Can someone help me to visualize a concept??
We are getting ready to embark on an addition possible remodel depending on if I can find a happy medium.. here's the situation,
We have a small ranch with an eat in kitchen, and want to expand off the rear to move the dining table out of the kitchen space and add an island for added work space.
We've also decided to get estimates on adding an attached 24 x24 garage on the kitchen side , this is where the decision gets confusing... my kitchen sink is on the end wall where the garage would be added, which has a window over it that im dreading losing... I feel silly allowing a window to create such an issue.
after discussing this with our contractor he suggested relocating the current kitchen into the rear addition so I might still have a window over the sink, at the same time I can update my aging cabinets... I recently updated the counters to quartz and installed my first tile back splash ( which I will lose if we relocate the kitchen ).. again seems like alot of headache for a window ,, new cabs sound good though : ).
anywho... I really cant visualize a new spot for the kitchen. I would LOVE any input anyone has besides suggesting I get my head examined for such window loyalty.. lol
I currently had the back wall of the addition to be a window wall with a palladium above and vaulted ceiling so I will still have light coming in, we have southern exposure on the rear of the house. thank you
Floor plan with proposed addition... sorry its kinda small let me know if i need to enlarge it
wall being removed for addition
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Comments (11)Ok, two votes for one and two for the other? This is just about where I started :) But somehow it helps anyway to get the different opinions. rhome, thanks for your offer, if you can do it in any nearest future it would be great (and I promise, no big expectations). If you can't, not a problem. I am already amazed at the input you are able to provide here while raising such a big family. as far as malhgold's idea, I love open shelving in kitchens in magazine photos. But in our case I think we'd give up too much practical storage if we changed that cabinet to open shelves and the adjacent cabinets to glass. It would limit us to dishes in all three. With wood doors, i could have my everyday dishes in the cabinet to the right of the sink and any other kitchen items in the cabinet to the left. Another concern is dust since we wouldn't have items we use and clean daily on the upper shelf above the sink. So whatever goes there would have to be dusted regularly. Also we have those other glass cabs on the other side, so it could end up being too much glass all together. So as you cal tell I sort of talked myself out of that idea. And I did check the 12" cabinets, they are 10.5 deep inside and i've taken my plates and pots down there for a "trial fit". Also, we may be able to move the lower cabs out by 0.75" and make the uppers 13" and 10" deep which would be great. I just have to confirm with the KD after the final measurement they did this week that we have enough room by the basement door....See MoreNeed BIGTIME help
Comments (5)Featherbee, there's a house in our neighborhood where they did something similar: large picture window in the living room looking into the garage. House went through foreclosure and either the listing agent or the new owner put up drywall instead. :-( sum1, could you live with this virtual window? It's actually a light fixture......See MoreCan you help me visualize my Family Room?
Comments (9)Oh boy, this has such potential. Fireplace has got to be painted, no question. White, black or dark anything. The wall for tv would look best mounted, it's just a fact. It's large in scale and you're going to spend a fortune on a large furniture piece to hold it and bunch of dvds? WHY? Mounts are $40. DVD books are $15. All you would have is a cable box, dvd player and maybe a stereo? I would do either built in on the wall or just wallpaper or paint the wall. The bar is bad and needs the most work. But if you don't have a huge budget you can only paint the cabs for now. The doors are way to out of date, so if you can get new doors and hardware that would help as well as a new counter. Adding any kind of cabinetry would be fine, or floating shelves (budget friendly) for wine glasses etc....See Morehelp! can someone tell me where I can find these lights?
Comments (1)These are from Quorum. Similar but a little less inside the globe...See More
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSome costs will depend on how much you're willing and able to do on your own. I put these layouts on a 16x22 grid (interior--if 16x22 is the exterior footprint adjustments will be needed), to help you see how everything will fit. You already know m/l what it will look like to add an island to the existing kitchen, so the kitchen is in the new addition, which will bring it closer to Sophie's estimate.
1) If the PR is new, it will be easier to relocate it (unless you're on a slab), so I put in on a short hallway off the kitchen, but closer to the front entry. Next to the garage entry is a walk-in pantry, which is also near the fridge. The pantry and PR extend to the LR wall.
There is no island, but there are multiple prep spaces with window views.
2) Table and island with prep sink. Trash has been moved to the corner of the island, to be convenient to prep, cooking, and clean-up zones. Might be congested if you get a lot of traffic from the deck entry.
3) PR in addition, with DR in former kitchen. Fridge and wall ovens could be m/l switched, and the storage area could become the pantry, which would be better for prep functions, but would put the fridge far away from garage entry and LR.
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