Second and Third Floors, a Final Kitchen Design

Martha has created sketches for the second and third floors that we have accepted almost as is.

She was incredibly clever about the second floor. She flipped the bedrooms sideways, creating a master across the back of the house.  There's a really large walk in closet and an ensuite master bath. 
   Here is the way Martha thinks.  I looked at the drawing and asked her what the little box was in the large closet.  She said that it could be shelving or a closed cabinet.  She drew it because she wanted to have a sense of hallway as you move from the bedroom to the bath, not the feeling of wandering through a storage area.  She's right, and I never would have thought of that.
   We will also have a laundry room, big enough for side by side washer and dryer as well as a a folding area.
   The third floor is a nice open space with a small bathroom.  We will put in a queen bed and dresser, and I just asked Martha to add a closet, maybe across the back side of the room where now there are sky lights.  ( No sky lights; they leak).  The rest is all Dave space.  Guitars, wine books desk, whatever he likes.
   And, after many go rounds, we have a final sketch for the kitchen.  I knew this would be the hardest room.  It has to be functional as well as proportional.  Every time we would move an appliance--inside wall, outside wall, island peninsula, a new problem would be uncovered.
But, in inimitable Bedell fashion, Martha threw this one off this morning:

This one satisfies the contractor who wanted the stove on the outside wall.  It satisfies the client because it has lots of prep space (see also island) with the sink stove and frig in close proximity. There will be a wall cabinets on the outside wall on either side of the stove, close enough to the dishwasher to make for easy unload.  The client also loves the HUGE pantry that will have shelving that displays all the stuff--no peering into deep shelving or needing pull out drawers. C is my desk and filing.  a is a utility /back hall closet. We have a bar on the outside of the peninsula so that Dave and I can eat dinner there.  The island will be longer than is shown here. The long box on the inside wall is shelving and tall cabinets.
   The kitchen designer guy is coming next week to help us to pick out cabinets.