Sooooo.....18'9" is the length of the kitchen and dining area?

Are you keeping the porch? Office? Or....will the kitchen and dining extend to these.

We've already decided to move the dining table to where the kitchen currently sits. it is basically an 8 x 8 area.

The pucture above shows the floor area i have left for the kitchen.

i want to leave the back door where it is.....but im planning on plugging existing egress to front porch and moving access to the front porch from the end of living room.

Im trying first to decide whether to do a U or L with island and expanding width of back door. see below.,

Hello, can I help you?

How much do you spend?

I did a donewhat larger remodel on my home a few years ago. It cost 60g with high end cabinets and appliances.

I figure this will be $75g because there is more reconfiguring with doors/windows. Anything over that amount and I will be making cuts as necessary.

33" and 39" are too small an area between cabinets and island, so I'd definitely move towards the U shaped kitchen.

1) Use a tool instead of free hand drawings. Both Lowes or HD websites have free kitchen-design software. You plug in the measurements, windows and doors, and then add cabinets and appliances to plot out the space. It works great - I have done 2 kitchens and 2 baths this way and everything fit perfectly. 2) Key in redesigning the space is that the most costly things to do is move plumbing/utilities and tear down walls -- especially load bearing walls. My goal is to keep gas lines and water lines/drains in the original foot print so I don't have to pull those permits. 3) Maximize your existing floor space before deciding to move architectural features like windows and doors. 4) lay out your design in tape on the floor to test clearances between cabinet fronts and passageways. The tool will enforce a 40" space between cabinet fronts but permit a 30" passageway between cabinets such as leading to an interior doorway.

I used the tool to take a 7X10 kitchen and remake it into 10x10 by simply rotating the peninsula and moving the fridge from the left wall to the right wall, essentially extending the foot print 3 foot into already existing "dead space." I substantially increased the number of drawers from 8 to 20, plus a spice and trash pullout, I did it by choosing pot drawers of different widths as base cabinets (instead of standard door/drawer bases). I replaced a lazy susan with a corner blind (with halfmoon pull out) -- gaining a 20"utensil drawer between the sink and the stove that simplified life. I replaced a narrow 18" broom closet pantry with a built-in that was 36" -- recovering space once occupied by a standard-depth fridge that sat proud of the counter and obstructed the passageway. (Fridge on opposite wall is counter-depth -- taller and shallower but also 6" wider than the old fridge.) This renovation included 1,200 square foot of tile for the entire first floor. Total cost, including materials and appliances was $40K. (Sourced much of the materials myself from clearance sales at Lowes and Habitat Restore finds.)

I understand, but I really feel i have no choice except move the kitchen. it is currently gallery style and located where i the dining table. so, its licated on an 8 foot wall and 4 foot wall. it is tiny.

Hi- we do have to keep the office as my daughter works from home. We do plan to knock a pass thru from corner of dining near stairs into the office though.