Try the kitchen forum too.

Also please post at least a general sketch/diagram to help visualize the whole area

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Hire an in person Kitchen Designer who doesn’t have to be psychic to see the layout and other remodeling constraints.

But, get the flip mentality out of your head. Wrong and cheap is the absolute worst way to tackle any project. That is known as a remuddle.

Before you spend any remodeling $$$$$$,get the place empty and clean. Have a professional real estate agent (or 2) come by and get estimates on what the place is worth with and without your improvements. A good realtor will also give you great suggestions. You might be surprised to discover that your plans won't add value equal to their cost.

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/

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http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/  OMG wow, yes, thank you indeed.

Hey, how did that woman's face show up like that when I copied your name/link? Wutevah. This is a good site and I've looked and looked. I guess there's a lot I had no clue about, and maybe I need to research more before taking any kind of action. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Famous last words, I know.

Don't be misled by the TV shows where they put a little money into a flip, then make a big profit. That's TV entertainment, not reality. And you're taking the risk that you won't even get back the money you put into it.

Cole Man, having 2 feet as an isle width for a kitchen 17 ft long, or any part thereof, is a tunnel and not at all desirable. That would kill her kitchen. There is nothing wrong with a kitchen on one wall and nothing on the other wall.

But back to the main point: don't do it unless you are looking to lose the remodeling money and potentially lose buyers. You will lose money. Read partim's post again.

A 2' aisle? Seriously? You are suggesting something way below minimum code. Very unsafe. You can't even open a range door or DW in 24".

This is why you hire a Kitchen Designer if you do anything at all. You don't crowd source. Because there's a joker in every crowd, giving information that will get you to fail inspection.

TV is fiction and has brainwashed a lot of people. You can’t recoup your real world costs on a major renovation anywhere. Unless you do it all DIY, and count your labor as nothing. Even then, it’s a wash financially.

And renovations are not 2K and 2days either. That isn’t real either. Not unless you want a paper mache kitchen.

Stop watching TV renotainment. It’s all fake. Not a documentary.

You're either going to be selling a house with a very unusual kitchen and 2 bedrooms, or a regular kitchen and 1 bedroom. If you sell the house "as is" then you are letting the buyer decide on this, and you will appeal to both types of buyers. Otherwise you will be expecting to recoup the money you put into it and if you are restricting your potential buyers to the option you chose.

A real estate agent may tell you to renovate, because that makes the sale easier for them. Don't do it.

There are so many ways to spend money. Some people like to gamble- they consider handing their money over to a casino entertainment. Others like to eat out in fancy restaurants. If your idea of entertainment is renovating a kitchen, go for it. I can see the appeal to that- just realize you are spending money to entertain yourself, not to invest. If you believe what TV tells you, because seeing is believing, after all, then the money you spend will be a kind of tuition in media studies. You'll learn fact from fiction through renovating a kitchen- not a bad syllabus for those who need to learn by doing.

Any experienced agent will tell you that you won't recoup your remodeling dollars. If you make it spotless, organized, light and bright (with fresh, neutral paint) you will get the best return you can possibly get based on its current condition and the neighborhood comps. Make it appealing. Make it fresh. Let the buyer make their changes. Don't throw money down the remodeling rabbit hole.

Putting aside the question of whether you should remodel, if you go ahead with it, here are some ideas. However, we really need more information.

The others are correct, you cannot have a two-wall Kitchen in a Kitchen this narrow. Even a one-wall Kitchen is going to be tight. Cabinets/counters are 25.5" deep, so that leaves just 36.5" for your aisle -- less than the minimum recommended of 42" for a one-person Kitchen.

The big unknown is what's on the other end of the Kitchen? Wall? Doorway to other rooms? This is where a full-floor sketch would really help.

My favorite is #1 if this is a multi-person home and #2 if this is a one-person home. Unfortunately, you're not going to know what the buyers will be.

Layout #3 is my least favorite -- you have very little storage space. If there's room to move the refrigerator half-way into the Dining Room, then #3 becomes more useful b/c you can add a pantry or upper cabinets.

Consider IKEA cabinets to keep the costs down. You save the most if you can assemble & install them yourself.

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So Cole Man removed his comment about having a 2' aisle. Hmmmm. Someone who has said that handymen are fully qualified to design kitchens shows exactly why they are not. And then retreats full force. Funny/not funny.