Old Space New Use
Case Study One: This family of five needed a better kitchen and baths. The blueprint shows how the addition (built by a previous owner) was being used as a family room, while the original galley kitchen remained. The baths were also very dated, and the children's bath opened up directly into the kitchen. The homeowner flipped the kitchen into the family room area, and was able to fit a spectacular island and to triple her counterspace. The old kitchen area is now used as a small sitting area, great for kids' play or homework, or a glass of wine at the end of a long day.
Case Study Two: This family of four bought a beautiful brick home in River Forest but couldn't quite make the kitchen work. The kitchen was separated from all the other rooms in the house with small door openings into the hall, the dining room and the breakfast room. All of those openings made it difficult to get any more functionality from the existing space. The blueprint shows the layout. By taking down the wall between the kitchen and dining, eliminating the breakfast room and incorporating it into the kitchen, and shifting and enlarging the opening to the sun/family room, the homeowner now had a large functional kitchen and great flow.