Do not ruin an historic home by trying to make it a 90"s McMansion with open spaces everywhere. It's already open enough. And there is a huge backlash to open space living, with more and more new construction moving to semi open, like yours, or completely closed, as with a traditional Colonial.

The kitchen has already been ruined with a 90s tuscan remodel so im actually trying to bring back its MCM spirit while still accomodating our families lifestyle. there is an enormous fireplace / brick wall separating the kitchen and LR from the dining room that is staying so it will not be a completely open room by any means. Id just like to see out the beautiful wall of glass into my garden while cooking in the kitchen. We’re doing cork floors, new wood paneling (old one was painted over) and walnut slab cabinets to keep true to the Eichler sprirt! I am definitely NOT making a Mcmansion replica of any sort

As mentioned, those images of a kitchen are not of my actual house. just the same model with the wall in the galley kitchen removed

It’s great to be true to the design of a house to an extent, but you wouldnt buy a medieval castle and let the toilets empty into a moat either. Eichler was a talented real estate developer. He was not an architect, but he was inspired by the greats to build affordable, modern, mass housing. It’s definitely a cool MCM space but this isn’t Fallingwater, it’s your home (or the image of somebody else’s home) and it has to work for you.

You are clearly doing the research - looking at other Eichler kitchen remodels. There’s even a web page for this in Design Ideas on Houzz (click here) that you can check out. Your layout looks OK, but here is what I see that i would play with.

1. Your vent hood over your range is undersized, and I don’t think you need the 18” upper next to the stove. Removing these gives you an opportunity to replace them with something that looks more in keeping with an MCM vibe.
2. The overall shape of the upper cabinetry is vertical (long and narrow). You might find it more aesthetically pleasing to emphasize the horizontal element. It would speak more to the MCM origins of the space, and it would look totally groovy.
3. Reconsider the walnut cabinets for a lighter wood, or a combination of wood and laminate. This would make your space overall more light filled, and possibly brighter if you go for a colored laminate.

I hope that helps. Good luck with the reno.

You can put seating at the end of the peninsula by reducing the size of the end cabinet.

I would omit the upper cabinet next to the hood if you are using that hood style.

I don't love the microwave location.

What is in the rest of the space to the left of the sink? The model home has the double ovens there. Why can't you use that space?

Honestly if it were my kitchen I'd probably move the range to the outside wall.

A diagram showing the adjacent spaces in your house would be helpful. It's not clear why your kitchen stops short on the window wall.

Is there anything that wasn’t ruined after receiving a ’90s Tuscan remodel?

The door to the garage is at the end of that window side…I could see if we can move the door over. heres a layout i drew. sorry its not the best!

Fun project! It might be helpful to have photos and a correct drawing of the existing.

You have a great impulse but the design you got seems wacky. Can you consider a ceiling mounted hood above a slide in range in the peninsula?

I know it does seem a little whacky! i just cant figure out where to put the stove that would work. The island/peninsula part of the kitchen isnt very deep I think 26-28” so I dont see how I could put a stove there without a false wall for a backsplash. I'm feeling stuck.

How deep does an island need to be to accomodate a stove?

With a skinny island and little counter space on the window wall, I’m wondering where you’ll put the toaster and coffee pot and anything else you keep out on the counter. I lived in an Eichler long ago, where they’d opened it up like you’re planning. The peninsula had a pony wall on the back that came up about 6-8 inches above the countertop. We could hide stuff behind that like a toaster or whatever. The stove was on the peninsula also. Since there wasn’t any island seating the wall was fine. People in the kitchen could talk to the folks in the living room easily.

How lucky to have an eichler! I have a midcentury modern home that I had to gut from the studs. The home had also been bastardized. The original floorplan had the kitchen walled off and I opened it up to diing area, which I also opened up to the living area. I also removed the rotted buit ins that separated the large den, so now it is one large room. Everyone loves the floorplan, and this includes the city hisotric preservation dept. I don’t see anything wrong with bringing an old house up to date, especially the interior. Honestly, so many homes are being torn down, that people modernizing the interiors may be the one thing that saves some of these homes from being erased. I had to restore the exterior as well, where I maintained the original character of the home. Personally, I think your neighbor’s open kitchen looks fabulous.

@rockybird knows of what she speaks.

My recommendation is to provide a measured drawing of the kitchen (graph paper can be your friend here) with surrounding spaces labeled and let the folks here do the layout.

I think your new kitchen will be fabulous.

I drew this with a scale. The only thing we cant move is the sink. Fireplace is staying. The 217” wide piece is the existing cabinets with the partial wall. Cabinets are currently 24” deep with an extra 1” for the counter top. 10 foot ceilings

Oops the current sink is 33” wide not 30” wide. The new sink will be 30” wide. Could I put a stove on the sink side??

Yes, you could. Are you sitting on a slab or do you have a crawlspace? Do you have/want gas or electric? Do you care about having a work triangle? is your electrical panel updated?

If you are on a slab and have/want gas you will have to break into it to plumb for gas. Electric would be easier in that respect (no plumbing), but you will need an electrician to wire the connection/plug and you will probably need an upgraded electrical panel.

I would try real hard to move that door out of the kitchen. If you do that it opens up a lot of possibilities.

Were on a slab but were updating the electrical so we can move things and doing an electric stove. I think i do really need to move that door. I need to talk to my contractor about how much thats gonna cost. hopefully its not too hard!

You will love an induction cooktop, and moving your cooking zone off the island will streamline the design and make the space more efficient. Plus, you get to vent outside.