u/DonutResident4698

Looking for layout opinions/advice on a kitchen renovation in our small 1980s farm cottage.

I’m attaching the original floor plan along with a few potential new layout options. We’ve confirmed that the walls surrounding the existing kitchen are non-load bearing, so we’re hoping to open the space up and move the kitchen to either end of the house.

A few key details:

• The bottom right threshold on the original plan leads to the hallway/laundry room, then to the main bedroom and bathroom. It's flipped to the top left on the proposed plans.
• There are fireplaces on both ends of the space, and we’re assuming one would likely need to be boarded up depending on where the kitchen goes.
• I’m unsure whether the kitchen should be closer to the laundry/bedroom hallway for practicality, or if that would hurt the overall flow.
• I’m also having a hard time visualizing furniture placement for either option, especially dining and living room layout.

Would love opinions on which layout makes the most sense for function, traffic flow, and keeping the cottage/farmhouse feel.

Hi! I’m working through a kitchen renovation in an older cottage-style home and would love some layout advice before I get too far down one path.

The kitchen area is roughly 70” wide x 185” long, so it’s a narrow space. The long wall has two windows, and I’m planning to close up an existing fireplace and place the range centered between the two windows with a hood above. I’d like that wall to feel like the main focal point of the kitchen.

Right now, I’m thinking:

36” range centered between the two windows
Dishwasher directly beside the sink
Sink toward the right end of the main run, near the doorway
Refrigerator/pantry on the short end wall so the main wall stays cleaner, or moved to the wall behind the entryway

My main question is about the sink placement. Is it weird to have the sink near the doorway/end of the run instead of centered under a window? How do we feel about a corner sink? I’m trying to prioritize the range as the focal point, but I also don’t want the sink to feel squeezed in or like an afterthought.

Would you keep the sink near the doorway as long as there’s some landing space and the dishwasher is beside it? Or would you rearrange this completely?

Also fridge placement? The kitchen opens up to the open plan dinning room/living room area, so the fridge could potentially move into that space, just not sure how efficient that is.

I’m going for a warm, old-house/cottage kitchen feel, not a super modern layout. Function matters, but I also want it to feel like it belongs in the house.

Thanks in advance for any layout thoughts!