Hi @mfnJsb0809 - can you tell me the measurement of your peninsula counter area? I will have one what appears to be about the same size, and I have been trying to determine if I should go with one or two pendants over the bar area. And if two, how far apart to space them. Would you mind sharing what you did? Thank so much!

OK, let's think out of the box. If it's only the 2 of you watching TV, then you only need seating for the 2 of you. Right? As an example of matching the seating to your needs, I'll use us: Ma and Pa Kettle. In the new house we're building we planned a family (the 2 of us plus cats) "den" off the kitchen. Seating only for two, with cats on top. We each get our favorite: DH only watches TV lying down; I prefer a chair with ottoman. But sometimes I want to lie down, so DH gets a double bed size futon, left folded open in the bed position. Then I have a place to lie down on occasion. Two pieces of furniture. Each gets a small table to put stuff on. Mine is on casters to move around/out of the way. The TV. That's it. Blinds and curtains on all the windows to adjust the lighting conditions many different ways. It's all, frankly, ugly. With new furniture it could look better. But the room closes off with doors and I plan to close them, and lock them if I have to, when anyone visits. It's our hangout. We're old and comfort comes first to us. We have our linaments and various medical assistive devices. LOL! Out in the open for our comfort and convenience. Because of this stage of life--and delapidation, and perhaps surrender--I planned the house this way. There will be a separate Living Room that flows into the Dining and Kitchen for visiting with guests. Your situation may be different. I just encourage you to tailor it to how you want to really live--at least in that room. And "Make yourselves at home"!

I grew up in a 1950's 3 bedroom, (one story) ranch that was 1250-1300 sq ft. We had a full hall bath and a half bath attached to the master. Of course both were tiny by today's standards. I currently live in a 1947 ranch that's just under 1900 sq ft and has the same bath arrangement. Everything is just larger in this house and there's a den/fourth closetless bedroom. I think for resale, you can almost never go wrong with a bath. Even if it was purchased for one person, having a 'public' bath and a private bath is preferred to having guests invade your personal bathroom. (However in both homes, my bathroom was and is the hall bath.) Where it would make sense in your home and what other room/function would have to give up space is a tougher question. Do you have any ideas? A floorplan of what's existing and what's proposed would help. I think you're saying that you'll end up with a 12x35 space for kitchen/dining/living, but I'm not sure. I'll stay out of finishes. (I got distracted looking at google maps/zillow for the house I grew up in.)

I like this one. The only thing I might tweak is to make sure the uppers on either side of the window are centered on the window. So, slightly shrink the one above the D/W, or slightly expand the other one. It might look funny if you don't. The tightest spot in this kitchen is going to be between the table and the refrigerator. I would choose a small table & chairs, and would consider a smaller refrigerator, too. Looks like you've got a cabinet-depth french door refrigerator model there, which is likely more than you need. I think the cabinet depth is a good choice, but there are smaller models made. Check out the Liebherr line, for example. To give you some context on fridge sizes, we're a family of 4 and we're going back to a 27" wide cabinet depth model (which we lived with in our old house), even though our kitchen is 16x12 and could accommodate larger. We just think the space is more usable in other capacities. If you were willing to shift the window that's currently above the sink, then you might consider moving the fridge to the corner, and having everything else shift out toward the table. The massing might work out a little better that way (to make the kitchen feel a little more open), but the downside is that then you're going to the corner (and possibly around people that are cooking and or doing dishes) to get to the fridge. The fridge is much more accessible where it is now. As for the overall layout, for argument's sake, let's say you did a L. The natural choice would be to have the L begin along the dining room (so you can have uppers and don't have windows interfering), but then you carry it along the other wall, and the only window you've got is an awkward place under which to center the sink (too close to the corner). It's nice to have a window centered above the sink.