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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

New House Inspiration: Current Kitchen

When we were trying to figure out the logistics for moving the kitchen around in the new house, we had no idea whatsoever what we would do with the old kitchen space. We couldn't expand the dining room into the new space as the table would go through the walking path to get to from the kitchen to the rest of the house, and that would make the room feel awkward. We didn't necessarily need a bigger dining room, either; our table, even when full expanded, can fit in the dining room just fine. The room also isn't big enough for a play space, and I already had an office space downstairs.

So what were we going to do with this room?


While we had been going over house plans when we were considering building, a lot of the houses had breakfast nooks. Every single time we said that it was unnecessary to have that space (we eat at our dining room table for every meal), it was a waste of a room for us, and we would transform it into another room (usually my office) if we built.

But for this house, it wasn't a super bad idea.

While this isn't necessarily a traditional "breakfast nook", we really liked the idea of putting in another table here. With a bench under the window with a smaller table and a few chairs, it is perfect for extra seating for parties and gatherings, a homework and school project space, crafting, playing games or doing puzzles, playing on the computer (we have laptops)....the possibilities are endless!


Right now all of our board games and puzzles are stored in the basement playroom, but they are all played upstairs. They don't always make it back down to their proper location, so I need a way to store them that makes it really easy to put them away. Because I don't want the bench to go across the entire back wall (it would just look and feel awkward with a small table), I really like the idea of putting a bookcase or cupboard in each corner on either side of the window:


However, I would want doors on it to avoid visual clutter:


The left wall (behind the current kitchen's oven) would be the pass through....


...and the right wall (behind the current fridge) would probably just be an artwork wall.

The flooring will be getting an update, but we'll probably keep it a linoleum type floor for easy clean up from paint/water/glue spills. I like the idea of having it the same flooring as the kitchen for continuity, but am open to other ideas.

For the table and chairs, I really like the idea of having a smaller version of our current dining room table (it comes in various sizes, all expandable) and a similar, less formal version of our current chairs. While the nook is not exactly the same room as the dining room, they are open to each other. Keeping everything the same color and at least similar design will hopefully keep it less busy and visually cluttered!

What would you use this room for?

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