Hello Everyone, My SIL told me about this forum and I have learned so much, thank you all.

We are taking out an outside wall to make more room in the kitchen. I would really appreciate any comments or advice any of you may have regarding my kitchen plan.

There are only two wall cabinets, one on either side of the hood. I've planned full height cabinets between the wall oven and the refrigerator. The skinny cab on the other side of the fridge is also full height. I've been using a wonderful book "1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization," by Joseph R. Provey, to identify cabinet hardware to make the most use of the deep space.

The countertop surrounding the sink I want to be Indigo Richlite. Backsplash is tile. The countertop betweek the cooktop and wall oven I want to be tile. And the countertop on the far right I'd like to be butcher block for yeast and pasta doughs.

The cabinets are to be a natural maple.

The table and chairs at the top of the drawing are to be an area for breakfast, lunch, and suppers in the summer. It's nice and cool all day on that side of the house. It should also be a wonderful spot for me to do meal planning. I want to put all my cookbooks in the bookshelf there.

The table and chairs at the right are the dining room. I wanted to just move it to the new area but DH thinks it may be too cold in the winter with all those windows. Also, neither of us can think of another use for that area.

Thanks very much for your help,

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