By popular request from my kitchen-planning friends at the GardenWeb forums, I took a few more pictures and drafted a floor plan of the kitchen. Above, the rest of the great room, as seen from the kitchen.
The entire room is approximately 21′x43′. At one end is the kitchen. In the center is a dining table that seats 12 (it’s wide enough that two can sit at the head and foot). The other end is the living room area.
There is also a 16′x16′ sun room attached to one side of the great room. We have built-in bench seating along two walls and another dining table. When we have family over, there’s 10 adults and 13 kids, so the idea was kids in the sun room and adults at the dining table. We also thought our nuclear family of six would eat in the sunroom for regular meals. But what happens in real life is that everyone sits at the island, because I’m generally on my feet through dinner.
Here’s the sun room as seen from across the room (I’m standing approximately where you enter the great room):
Here’s a closer view of the sun room:
I drew out my kitchen layout with measurements. If you want a pdf, post me a comment here, and I’ll be happy to email it to you. It’s pretty much to scale, with 1 cm=1 ft.
When I drew up the floor plan, I realized there was one more view of the kitchen you don’t have, with the refrigerator and microwave:
For those of you who didn’t see the first dream kitchen post, you can find it here.
Happy planning!
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I’d like to get the pdf. I love your space – beautiful!
Sent! Let me know if you have any trouble with the file. Good luck with your project!
I would love to get the pdf as well. Thanks!
Your kitchen is a real inspiration of efficiency, simplicity and beauty…thanks for sharing!
Sent it – let me know if you have any issues reading the file.
Love your beautiful space called Home….are those Heart of Pine Floors? If they are not, what are they and will you Please share the resources where we may purchase these floors. We live near Cincinnati, Ohio, is that anywhere near you? We are moving in 1 month and are trying to finish most of the renovation before we have to move in! Most of our vintage 80+ yr. old home already has restored Oak Floors except for the bathrooms. But we want to replace the modern tile floor that was installed into the kitchen with Heart of Pine. How is your floor to take care of and do you have a dog….we are wondering about scratches from their toenails! Do you know the name of the finish that was put onto your floor?
Also, like to see your PDF, your home looks beautiful. Our old home is all brick but I imagine that yours is a more natural material, like wood or shakes, right? The ceilings are spectacular, what kind of wood was used on the ceilings? And the two story windows in the great room, just amazing…is this your best view?
And the lights on the ceiling in the room with the built-in seating and long table & two leather chairs (this is the sun-room?) – is that a hand forged wrought iron with the chandelier bulbs, was this hand made, do you have a resource for this ceiling light? Your ceiling lights are all wonderful but do you miss having any ceiling fans? Maybe it is not as hot there in the summer as it is here! Well, Thank you so much for your help, roseofblue
hi roseofblue – the floors are new pine from carlisle wide plank floors, finished with a carlisle stain (bradford umber) and tung oil:
link to Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
don’t have a dog, but we have four little kids! so the floor is scratched but really just looks weathered and beautiful. we also pre-distressed the floors, so i never even notice the new scratches and dings.
on the exterior, the house is a white farmhouse with board and batten siding and a charcoal standing seam metal roof.
i’ll have to check on the ceiling wood (barn siding, just not sure what kind of wood) and the sun room light (purchased, not made). we were going to do a fan in that room, but we couldn’t find any fans with lights that we really liked. we are in central ohio here, and it is definitely hot. =P
sending you the pdf of the kitchen!
cheers,
chinese grandma
hi roseofblue – the chandelier is made by currey & company. here’s a link to it: sun room wrought iron chandelier.
cheers,
chinese grandma
I love the layout of your kitchen. It looks like a great work triangle. Do you do most of your prep on the island or on the counter near the rangetop? If you prep on the island, do you find it inconvenient to move between island and rangetop with your prepped ingredients?
I would also love to have a copy of the PDF.
i always prep on the island – love having the large space to work. also that way faces out to the rest of the room. it’s a short way from the range, so i just bring chopped ingredients over on the cutting board. sending you the pdf. thanks for visiting!
I love, love, love your kitchen!! Can you please tell me where you got your cabinets? I’m considering using cabinets from a custom cabinet maker versus Crystal or Plain and Fancy. Thanks so much!
hi lisa, my cabinets were custom by Cooley Custom Cabinetry here in central ohio. we’re fortunate to be in an area where there are a large number of wonderful craftspeople (many of them amish or mennonite). good luck with yours, i’m sure it will turn out great!
wonderful kitchen and blog! Came here from Gardenweb. Can I have a copy of your pdf? Also I read your entry on Chinese mothers and have to say that it is one of the most balanced commentaries I have seen. As a chinese mother also born in the Year of the Tiger, I have both respect and some incredulity for Dr. Chua’s parenting descriptions, but do admire her for her candor.
thanks, nancy! love my gardenweb friends, and i appreciate your kind comments on the tiger mom post. hope the kitchen layout is helpful!
What a dream kitchen! I am delighted to have stumbled onto your blog. DH and I are building a retirement home and your great room, dining room and kitchen are almost identical to ours – right down to the beams! We plan to have local Mennonite or Amish craftsman make our cabinets. Please forward your PDF! Congratulations on a warm and inviting home.
how great – sounds like a fantastic project! good luck – hope the pdf helps.
May I also have a pdf copy of your floorplan? Thanks so much! Your kitchen is fabulous!
hi tay, sent it to you! hope you find it useful.
I read about you on The Kitchn. We are renovating our kitchen soon and enjoyed looking at some many inspiring kitchens. I will check out “That Home Site” you mentioned also. Love the feeling of openness and light. Could you please tell me about the windows in the kitchen? How did you come to choose individual windows and then 2 rows, one on top of the other. I suppose the top windows can each be opened indiviudally – and what brand are they? Would love a copy of the PDF. Many thanks !
hi mary – sorry i’m behind on responding…the windows are marvin. the very high windows don’t open. the ones above the counter are casement windows that can be opened from top or bottom. the number and configuration of windows was primarily guided by the shape of window that worked well proportionally. we wanted to maintain a farmhouse look, though the amount of glass in the room gives it a more modern feel. i am sending you the kitchen layout pdf right now. thanks so much for your interest!
Hi, Could you tell me what is the Make and model of your Over the Counter Microwave oven? I am building a new kitchen and am looking for this type of microwave. Thanks!
hi kathy – kitchenaid KCMS1555SS. i really like it. good luck!
Thank you for posting all this great information on your beautiful kitchen ! We are renovating a 1790 farmhouse in Maine, and your photos have provided a wealth of motivation and ideas.
Can you possibly send a picture of your home’s exterior ? We are deciding between colors on the standing seam metal roof, and noticed you picked charcoal grey. We also have white clapboards on our home.
Thanks for your help!
I found your website when I was searching for a salmon recipe. I love your kitchen and I am in the process of remolding my home and kitchen. Can you please email me your PDF file. Can you also send me additional pictures of your kitchen sink side of all the drawer set up so I can get more ideas how to set up my kitchen draw like yours. I really like the deep draw idea to hold all the rice bowl and plates. Now you have your kitchen for a few years is there anything you want it differently? Please feel free to give me any advise you may have. I am in Daly City, CA.
hi amy – good luck with your remodel! the deep drawers are my favorite. i’m also working on a kitchen design in CA right now, and i like my ohio layout so much i’m keeping it as much as i can. the only thing i don’t like in ohio is my one cabinet with pull-out shelves – wish i’d just done drawers instead, though sometimes you just need a cabinet for symmetry or to change up the look. sending you the pdf. thanks for coming by!
Hi! I stumbled across your site looking for kitchens with soapstone counters. We’re planning a timber frame, and it’s overwhelming all the options! Your kitchen looks so similar to what I’ve been dreaming about, and everyone tells me it won’t work (mostly the oversized island). I love seeing someone else with the same idea. Can I also have a copy of your pdf?
Thanks! Emma
hi emma – thanks for your comment, i will email you the pdf. good luck, your work will surely pay off!