It's pretty. I like the color, but then again, I should have been born in the 50s.

I'm not a big trim fan, but that's okay, too.

I like it, but would have done 2 things differently:

- I would have gone with a slide-in induction range, not to mar the nice clean-line look of the backsplash (and I love induction over gas), and

- put in darker grout for the floor. That grout will eventually be darker (in most places), so why not put in dark grout now.

Amanda

I like it too, with these caveats:

The walkway between the peninsula & the table & chairs to the door looks pretty narrow. If someone's sitting in that one chair (or it's just not pushed in all the way) it seems like coming or going around the peninsula to go out into the yard will be a pain, with that chair in the way.

In addition to eliminating the bottleneck, getting rid of the peninsula altogether & just going straight across would get rid of a corner, and would also allow the sink & DW to move a foot or two farther to the right, increasing the most efficient prep space.

Pretty. Does the mudroom, always in view, always look so tidy? And with the hall closet co-opted for the fridge, where do guests put their coats?

I like the colors and finishes but I think Carrie nailed it with the small changes I'd make.

Funkycamper - you're one of the people who taught me everything I know! :)

LOVE the green and grey together but also do not like the light colored grout. I would have done a different backsplash only because I don't like subway tile in the kitchen...I may be a bit off but it just says bathroom to me. It's a cute, real kitchen and I like it.

ETA...drawers, where's my drawers? I need more drawers.

It's a huge improvement on what was there. Not really a fan, though. Needs curtains. Also, the sink window feels boxed in to me between the cabinets. I think the peninsula is required for the storage and I would have tried for more of a U shape (increased the peninsula). The breakfast nook is clean and airy but I cringe as I think about cleaning that area!

As I, too, learned from others, Carrie.

I don't think the kitchen should be bigger, Casey. Just a bit shorter peninsula. Just 6" off would make it feel less crowded.

I like that there aren't curtains.

I agree that it is an Old House, and they worked within the spirit of the Old House, which I like. I like green cabinets, but am not a fan of that shade of green, but that is totally personal taste.

The HO said the family really wanted a mudroom space, so they could not get rid of the peninsula to have the counter with DW go straight across because then they'd have to forego the mudroom. Funkycamper's idea of a shorter peninsula would work, but perhaps they felt they needed the counter space there.

Bpathome - re where guests put their coats - in my house, I have a coat closet by the front door. But when guests come, all throw their coats on the bench that I have by the front door. I guess in the flurry of greetings at the door, people don't go to hang their coats up, and I as hostess can't seem to make myself do it either :)

Sombreuil - slide 10 mentions that the kitchen floor has radiant heating.

I'm not a fan of green, but what I really like is that the kitchen is not ostentatious but built for function (e.g. radiant floor heating, wall insulation, not cramming an island in there).

Agree that a slide-in (induction) range would have been nice, but perhaps budget was an issue.

Love TOH, and love that kitchen just as it is. I wonder if the appliances were considerations for advertising?

I think that kitchen begs for an integrated dishwasher.

I think it's a cute kitchen, right up my alley. However, I don't like that shade of green at all and not with gray. It's too downbeat. While I'm usually the last one to recommend curtains, I think they would make things even cuter. And I mean cute in a good way.