Title says it all. How important is it to you?
Here's the dilemma. And I need to get opinions before I even continue entertaining the idea. My kitchen is small. Think 1980's. But fortunately is more open than having that ugly backside of dark cabinets on top and bottom facing into your breakfast area. Mine is open on top with just a peninsula of cabinets with counter below. So it doesn't look to bad. But the traffic area is small, maybe 8x8'??? Well behind one wall of the kitchen is a small W/D room. If we relocate the W/D when we gut this kitchen I can push that whole kitchen wall back, opening up the floor space maybe 5' more deep. I could also relocate the fridge at that time which is on a central wall and juts out because of size and is right in a walkway. So the walkway opens up.
The relocation of the W/D would be on an outside wall with a door going out from the kitchen (door already exsists in the corner).
The W/D room would now be more usable space, not so much bigger, just a better layout, and we'd add a little more room to have cabinets and a stand up freezer in it.
But it would be off the kitchen wall where there is a wide short window above the kitchen sink. The window has views of part of the drive (so you see when spouse pulls up) and the full backyard.
So I either:
1) leave the window to look into the W/D room (I've seen homes with an interior window before)
2) leave the window and add another window same size in the W/D room opposite so you have window looking out through window and thus can still see the backyard but not drive
3) sheetrock in the window, thus enabling yourself to have WAY more cabinets installed in the W/D room but now you don't have your American window over your kitchen sink (I've heard this is a desired feature for buyers looking at a home).
So do you want a more updated kitchen that's bigger, a bigger W/D room and NO kitchen sink window? Or do you leave it and just update cabinets in a smaller space to save the window?
If it were me I don't personally care. But I also don't plan on living here forever. Opinions.
Note: In pic you can see the micro/stove wall, that's what would be pushed back. On right you see the window over sink. Oh yeah, that small pantry, that'd also be coming out, so the light from the door in the corner would filter more into the room, we'd extend regular counter and cabinets where the pantry is now. Pantry would be larger and relocated.
