NOT FINISHED but getting close after 1 year renovation:

Kitchen before me:

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DR before me:

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your kitchen set up is like mine is / will be. you moved your stove to the left a bit - I might end up doing that myself.
how wide are the drawer boxes (and drawer fronts) to the right of your stove?

they don't look humongous like so many do - I don't have much room there either, so wondering the width. looks big enough for a set of silverware in a drawer. I don't need really big ones either. i bet I'll do ok with something close to what you have there.

This is a bit off subject, but my kitchen has the same layout. Other than my window is double, so you probably have an additional cupboard on each side. Mine is remodeled with identical cupboard arrangement.

I have two problems with my kitchen. One is I hate the corner units, bottom one turns. Never seem to find what is in them and haven't figured out the best arrangement or what should be stored there. Actually this has been a pain to me in other houses with bigger kitchens. I'd rather have normal cupboards there and drawers below.

The second is when my kids (adult) are visiting. They always want to be in the kitchen helping, a great thing. But we end up with 3 people in the corner between the sink and stove. I've tried to change this....moving whatever they are doing to other side of sink or stove. There isn't anything on the other counters and plenty of room on them.

Sometimes I just give up and let them do their thing and figure we just like being together. But this corner is bugging me and becomes the landing place for anything being done.

Lucky you having a dining room. This really wasn't an issue when buying, our family visits are usually 2 or 3. Company is barbeques outside. Still miss the dining room though and have a drop leaf table in the kitchen. Anyone else without a dining room? When using the stove, the area becomes quite warm.

Maybe I am still learning to live small. But have no need for anything bigger and as with you, really fun to decorate and create comfort within.

emagineer: The front of the house was closed off and made into a sunroom by prior owners. It's not winterized but I love it in warm weather. I have a futon sofa there and use it as a 3rd bedroom when I have company. Kids love sleeping on the porch and SO DO I! And my kitchen has a wall and window that I'll eventually put a tiny table and 2 chairs for people to hang out at.

thanks for all the nice things said by everyone.

Here's my master bedroom (which is TINY with only 7' 2" high ceiling. I painted both bedroom walls and ceilings Van alen green to make the rooms blend together. I'm not posting the "before" because it was a horror with sloppy shiny bright yellow paint with drip marks and lumps everywhere. UGLY. Oh, does anyone else hate seeing electric cords showing? :-)

do you really like the LS corner? I'm not sure I'm going to use mine - thinking of leaving it dead space...

I hadn't thought of doing the upper w/ a hinge like that - but I probably still couldn't reach the back corner - I'm short. I can hardly reach the corner on the counter top!

your house has turned out just lovely - must be such a pleasure each day going from room to room.

You and a few others here have inspired me to start a blog for our remodel. Maybe I can show such lovely pictures on it some day.

About the cords. I have been known to paint them she same color as the walls and then they do not show up quite as much. You can always re-wire if you change rooms or repaint.

And speaking of painting. So it is better to paint the ceilings the same color as the walls? I have always painted ceilings white but am stumped on this house or where to start and stop since it is such an open floor plan.

PS Little pup is darling.

shades of idaho: for the smaller rooms with walls of diff. heights, I like using the same color. It makes it seem seamless and opens up the space which you wouldn't expect but it . Funny you noticed my little dog. He's so dark and that shot came out darker than it is in real life, I'm surprised you saw him. This is one of my favorite shots of him.

I still have more decorating to do but I want the rooms to have "less" stuff and not get overwhelmed with lots of "things". I think area rugs will make a huge difference.

Thanks.

I am painting the kitchenm Right now to preserve my neck and back and I really do not have time to do it all. Iam just doing the walls. There is so little contrast between the pale green I am painting and the ceiling it is working for now. I want to do the living room the same as it is only in the semigloss so I can wash it. With the living room and kitchen open to each other it is hard to know where to stop. I do know I an STOPPED for the night. Too tired to do more.

I REALLY am impressed with your comfortable but clean uncluttered look. I am going to see if I can pare down a bit more. I did do a semi fitted cover for the love seat. With the animals I HAVE to have something washable.
Thanks for the inspiration.

Chris

Thanks for the gentle nudge. And HUGE inspiration!!!

Chris