To give these homeowners a more spacious and open kitchen, their designer, Kerri Reesey, had an intriguing proposal: Flip spaces. By taking down walls and swapping the location of the kitchen with a dining area and adding a 5-foot bump-out, she was able to radically reconfigure the look and feel of the kitchen and surrounding areas. The moves more than doubled the square footage of the now-open kitchen and resulted in better circulation and more natural light. A warm and welcoming maple island creates a hub for gathering and features abundant prep space. Pine-wrapped structural steel beams and oak hardwood flooring add warmth. Green perimeter cabinets enhance the inviting style.
Before: The former kitchen in the 1992 New England Cape-style home had a cramped layout in 125 square feet. And what it lacked in size it didn’t make up for in style. There were honey oak cabinets, laminate counters and dizzying peel-and-stick vinyl tile flooring. A small peninsula wasn’t a good spot for gathering, and it blocked connection to the living room. A lack of cabinet storage resulted in cluttered countertops that ate up prep space. A dining area sat on the other side of the refrigerator wall. “It was just very cramped,” Reesey says. “Both rooms were so tight, especially the kitchen.”
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