Kitchen plan that changed homes traffic flow

This kitchen, soon to be in the Lafayette Jr's. kitchen tour in May 17,Saturday, 08, was not in this space originally. The old kitchen was a galley style that you entered immediately from the foyer. The Architects plans showed a bay window bump out for a new kitchen space. When I toured the home, my suggestion was to switch the kitchen space with the existing dining room. This allowed for a new traffic flow into home. Now when you come into the foyer, all you see is the beautiful living room. You step into that room and the dining room and kitchen are then revealed on the left. Now the new kitchen has room for an island and is central to entertaining with both the dining room and back yard a step a way. This changed the traffic flow of home and made all the rooms relate to each other. Cabinets in painted maple and glazed cherry form Woodmode/Brookhaven. Contractor: Jim Fuller

Master bath's new space plan

This master bath had a very narrow layout before. We switched the vanities to the opposite wall. This gave a lighter visual when approaching the room, allows for a reflection in the mirror, and is the focus upon entering. We removed the closets on that wall too and replaced them with a set of tall cabinets along with a new walk- in closet (behind us at door entrance). The old wall between toilet and shower also came down. This makes the bath feel a lot less confined and we added a beautiful thick glass shower door. With the 12x12 tiles, the space opens up in the shower area to allow for a wider feel.Cabinets: Crestwood, Contractor: John O'Connell