Just think how much you'll love a new kitchen, though. And if not now, when? I'd do it!

If it is a fluorescent bulb, you can leave the light lens off. Mine has been missing for a decade. Of course, I don't do any frying or heavy meat searing, so your experience could differ.

We all love projects, so you came to enabler central. : )

Oh yes, we will be happy to enable you!!

Sounds like you are both serious cooks. I would do it...think of the enjoyment y’all will get preparing meals in a space specifically designed for you.

Am I the only one whose reaction was to start pounding her desk and chanting, "kitchen, kitchen, kitchen"

I think everyone knows what my answer will be. DO IT.

I just said to DH and DD this morning, “it’s been a whole year since we finished our last construction project.” (Kitchen.) They both looked at me in horror, thinking I was about to announce the need for a new project.

Fun2B, it's a normal incandescent. I never thought about danger, could it explode??

I wouldn't say we are serious cooks, but one of us cooks dinner every night, and DH cooks his breakfast. Sometimes, though, you so need some space around the cooktop. It has 18"on one side, but the other abuts the corner next to the sink. There's a certain charm to the cabinets, developer specials though they may be. But charm is not always efficient.

At first, 15 years ago, we thought we'd just change the floor. But then we thought, if we are changing the floor anyway, let's widen the pantry, and change the service hall closet to cabinetry with drawers. And if we do that, we may as well open up one wall a little. Now we are coming at it from a different direction.

Here's where we disagree: DH says, we should remodel with an eye to selling in a few years. I say, I'm not going to go through all that for someone else!

Remodel for YOU! Of course our kitchen is older, and we have made it work, but anyone who would buy this home would totally rip everything out.

I love my Electrolux induction range!

Go for it. Life is short and now you have lived with an adequate kitchen for 15 years. You might as well have a wonderful to YOU kitchen for as long as you will be there.

I like that thinking!

If your kitchen layout isn't working for you and you can afford it, go for it! Nothing better than a great kitchen for daily happiness. Coming from someone who has almost never had a nice kitchen. Our current one is pretty much devoid of counter space. I have ruined more things by accidentally putting the wrong burner on and something bled onto the stove from the minuscule counter area and caught fire . . . new hot pads, new chopping board and last week it was new top for coffee maker . . . but for me, a new kitchen would require knocking out walls, so not going to happen . . . The only downside is you won't be able to go somewhere else while they are working on it . . .

Venn diagram. There must be some overlap between what is in demand and what makes you happy.

If I had a husband who said maybe we need a whole new kitchen, I’d have the contractors there the next day. I’m kind of, but not really, thinking along those lines myself. My much hated porcelain tile floor has developed cracks. The floor runs under the cabinets so I presume if I want to fix the floor, I need to remove the cabinets, which means the granite countertops would have to go. Consider the moose fed.

Dedtired, now you have me thinking more about our floor. The tile was installed over the existing floor . . . I hope it isn’t asbestos!

The wall I’d like to open up is load-bearing. I don’t want to remove it altogether, just move or enlarge the opening. But I’m sure THAT will incur a cost. And, since electrical will be involved in the project, I have a couple other things I’d like an electrician to do elsewhere in the house. And then there’s the front porch that needs to be raised a bit, and the sidewalk, too, maybe a little regrading. And when it’s all over, we will replace the driveway.

This is a very hungry moose!

Congratulations on marrying such an insightful man.

Haha, yes!

Muffin up, Buttercup!

My kitchen makes me crazy! If I did not know that I'll probably move in 5 years I might take it on...though my house is only 5 years old. Of course, when son and DIL (serious cooks) move out in January it will probably be fine again;). If I'd been making do for 15 years, I'd be all over that offer! DO IT!

Wahoo! New kitchen time!!

Great, now I will get nothing done, I’ve been gazing around the kitchen, dining room, and sunroom, and popping outside to see if another wall is structural (Yes, it is.)