About a year ago, I met with a KD. Actually, she's NOT a KD, which I think was a problem. She's an architect who was recommended by an acquaintance as being "a genius with space."
So, anyway, a year and a bunch of money later, I ended up with a layout that I never really loved, that people here told me was awful, and that necessitated moving the back door around the corner to the side of the house that would require a zoning variance or co-joining my two lots - in other words, probably a big headache & expense if even possible anyway. I scrapped the design, the drawings, and the structural engineer's plans for that design.
I got a recommendation for a second KD and I had her come for a consultation. I liked her, and, this time, the KD is a registered KD. While the KD did sketch up a basic layout during her visit that I wasn't thrilled about, I thought I'd be able to work with her, and that at least she's got professional experience as a KD.
I did a bunch of looking at rowhome kitchen images Online, and posted thoughts here & got lots of really great suggestions from a bunch of really really helpful people.
So, now I have at least the "bones" of a layout. There's stuff I'm still not sure about: How to use/work around the "cubby" area where the proposed microwave will go, whether to go w/ an 18" or 24" DW (or none at all,) whether to go w/ a 30" range or whether to get an induction cooktop & a convection micro/speed oven so that one oven only will buy me storage space. I'd like there to be a window over the sink, but, depending on how the permitting stuff goes, I might have some open shelves with pretty pottery up there, and I might wait on the window for sometime down the line.
I think that a 30" round table pushed against the wall at the end of the sink run will be fine most of the time, and can be pulled out & into the LR a bit to accommodate 3-4 people on the rare occasions when it needs to.
So, I've attached my most recent layout sketch, including the entire 1st floor. Tomorrow, I meet with the second KD, and I'm not really sure how I'll use her. Based on our last meeting, she was advocating going with a 30" range & 24" microwave. But, other than that, I don't know what she'll think. What questions do you think I should ask her? How can I get the most out of this meeting?
Any more thoughts on layout for me?
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Here is a link that might be useful: My last big layout post
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