After much considering, debating, and discussing -- all with the help of a paid professional -- we have decided on a plan for our kitchen renovation.
The original main floor of our house included our kitchen, dining room, and living room. A few years ago, we expanded a side porch to make a play room, and we added a porch onto the back of the house.
Our architect, Patrick Carter from Reve Studio, came up with the idea of combining our current dining room and kitchen into one expanded kitchen. We are big fans of our separate dining room, mostly because after we cook, we love to be able to close the door and leave the mess behind while we relax and enjoy dinner. We don't want to lose that, so we will convert our current living room into a dining room. Our current playroom will become our living room since now that the children are older we don't really need a separate playroom.
We do hope to fix up our basement to make it a nicer space for all of us, with the thought that as the children get into those teenage years, this can become a space for them to hang out with their friends that is a bit removed from their parents.
I am very excited about this plan. I don't really want a bigger footprint to the house; I prefer the idea of making better use of the space that we have. And of course I love, love, love the idea of a bigger kitchen.
We are now waiting to get bids back from a few contractors to see what this will cost us. Then we can decide how much we can afford to do now, whether we can add in any extras, like a fireplace in the new living room, and what our budget for applicances, cabinets, etc. will be.
How exciting! I can't wait to see the finished results!
Posted by: Leticia- Tech Savvy Mama | June 07, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Thanks for posting this. We are looking at property for an agri tourist/cheese farm and debating buying land only or an older home. Both sides have good environmental arguments but not sure I want to live through renovations. :-)
Looking forward to following you through the process!
Posted by: Tracy (former cheese maker @ Cherry Glen) | June 07, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Tracy, an agri-cheese farm sounds heavenly! Keep us posted as I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to know where and when.
Posted by: Margy | June 08, 2011 at 01:41 PM