I used a kitchen design firm, Arete European Kitchens in Austin. I had a good idea of what I wanted and they helped me realize and refine it. They did a great job in both the design and install.

Looks great! Well done.

Chiming in as an MCM enthusiast to say that I love how you integrated the lights and furniture into a one-story to bring make that mid-century minimalism homey and cozy and a sight for sore eyes. I think that is the trick, or the conundrum. Also along with @Marcia B, we are engaged in a renovation, but at the tail end of one instead of the start, of a late fifties/early sixties home, in this case a split level in a New England city neighborhood. No backing up onto a wooded area, which must be fantastic, but we do have a few mature trees on our small lot (sidenote on "visitors": deer and coyote within a quarter mile, and bands of turkeys are sighted every few days on our streets). Your post has reminded me to try to gather together before and after pics once my head clears. Another side note: my grandfather and grandmothers MCM items were part of the furniture of my experience as a child, and my mother continued the tradition (inheriting and then restoring grandpa's Eames chair, the one you have in the photo). I got to "babysit" that chair for a few years before she bought her condo so my small children got to experience that chair as I did). 1956 Christmas photo (my mother's family), offered here to show you the curtain fabric!

Thanks so much. Pushing the wall out was costly but we finally decide it was the only way to open the back. The bank of windows makes a huge difference in the feeling of the room.