Hi Kelsey, What's going on in the surrounding rooms? Do you have the option to remove any walls? Could you provide wall, window, and door measurements?

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We need more pictures and dimensions, but the proposed location of the fridge is NO. And pictures of the adjacent rooms.

Even a counter depth fidge will not solve the bad placement.Could yo post a floor plan showing all the adjacent spaces and is it possible to have a narrower door to the out side.

Dear Kelsey,

I am guessing that you have a dining room adjacent to your kitchen.

Since the majority of us (people) tend to live and entertain in our kitchens. Most of us like to have kitchen and dining in one space. Or like our kitchen open to the dining and or living areas of our homes.

You can verify this with realtors in your area to see if this holds true for the area of the country you live in.

Did you consider adding the adjacent dining room space to your kitchen space to give you more real estate to play with?

Click the link below to see an example of what I mean.

https://www.kitchendesignco.com/portfolio/kitchen-space-planning/

These clients had a too small kitchen loaded with door and window openings. Making it seemingly impossible to get a kitchen they would love to cook, bake, entertain, and live in.

Adding the dining room area to the program gave them over twenty different kitchen layouts to compare and decide from.

Since you’re only playing on paper, at this point, the worst thing that happens is you try it and discover if reconfiguring how you live in your home will work for you or not.

This may be your best option to change your kitchen and change your life for the better.

I hope this has been helpful.

Joe Brandao

Kitchen Design Company

I have a 50s house that had a ridiculously small kitchen and a larger than nessessary DR we switched the spaces and I ended up with a fabulous kitchen and a DR that seats 10 when we open the table up. We also removed the wall on either side of the kitchen to make the DR a good size. Sometimes it is helpful to think outside the box which in your case is the kitchen.

Dear Kelsey,

Your floor plan is missing critical dimensions needed to properly plan your space.

If you fill in all the dimensions missing (see attached pic) and send it me, at ask@kitchendesignco.com

I'll draft your plan for you so you can post it.

If you want more help you need to also supply any other information and pics you think would be helpful in resolving your current kitchen problems.

Basics you may want to consider in designing your new kitchen to end your old life and begin your new one:

1. This is what I‘ve got, to work with.

2. This is what I really want to have, in a perfect world.

3. This is what I have to do to get from what I have to what I really want to have, in my new kitchen.

Joe Brandao

Kitchen Design Company