The kind folks at the GardenWeb Kitchens forum did indeed have a totally different arrangement idea for me to try. This is just a quick post to share this alternative, which is a pretty radical departure from what I had drawn, and in some ways works much better. We haven’t run this by the contractor yet.
This plan moves the stove and prep sink into what’s now the sunroom, and moves our bistro table to over by the foyer at a banquette. It also gives us room for a small walk-in pantry in the corner. And a truly enormous 54″ primary prep space between prep sink and stove.
I’m not happy yet with the “perch space” / hang-out seating in the middle: I feel like this should be somewhat of a focal point, not a plain rectangle as I’ve drawn it. And we’re not sure if we’d prefer the finished look of a banquette or the flexibility of an open space for our bistro table.
