With a footprint of about 12 x 18, there would have been room for a narrow island, but the homeowners wanted lots of room to move...or even dance! As regular party hosts, the new space, open to dining provides easy flow through the spaces. The working side of the kitchen as induction cooktop, and...

With swinging arm TV nearby, filling the window space, privacy from neighbors is achieved without losing light. Proximity to cooktop allows chef and family to see it all.

As dedicated coffee drinkers and party hosts, a secondary location for drinks and ice, keeps crowds from bottlenecking in the kitchen. The secondary spout of this secondary sink provides instant hot water for tea, and instant filtered water for drinking. A secondary icemaker below keeps everything...

The brick was discovered during demo and became a feature of the center wall. By separating the location of the cooktop and oven, the counter above the over becomes perfect location for baking prep.

A great bonus with this beautiful kitchen redesign...moving the junk drawer/space for keys and charging phones, etc to the back hall, behind the kitchen...along with all the dog food and dog bowls... where they won't be underfoot. And because the area is directly behind the fridge wall, a little...