Decisions, Decisions!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are considering creating a whole new kitchen in a whole new space.   The dining room is flanked by two rooms, with the present kitchen on one side and a room on the other side that I think was used as a bedroom at some point in time. You have to actually walk through that bedroom to gain access to the laundry room, so it would be better suited for a kitchen; however, if we decide to keep the kitchen where it is now that room still won't be used as a bedroom....maybe a "gathering room"?  If we do move the kitchen from its present location, that space will become the gathering room instead (Shew! Did you follow all of that?)  Gathering room....I like that term so much more than "family room" or "den", don't you?  Saying, "Let's go sit in the gathering room" just sounds so much more cozy and inviting than saying, "Let's go sit in the den"! 

I wish I'd taken more pictures of that room so I'd have more to post! I do have a couple though....I think.  I'll post those so you can at least get an idea of what the room looks like now.

There are certainly pros to having the kitchen in either of these rooms, as both would be a good location for a kitchen. Hey, two kitchens, now there's an idea! (Just kidding, Jim!)

This is the room that's in the running to be the kitchen.  The door leads out into the hallway. If you look at the front right of this picture you can barely see the edge of the doorway into the dining room. 

I have NO idea what they were thinking with that tile!  I do know (according to the realtor) the previous owners used this room for their tanning bed, hence, that big 'ole electrical wire lying there on the floor!   The cut out in the wall is an access panel for plumbing to the bathroom on the other side of the wall.



There's an outside door on this wall. I'm perfectly OK with that door being there, but look at it!....it doesn't have a door frame on one side and I'm not in love with that! I wouldn't mind it at all if that whole wall would disappear, however I'm told that's only going to happen IF this room becomes the kitchen.