I Love It

The next to last part of the house that will be built is the kitchen but it is the first part that needs to be finalized so the rest of the house can be built around it. We happen to think the kitchen is the most important part of the house and that's where we and our family and friends spend most of our time.

We are designing the house ourselves but felt the kitchen needed a professional's input. Do not want any mistakes here and it is a large space so wanted to be sure it flowed the way it should. We met with Jo at Urban Kitchens and gave her our ideas, wants, needs, and desires.

 First thing she brought up when discussing our lifestyle was that we need a beverage center in the kitchen. We enjoy good coffee and Bill and the kids love his Soda Stream machine. I don't want anything sitting out on counters, I am weird that way but I don't want clutter so she told us in our one wall of floor to ceiling cabinets have one cabinet with a pull out shelf for our beverage center and it can be pushed back and closed up when not being used. LOVE IT! It will be right beside the inset computer desk so when I am Facebooking I can just reach around for my coffee.

Still a few little changes but here is my dream kitchen. It is 20x25 full of cabinets, counters, kid area, linen closet, baking center, ADA height counter in one spot in case it is ever needed,  everything I want. Our last house had a great kitchen and I think this one may be better. I didn't know if I would be able to have it but I even got my buffet counter under the front window; had one in the last house and used the dickens out of it. We did not follow the traditional kitchen triangle because that isn't how I cook.