The owners of this kitchen have a knack for entertaining their friends and family with great food and camaraderie. Dinner for 6-8 happens several times per month with wine, several courses, and lots of fun and laughter. Here's proof that you can live big in a small kitchen!

Three keys to replanning this space included raising the window sill at the far end of the room so that the kitchen could become a "U-shaped" design, integrating the chimney into a wall of tall storage as a chalkboard message center, and placing a wood bartop at the end of an opened-up wall so friends can gather round.

Photography by Surge