At the end of September I met with a kitchen designer — the same one that designed our previous kitchen at The Glade.
The kitchen at The Landing is fully open to the downstairs area.
She took measurements and we talked about design options, color, and lay out.
The finishes are pale blue (Upward), cream (Sandhill Crane), and a nameless deeper blue with accents of champagne bronze.
Here’s what we came up with:
Before — These pantries will be totally removed to increase the size of the kitchen.
After — The new pantry wall will house the refrigerator and deep floor to ceiling cabinets.
The pantries are being dismantled and replaced by a side-by-side refrigerator and pantry cupboards.
Before — The sink wall is behind the stove island.
After — The island will be totally removed in the new scheme.
The sink countertop is now much longer with an integrated trash cabinet.
Before — The cabinets on the microwave wall will come out and be replaced by new cabinets, a stove, and range hood.
After — The new stove will be gas, not electric.
The future stove wall will vent outside through the wall leaving the current island obsolete so it will disappear.
Before — The island (which will be removed) looks directly into the dining room.
After — The kitchen will still be open to the dining room, just not as much and we’ll gain cabinet storage.
Currently there is no division between the kitchen and dining room. Once the island has been removed it will be replaced with a 4-foot tall knee wall and counter.
Before — No division between kitchen and dining room.
After — The inevitable clutter in the kitchen will be hidden by a 4-foot tall wall.
The purpose of the knee wall is to hide the goings-on in the kitchen while enjoying a nice meal or sitting in the living room.
A view from the refrigerator wall.
And that is as far as we have progressed in the kitchen design. Although I have chosen some appliances I will need to decide on all of them before the cabinets can be ordered.
A bird’s eye view of the new layout.
The cabinets take 6-10 weeks to fabricate. I still must select a countertop and there are lots of options.
Whew! Whose idea was this anyway?
Jo
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