an idea of the size of each space, I used 1 square =1 foot.)
Floor plan of our current kitchen, dining and family room:
This is the first sketch I drew up when we were considering expanding. I told my dad that even 2-4 more feet would make a big differences, he told me it wouldn’t be worth the price for that small of change. So I drew out some ideas at 8′.
And I drew out another idea with a 12′ extension and quickly became sold on this idea, because I can tuck the dining area next to the kitchen and end up with a HUGE Family Room. There’s even room for an 8′ island! Maybe dreams can come true.
I’d love French Doors leading to the back yard.
Behind the kitchen there will be a utility sink, lower cabinets and a “mudroom” for everyone’s shoes and coats, etc. If I had my druthers, I’d like to see an exterior door near the utility sink. Not sure of the exact placement of the Washer and Dryer or sink.
Have a WONDERFUL DAY! I’m looking forward to hearing from you.