Existing Kitchen and New Plan....

Below are three photos of the kitchen that came standard with the house. The sink and dishwasher are in the island. These cabinets are maple, Merillat brand, 42" high along the wall. (They are for sale, by the way!)


Overview of existing kitchen.



Fridge wall.




Oven wall



Close up of existing granite, called rosa porinno. (Also for sale!)





Here is my new kitchen layout. The basic L is the same as the original kitchen. As you can see, the island is a rectangle in my new version. The main reason for this was to allow sufficient room for a breakfast nook beyond the island. The builder's island left very little room for table and chairs, projecting nearly to the end of the cabinet run. Not nearly enough room for bar stools and my dinette set.



This is the wall that is adjacent to the dining room. This wall used to have the fridge, where the ovens are now shown.




Here is the other side of the L, extending toward the breakfast room area. There is a gas cooktop in the center of the large 3-drawer cabinet.



Above is the inspiration for the design around the cooktop and hood.




When I originally drew up the island, above, I thought my floor plan was the mirror image (matching the builder's floor plan drawings). I show you this version so you can read the text, but flipped the image below.



Here is the island layout flipped to show the actual orientation.


My new cabinet... cherry with a simple but interesting door. The cabinet maker is Brookwood, and this is the Hanover door style in Nutmeg stain.



The accent cabinetry is an ivory color in a complimentary door style, called Harbor. These are painted maple.

Next entry..... Appliance shopping.