Can the patio door be moved, or changed to a single door? If so, you can make a galley kitchen open to the dining room - though realistically, I suspect the living and dining labels are reversed, with the fireplace in the living room. How are you using that space?

I’m using it like this. More space for the living room and less for the dining room

The patio door could be moved. The fireplace is electric and I’m thinking of moving it to the opposite side.

I haven’t done anything with appliances, just a framework. Up by the patio door, a wall of upper and lower cabinets and counter (maybe move the refrigerator to that end to have more working counter space by the sink and stove), a door to the hall, and then open at the other end. You could decide whether to have side walls down there, or not. There might be room for a bistro table by the patio door, if you want a spot to with with a cup of coffee. Otherwise, just use the dining area for meals. The house is too small to have two dining areas, although counter seating might be nice for a snack or perch.

There is a lower level, yes? Is there a laundry there? I can understand wanting to move it upstairs. Could those two closets in the main floor hallway be combined, to be a laundry closet? My brother had an apartment where the laundry closet was in a walkway, so it had a louvered barn door so it wouldn’t block the walkway while the machines are running. If you did a stackable, perhaps you could have a pocket door, or two that meet in the middle if you want space on the sides for stuff.

Just change the slider to a single door if you want to be able to access the back or side yard from the kitchen. If you like to grill at all it is nice to be able to get outside from the kitchen. I would keep the wall between the kitchen and the living area for cabinets. The dining area is open to the kitchen which is what you want.

I was thinking along the same lines as bpath. Change to a single door to outside, move the window, open the wall to the dining area.

If you change the slider to a single glass door, I would try to kee the deleted side as at least a window over the counter so you dont lose any light.

@bpath Thank you for the suggestions. There is a laundry downstairs in a common area but I have 2 apartments downstairs and I would like to have one upstairs for me. I was thinking maybe the closet next to the bathroom can be the laundry and were you just suggested for the laundry could be the power room. I love your layout idea for the kitchen and tks for the visual. I did not think to extend the wall.

I like what Bpath sketched out. Your current layout looks like it’s a PITA to use the dining room now!

Glad to hear the fireplace is electric. Find another home for it, maybe the biggest bedroom?

@annakh Love the layout. Thank you

@littlebug Zone 5 Missouri I might let it go. It came with the house but it does not really have the best home in that location.