why dont you want the living zone where the front windows are..by the front door..you can arrange furniture even if you dont have a foyer is that what you mean...the lack of foyer....its something within small homes to just deal with....but angles of chairs etc will mark off the footpath aspect. even if there is no wall........get rid of the peninsula ..make a U kitchen . you can move chairs around more in a living zone at the front with peninsula gone. build a banquette or something over to the right of space to make a secondary destination w cozy feel but windows and view get the living zone arrangement if you ask me......

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You want to spend as much on the remodel as you did the house, right off the bat? Even if you do, it will still be a year or more to line up the architect, kitchen designer, and GC that can make anything start to happen.

Which direction is the river view? Is this the current layout? And can you post a larger, easier to read more extensive layout?