New plan, don't worry about the measurements. They are mostly for the spacing between metal columns.

Thought I covered up the entire stove. Use your imagination. That's a sink cabinet.

Now I'm having second thoughts about the dish drying cabinet. I keep thinking that it is wasted space, I don't want it dripping on me as I was dishes, and even with a tray to catch the drips, there will be a lot of splattered water. That is one thing I really like about the dishwasher. I can wash dishes and let them dry in the upper rack. But then my dishwasher is always open. Back to a folding drying rack and cloth I guess.

So I'm back to this:

Is this what you had before? I like the range by the sink and keeping the dish drying rack.

I don't think I've had an arrangement quite like that before, but it's possible it was one of my early discards. lol Any reason you like the stove next to the front door?

It gives you good prep space between sink and range...and you don't see the fridge/freezer as much from the living room. At least, hopefully not.

Also, puts fridge/freezer by garage and easier for taking drinks outside. Is this still going to be a carport/seating area?

I would not put a heat source next to a door.

But, it's next to a door, in either location...unless you don't use the garage/carport very often.

Shades, do you still have that picture that we both loved, of a room with the kitchen on the back wall, and it looked more like a wall of cabinets in a study than a kitchen? The cabinets were all stained wood, the counter might have been wood, the refrigerator was tucked out of sight and I don't remember the stove, but it probably blended into the wood look. Just the one back wall had countertop. Across from the counter was a table, of countertop height, and next to it was the loveseat or sofa. The table had a couple of lamps on it showing that the table could either be used as counter or sofa table.

I had saved that picture for a long time, and lost it when I had to take my laptop in for a cleanup.

That's the look I'd like to have, except more rustic. But not really kitchen-like. I wish I could remember where they had the fridge, or even IF they had a fridge. The countertop was probably longer than I will have.

The plus to having the fridge where LL put it is that dh (and I) won't be tempted to just drop everything on the very handy kitchen counter when we walk in the door.

There will be a tiny fridge in the garage area, along with the chest freezer.

A realtor we interviewed tonight said we should sell our fridge and freezer with the house. I don't really want to move it, but I also know that money is going to be tight for a while and I don't want to buy new appliances while we are struggling to pay for the building. She didn't say what buyers generally pay for appliances, but it couldn't be much. These are 14 years old. They could conk out any minute. *knock on wood* I hope not.

This is off topic for this thread, but I wanted to share. We listed with a realtor Thursday and it was on MLS today. We had two showings today, have two scheduled for tomorrow, and we have one offer on the table. So I'm beginning to think our move is really going to happen. It would be nice if we could get a better offer, but I'm not going to be disappointed if this is all we get as long as we close on time.

MObound. Sorry I missed your question about the kitchen. I remember that kitchen. I will have to dig to see if I still have a photo. If I knew which year I posted it it would be easier for me to find. That was a pretty cool kitchen. I will look for it.

Congratulations on the offer. 14 years old on the fridge and freezer. Some times moving appliances can be hard on them.

I went through 5 years of my saved photos and I could not find the photo I know you are asking about. Darn. I probably found it on google. No idea what I googled for to find it. Open kitchens??

Thanks for looking. I'm going to find a flash drive I used to use and see if I moved it there. I just loved that kitchen.

Yes, I know it probably doesn't make sense to move a 14 year set, but money is going to be very tight for awhile and I don't want new appliances to keep us from getting something else that is important.

I went through all my flash drives and didn't find it. I may have put it on a CD but have no idea where those are. I googled every term I could think of including shades_of_idaho favorite kitchen and didn't find it. Oh well. I wish I could think what they did for the backsplash. Was it pressed tin?

I do not remember the backsplash at all. I just have a vision of looking into a kitchen that does not look like a kitchen from the entry. Did you go back through all your old posts on your kitchen remodel. I bet it was done before Houzz took over. I remember your frustration of opening the front door looking directly into your kitchen and what to do about it. I do not remember when it was. I do remember it was a long thread with lots of comments.

And not I can not even remember your old user name from that time. DOH

No, I didn't. I'll do that when I have time. And I was marti then. I guess if the inspection goes well tomorrow, I need to change my name again. Doesn't look like we are missouri bound now.

Thank you LL. I think moving the ref/fzr really helped. Now I can recess it into the garage wall and make it flush with the cabinets, add a small pantry, and add more windows to the front. Before I post this on the Kitchens forum, do you see anything else? Do you see where the work area would be inefficient anywhere?

OH NO not MO bound now :( Maybe a good thing?? The humidity there can be stifling. Hoping your inspection goes well and it all works out for the best for you. Love the kitchen plan. Great idea to recess into the garage.

We're pretty humid where we are and probably get hotter than MO. I'd really like to move to Idaho or Wyoming but with my kids in Oklahoma an Missouri, and my doctors here, we're pretty much stuck here.

I think the inspection must have gone ok. We met the buyers afterward and they were talking about closing.

OHHHH Dang doctors. Very hard to transfer. Funny most of my family is in MO KS and OK.

It gets hotter than the dickens here too but it is a dryer heat. I remember being back on MO and even Brooklyn and the humidity about did me in.