seeking 1-story, 2400-2700 w/window over kitchen sink

14 years ago

I need help finding a site with a floorplans for a 2400-2700 house that includes a window over the kitchen sink, please help! Is it just me, or has every designer of home plans decided that having a window in the kitchen is part of a bygone era? Any thoughts on why this is? The light and views and mood of a kitchen with a window just can't be replaced, no matter how many skylights and solar tubes you put in.

So many plans I have been studying have real potential for being livable with some minor changes stop me in my tracks because the kitchen is on an inside wall. Most likely, the sink is facing out to the living/family room. I know that the current thought is for the kitchen to be the central gathering place of the home and therefore you have all these houses with either the sink or the cooktop facing out into the living area. I don't disagree with this, I just want my kitchen window, please! Even when I bump up to larger homes over 2700, it is hard to find a kitchen window. However, there are plenty of small plans (say 2000 and under) with a kitchen window, but I don't want to go that small.

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athensmomof3
14 years ago
I will tell you that I don't have a window in my kitchen, but it is in my adjacent breakfast area, right across the peninsula. I have 3 large (6 foot plus) windows, and don't suffer from light or views. It is very pleasant and I have not missed it. The one benefit is that i have a great view of our back yard and woods, versus a view of my driveway or the side of the neighbors house which often happens with kitchen windows. It also allows me to watch my boys playing in the yard from inside.

Having said that, my new house (which is still being designed) originally had no window in the kitchen, and no view from the kitchen. It looked out into the den, and then there was a "sort of view" through a pair of french doors in the breakfast area. I went through a lot of trouble to fix it, including pushing the garage and back hall way back, and flipping my house so I didn't have a retaining wall. It ended up working out great, as my kitchen window will look out into a landscaped courtyard but boy was it a lot of trouble!!!

You might be able to accomplish the same thing in the plans you are considering, although having a kitchen/breakfast room combo with a large window I have found to be a great solution.
young-gardener
14 years ago
SG- There are a few at the website below. I don't know if they'll have everything else you want or not, but a few have windows over the sink and fall into your sqft.

Here is a link that might be useful: M. Ginn Plans
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marthaelena
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One story house?
Basement?
Will you build the house in a subdivision or farm?
Do you know if the house will be facing south?
sanctuarygirl
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14 years ago
Thanks for all the feedback. Marthaelena, I am looking for a one-story house, no basement, that will be built on a rural lot of slightly less than two acres. I think the front of the house will be facing north (the lot is on the south side of an east/west running road), so in my mind, that means a kitchen will be facing either south or SW or SE, depending.

Yes, athensmom, I am beginning to think that your solution will end up being my solution as well. It seems that the current thinking is that a view through the breakfast area windows outside is the way to go. All the sinks seem to face that way or through a pass-through into the family/living room.
hollieplus2
14 years ago
Look at the Whitney or Wilshire from Donald Gardner. We are building the Whitney. It does have a bonus room but everything else is downstairs. The kitchen opens up to the living room but there is a window over the sink:) I really like that option too. You could always get rid of the bonus room if you really didn't want it and extend some walls to make the house bigger. Right now we are looking at around 2525 sq ft w/ the bonus.
sanctuarygirl
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14 years ago
Hollie, I have indeed been eyeballing the Whitney, and think it is a most excellent plan for its size. I was impressed by it since the day they released it on their site. It is slightly small and I keep looking at it from different angles to see what would be the best side or wall to extend for a bit more room in the public living areas, since the bedrooms are just fine already. My husband has severe arthritis and so we will have future needs for living totally on one level. I do think bonus rooms have great potential, but I always want him to have complete access to all rooms without restriction.

I would love to hear about your experience with working with the plan. Did you post anything about it on here already?

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