22. • Room for family
to eat or kids to do
homework
• Utilize wood
countertop to make
it feel more like a
table
23. • Ample room for
food items, baking
goods, and kids’
crafts.
• Client can spend
less time shopping
and more time with
her kids.
24. Start with a Blank Slate
Make a priority list
Forget what is in your kitchen now
Write down the room measurements on a blank piece of
paper
Remember walls can be removed or opened up
25. My Office
Why do we need 2 tables?
Do we really need a formal dining room?
Before -
Kitchen
Before –
Dining Room
27. My Office
New Floorplan – Remove wall between kitchen & dining room
and add large island with two seating areas. Result is a large
great room utilizing all of my client’s space.
28. My OfficeAfter Remodel –
Looking into kitchen
from new family
room (was original
dining room).
New great room
offers room for
church meetings &
time with
grandchildren.
30. My Office
Client wanted to make their kitchen more central to their
home. Original kitchen with lots of wasted space in hallway
between kitchen & dining room and long walk to enter
kitchen.
Entry
Hallway
Dining room
Family
Room
Laundry
Room
table
31. My Office
AFTER –
Truly the heart of the
home as all communal
rooms stem off new
kitchen.
New kitchen plan
eliminated the hallway
and opened the
kitchen to the entry.
Also allowed room for
island & enhanced flow
for parties &
gatherings.
Dining room
Family
Room
table
Entry
32. My Office
After Remodel –
Looking into kitchen
from the entry. No
longer have to go
down the long hallway
to enter the kitchen.
36. Do normal activities and see how your new floorplan will
work.
Use boxes for a new island or cabinets so you have to
actually walk around them.
Think about where you will set your grocery bags to
empty them.
Consider all activities and go through the actual motions
to ensure the new kitchen will function properly.
37. Focus on One
One focal point keeps the room balanced
Select what you want to be the focal point of the
room
Make sure it’s the only one
