Tackling the kitchen part 2.....adding on.

The kitchen is typical for an older home, small and dark.  We got a little creative with our ideas, including adding an island, a peninsula, or maybe even adding on to the kitchen itself.  We thought about making the full bath on this floor into a half bath, taking some of that space for the kitchen.  Then there was this L shaped porch/deck right off of the kitchen with a rotting roof.  Could we possibly expand there??  

Here's the back porch before.

 

Here's what it looked like during renovation.  We wanted the addition to have the same lines as the house.




We will eventually move this staircase.  As you can see its blocking the basement door.  This will be our new back door entrance.  



We replaced this patio door in the dining room with a window.



The demolition of this wall started where the original door to the back porch used to be.





Here it is.....well just framed in that is. 


The addition added about 120 sq feet to our original 100 sq ft of kitchen.  I'm envisioning a breakfast nook, maybe an island, creamy white cabinets, black soapstone counters, farmer's sink.......here I go with my ideas.