Hi, Annette! I think the kitchen layout looks good, although I'd like to see a little more counter/landing space to the right of the range. Would it look strange and/or encroach on the dining space to have a fold-down section on the side of the narrow cabinet?

I think I'd put the MW on a shelf beside the fridge, with a vented hood over the range.

When will the rental be ready? :)

I think your plan looks great--for a short-term rental, I'd be thrilled with it. Is that a 30" range? I vacationed in France this last summer, and we had a rental with a tiny kitchen with only two burners, and we were still super happy and managed to knock out a three course meal on it. So if you wanted to go down to a 24" range to squeeze out more counter space, you probably could.

I think the bigger kitchen table is a big improvement over the peninsula.

I think it looks great as you have it. For a short term rental, I wouldn't worry about landing space. How about instead of upper cabinets you instead do open shelving?

Mamagoose, I like the idea of a flip away table there.

As to a vent hood, it is a hope and I will look into it. One of the joys I've discovered with a log cabin is the difficulty in putting holes anywhere. It's not like drywall or siding that you can patch, you can never match the wood. I'm having the same issue with the main kitchen and not having a good way to add a vent.

Cawaps, it is actually a 24" range. We have one in the kitchenette in our current home's basement and love it. I use it on big holidays for overflow cooking or warming.

Vacation in France with a kitchen? Sigh, it sounds like a dream come true.

Cpartist, I love the look of open shelving but will have to see what the walls look like once we take down existing cabinets. Also, as I'm currently in the process of de cluttering my current house, I'm seeing how dusty the tops of cabinets get, YUK. I'd love to hear from someone who has lived with open shelving and see if everything is just constantly dusty.

If I do the open shelving how would I do the over the range microwave?

This is similar to the plate rack I have. Mine is only about 24" wide so I was thinking of hanging it over the sink. Or I could have nothing over the sink and hang it to the left of the sink over the dishwasher.

Also, what do y'all think about a rolling cart? Store it to the side of the fridge but roll into kitchen if needed.

Love the rolling cart idea!

Can you run the hood vent up the wall, to the roof? Embrace the rusticity of a bare pipe, similar to a pot-bellied stove pipe?

I would put the refrigerator to the right of the sink, and the stove to the left, because this should give you a little more counter space in the cooking area. Putting in a new electrical outlet for the stove is usually pretty trivial.

The space above the sink could have a plate rack, for more storage. I don't think the rolling cart is necessary, and kids will want to zoom around the place with it, which could be trouble.

I moved stuff around for fun. If the fridge moves to the right of the sink it puts the dishwasher between the sink and range as there isn't enough room to the right of sink. Not totally a deal breaker for a weekend setup though.

Or this. Of course the last 2 require water lines being moved so that may be a budget issue.

My DW is between the sink and range and it's not even a thing.

vacation rental? leave the stretch of counter out near table free...people lay out wine/drinks/snacks/ grab n go stuff...less cooking. I think the current kitchen with peninsula is better,actually. Maybe in the last mock up push sink to the right to get usable counter where people can grab. Vacation people are doing other things.

I don't know how most people use vacation rentals, but we rarely use the tables as a whole family. Our last rental had the table as the first surface inside the living area and was used almost exclusively for dropping our shopping after being out for the day. It was Christmas, so there was a lot of shopping! In a studio that sleeps 2, I'd probably leave a section of the peninsula as a drop zone to keep the table from being cluttered, with or without an overhang. And move the cooktop down to where the microwave is. And use a small round table that's easier to move around.

Herbflavor, townlakeflakes - on our family vacations to rental cabins, we'd often cook, breakfast at the very least - and all four of us sat at the table together for our meals. (There'd only be the one car, after all.) People who go fly fishing at this cabin are also likely going to want to share their catch.

Open shelves - dust catchers, especially if you have any period of time between renters.

Any of these layouts seem fine for a vacation rental. Moving the refrigerator & stove really opens up the layout. It looks nicer, and gives you a nice long stretch of countertop that is easily accessible. For a long term rental place, I would spend the extra money to do one of these. But the first one is fine for a vacation rental.

Thinking about what everyone has said and how people use a kitchen when on vacation. The house is halfway between 2 small but cool little mountain towns. Great restaurants and shopping, so I think anyone renting would probably go out for dinner at least once or twice. So probably will use this kitchen for breakfasts.

I made the kitchen back into a U. If I could, I would make that window a door and add a small deck to have a grill. I like the idea if the dining table being a sofa table with the option of pulling it out to seat more if needed.

This also gives me the option of adding a bar overhang on the peninsula. It is only 12" deep, which isn't ideal but it should suffice.

Did I miss how you would put cabinets on the left wall? I thought the ceiling slopes down there, which may also make it hard to put the range there.

The slope is in the corner but wall space opens up to each side. Here is a pic of another corner in that room that shows the angle better. So you lose about 3, maybe 4 feet of wall space on each side.

If I don't have the space then I will move the microwave, I'm not overly worried about having a vent for the range as it is not going to be a daily use kitchen.

Like this maybe?

Thanks, it is hard to see the kitchen corner ceiling because of the camera angle. I was meow worried about something on the stove hitting the low ceiling, especially if someone decides to do a flambé! But even grease, etc. It's a hard angle to clean.

I like this plan. 2 things to consider. 1) a counter height table would mean you don't have to have as many chairs.

1) I don't know if you just haven't included it for simplicity's sake, but I don't see anywhere for guests to store cold weather gear. Seems like hooks next to the door would be ideal, but you can't because that's where the light switches, thermostat and air intake for the HVAC are.

I like the idea of the table being counter height. Then people can sit and watch the tv from there with their food. My son and his friends will watch sports up there.

There is actually a big walk in closet in the bathroom. Also there is a coat rack on the wall at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the apartment.

Oh just had a thought. I could put one of those old fashioned through the wall exhaust fans right above the range. They are only about 12" square and can go lower so will sit below the angled ceiling. I've always lov d those fans.

A kitchen vent must have a grease capture ability, and be able to be cleaned. Otherwise it's. fire hazard. That is not a suitable choice for kitchen ventilation.

Well then darn. I guess it's an update to old code as the house I grew up in had this type of fan over the range.

No vent then.