You also need the information on how to ask for help - what information to provide, etc. Note: The FAQs are not complete...some information is missing and some is only intermittently missing - so it is not ready to use. I'm waiting to hear from iVillage about issues. For now, to be sure all the information is provided, please link to the "Read Me" thread instead. See link below. For pictures help, scroll down to the "Posting Pictures" topic. For layout help and advice, scroll down to the "Layout Help" topic. Here is a link that might be useful: New To Kitchens? Posting Pics? Read Me!

just an update - I realized that if I went with the miele integrated fridges I could get more room for my coat closet/cleaning supplies closet. So now instead of the subzero 27" columns I think I'm going to get the 18" freezer 30" fridge miele combo. The freezer has 8 cu ft. which whhile nothing compared to the 16 cu ft of the subzero will be ample freezer storage for us. this gets me 6 more inches! whohooo!!! The fabricator finally called the stone yard and put a hold on my calacatta gold and I'm hoping to get pictures of the slabs soon so I can figure out how many I'll need (I want as much swaths of white without too much veining as possible) and I got the finishes from henrybuilt. very pretty quartersewn walnut....

sitting room already has doors from foyer...so that would be a space to keep walled off or segregated from the open parts. You have the left wall of property from kitchen through to dining room w no obstructions such as window or door [unless they've been left off the sketch]. you could think about placement on long wall and then an island. And a table "area" within the open space ..rather than a walled off dining room. Nice possibilities for an open plan.if thats what you want. Must decide how many seating spots for eating such as table only...table w peninsula or table w island...etc. You mention galley....so is an overhang on a side not important, whether peninsula or island??? Do you think there is a shortage of windows on this structure..or what can you say about light and views..that sort of thing.....kitchen renovation is a chance to improve the home also in the adjacent spaces in particular. .

How much are you willing to change? Major re-arrangement of fixtures and appliances? Only minor changes? Regardless without a fully-measured layout, it's difficult to say what will/will not work. From the Featured Answer in the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread: Please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. Both can be either hand-drawn, computer generated, or drawn up with computer/app tools. By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you. The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries. Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.)