Welcome to the Kitchens Forum!

What type of renovation? Gut remodel (gives you the most options), nothing moves (not many/least options), something in between?

To start, I recommend reading the opening post and the Featured Answer of the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread. The thread describes what we need to help you, including a fully-measured layout of the spaces involved in the remodel and a sketch of the entire floor the Kitchen is on. Excerpt from the Read Me thread:

By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you.

The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries.

Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.)

Other questions...

• Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)?
• What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have?
• Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)?
• Do you have a basement under the Kitchen or are you on a slab?

Bold is intentional.

Nothing great will come forth in advice, until you do a drawing, with every inch of every wall, every window and exactly where it is IN that wall, Every opening, doorway etc.....feet/inches.

Screen shots don't work for anyone unless they are on their phone. Use a jpeg. show all the surrounding area, along with the drawing, in pictures.: )