Currently we are struggling with the kitchen layout. I think Josh and I have this problem/creative process where we think we have something figured out, but there's this one thing that bugs us about it. At first we convince ourself we can live with it...and then as the time gets closer we gradually tear it apart until we come up with something totally different. I can think of several times we've done this. We did this when we were naming Waylon, but that's another story.
This is the rough layout that we originally were thinking we liked...
Josh is not a big fan of the booth in this layout. I really want a booth. I think it's such an efficient use of space... And they can have so much character with built in storage and cushions!
So tonight we decided to take another look at it and see if we could liked moving the booth to be a part of the island...
Not bad... But Josh felt like it wasted some space in the dining room and I didn't like the bottle neck between the island and wall.
We decided to sleep on it, but I couldn't sleep. I had to get up and draw this... Totally different.
When I started drawing I didn't think I would liked it, but just needed to get the idea out of my head and see it on paper. Josh at some point had made the comment that we were wasting space by trying to have two large walkways into the kitchen. I thought why do we need that? The only draw back to this one is that there is a window that is along the far wall that is very low and we will probably have to block about a foot of the window. That's a sacrifice I think I could make....for now anyway. I guess I'll try to sleep on this now!
Which one do you like?
If I had to choose a booth layout, I'd choose the the top one, but a booth would definitely not be my choice. To me it limits you on options for using the space in different ways. I always like the drop leaf table because of the options it gives, easily moved around and reconfigured depending on the size and purpose of your group. Also, in a booth, only two people can easily get up from the table. Everybody else is held captive and has to ask to be let out. Looks to me like you would want to avoid limiting how the space functions as much as possible. All that being said, you know that at the end of the day, I figure this is your house and your call! Love baby girl.
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