Arlington, MA - Small House, Big Improvement

Rearranging the location of the kitchen and bath created a lovely entertainment area for family and friends.

Before

• Old cabinets that do not go to the ceiling
• Very limited counter space
• Kitchen window opened directly to the neighbor’s kitchen only 10 feet away
• Zero function, zero organization
• Bathroom had a lovely view of back yard
• Kitchen was cramped, with no pantry
• There was no front hall coat closet

After

• Moved the kitchen to the back of the house, creating a lovely wide view of the backyard
• Ceiling was 9 feet high allowing us to stagger the heights of the wall cabinets, increasing both storage and interest
• Opened the kitchen to the dining room and added informal countertop seating       
• Fabulous functionality and storage from 7 feet of tall pantry cabinets, plus five sets of large drawers in the base cabinets – no more bending to reach pots and pans
• Exciting corner range adds visual interest when looking in from the dining room
• Relocated the bathroom to the front of the house which also created the space for a coat closet

In summary – By thinking out of the box, and actually moving the kitchen and the bath, we created a lovely space with twice the storage.  Great functional, lifestyle and visual benefits to this existing home!