Kitchen Plans

Omg! I totally forgot! The kitchen planner lady sent us plans to check out. They're ok.... but not particularly brilliant.

Option 1:

 Option 2:

The only difference in the two is the wall between the kitchen and dining. I have to say, that measly cut-out in option 2 is lame sauce. I'm not convinced that it will add much connection between the kitchen and dining, the fridge is still miles away from the rest of the appliances, and people are still going to wander through the middle of my kitchen when I'm trying to cook.

Besides adding counter and storage space (yay, pantry!), I really like where she placed the dishwasher. I'd like open shelves above it for our dishes (a la this, this, and this) so that loading, unloading, and setting the table are a breeze.

I think it would be good to sit down with kitchen planning lady and talk with her about what she was thinking - has she exhausted all our options and these are the best ones? Or is she just cranking work out and these are the most obvious options? Because they seem kind of obvious.... But maybe obvious is best? I'm no kitchen planner.

I'm not sure what we will do next, but it is nice that we aren't in a huge hurry to figure it out. We will take our time and find the option that works best for us and best for the space.