<p>^ My affluent foodie friends do advocate the Wolf range, Thermador oven configuration.</p>
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<p>Can’t speak to the durability because it’s new. It has a sealer applied, and that needs to be re-done every so often. Otherwise, I think it’s like linoleum in terms of durability. It is wonderful to walk on, and doesn’t show the dirt at all.</p>
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<p>I have a Thermodore drop-in gas and electirc Thermodore built-in oven. I am quite happy with the arrangement.</p>
<p>What is a standard size of a kitchen, what fraction of square feet of the house would be appropriate? If your house has 3000 square feet living space and the kitchen 300-square feet would that be considered too small? I am happy with a small kitchen but am preparing to sell the house.</p>
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<p>???Why would a 300 SF kitchen be small? Not counting the beakfast nook and the pantry, we have a 200sf kitchen in a 3000sf hours, it is a 10 year old design, but we do not think it is “small”. Most houses don’t get a 300sf kitchen.</p>
<p>Ooops, mistyped, its 9 by 18 a bit under 200 square feet. It’s long and narrow that makes it smaller. I am wondering if it would be better to extend it to 11 by 17 even if it costs more.</p>
<p>We have about 200 sq feet of “kitchen” space as well, 300 if you include the breakfast nook and the “computer desk” area. We can have 5 people comfortably cooking in the kitchen at one time–one at the stove, one doing dishes, 3 prepping food, for example, without any issues at all. I would say that our kitchen is on the large size of most kitchens we see at our friends’ houses, even our friends with a 8000 sq foot house have a kitchen about the same size as our kitchen.</p>
<p>Is it squarish? At 9 by 18 with door on one end and a window at the other end, mine is a galley however you turn it if I don’t expand it by pushing the wall.</p>
<p>Yes, our’s is square, if you counting the breakfast nook and the computer desk area, just like Steve’s(total 17x17ish)…There is no doors butt against the kitchen either, so it is quite roomy even with a good size center island. A galley kitchen would feel small, no matter how you look at.</p>
<p>I’ve always suspected that our home was designed by someone who loves to cook. Our kitchen is 19 x 32 and with our recent reno is now exactly how I want it. I think the key is a well-planned kitchen, more so than the actual size, although I love large kitchens.</p>
<p>That’s about 4 times as big as mine. That’s huge. Nice although I’d get lost in it. In my kitchen you don’t have to walk far to get stuff. So far I had five designers look at my kitchen to come up with something. The best they could come up is to block the window at one end. Can’t.</p>
<p>My kitchen feels big, but perhaps that is just in proportion to our house. It is just under 200 sqft., but the floor plan sucks. Four doorways - to backyard, basement, hall & living room. And h won’t move the plumbing.</p>
<p>I’ve also had several friends who’ve had problems with Wolfranges, although I think it was a recall issue that was taken care of.</p>
<p>I recently stayed at a residence inn, with flat top burners & I absolutely loved it. This thread is giving me the “I wants” ;)</p>
<p>emeraldkitty–floorplan makes all the difference in the world. In our last house we had a galley kitchen (U shaped I guess) with the sink at the “bottom” of the U but counters around the “legs”. It was by far the easiest kitchen for ONE to cook in that I have had–second smallest kitchen I have had too. It wasn’t so good for more than one person though. This big kitchen is great for multiple cooks but more walking between stuff for one. It’s a great layout though and I would duplicate this in another house.</p>
<p>artlover–our kitchen kitchen part is 14x14 roughly. The rest of it adds on about 13x14 roughly (I didn’t measure that for sure). There is an archway to the dining room but no doors in the kitchen part. We have an open space to the family room and a door do the deck by the nook. We have a 6’ x 3’ island in the middle which is what really makes the kitchen nice. I was never a fan of islands until this one.</p>
<p>Everyone that comes into our house comments about how “huge” our kitchen is. It was a big selling point for this house.</p>
<p>^^ That is why in RE we talk about the importance of 3 L’s Location, Lot size and Layout. Layout can be changed, but it is very costly.</p>
<p>19x32 - so jealous! That’s twice as big as my living room. My kitchen is 10x10 plus a small pantry and an extra piece with the refrigerator and back door. Like EK’s I have four doors. It’s a terrible kitchen, and I’ve spent ten years trying to figure out how to reorganize it, add on to it, combine it with other spaces. Maybe next year!</p>
<p>My previous kitchen was the same size, but I was able to reorganize it so that I had an unbroken U shape on one side, and a table that could seat four on the side with all the doors. (only three)</p>
<p>Hi. OP here. </p>
<p>You’ve all touched on the main reason we’re remodeling: layout. Our kitchen is on the large side. 14 x 14. It’s currently a U, but will become an L with island in the new design. The breakfast nook is currently 14 x 10, and it will gain a few feet when we bump out a little to accomodate the new bar on the long side of the L. :)</p>
<p>New topic: Soapstone countertops</p>
<p>Who has them? What do you think? How do they compare to honed granite (in looks). </p>
<p>I think I like them a lot. They’re warm enough for me, and sleak enough for H. </p>
<p>The only problem may be the price. I’m seeing $80 - $100 per sf. Granite’s at the low end of that range. :p</p>
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I have a soapstone sink and honed granite countertops. We believe the sink was original to the house which would make it 100 + years old. I adore the sink, but it is quite pitted, and in the last 10 years I have added to it. It is the reason why I picked honed granite for the countertops. Soapstone is notorious for pitting and that would have driven DH mad! I am happy with the granite mostly except it is solid black, with no veining or variation and it shows EVERYTHING!</p>
<p>If you want to go granite shopping, DougBetsy, I bought mine in Delaware.</p>
<p>We have friends with soapstone. They love the looks but they do not love the soapstone. It is soft and they have already had some little nicks and dings in it…it’s a year old installation. In addition they find it really gets stained easily and is a bit of a headache to keep from showing things like soap scum and rings. They said if they had to do it again…they would get honed granite. They wanted the “old house” look.</p>