wall 2 before -- hard to tell, but the sink actually extends left beyond the corner, super useful!

Wall 3 before -- love that 40 year old melamine and oak! (green tape was tracking emptying of cabinets)

fridge wall right -- notice that the fridge actually opens against the nearby counter! could never remove rightmost veggie drawer, nor could we use the ice maker in the freezer. great design!!

original blueprint -- see laundry next to fridge, which will be moved under stairs on left to make room for more kitchen.

wall 1 after -- wall to dining room partially broken through to create a breakfast bar; new cabinets and counters, etc.

wall 2 -- large undermount sink flanked by lazy susans (where there used to be two blind cabinets)

Fridge wall left -- new kitchen space where the laundry used to be hidden. (This is where the coffee center will be, among other things.)

fridge wall, right -- new fridge has been moved to center, with trash and a huge pantry cabinet to the right...

View of the new kitchen pass-through from the front entry

hallway after -- all flush doors hide a regular coat closet, then the laundry, and finally a pull-out bin for accessible storage

newly created laundry room under the stairs -- crazy decoration was a whim, but makes us happy every time we open the doors...

A view of the cabinets + fridge, during installation, that shows how the side panel makes the fridge look built-in, even though it extends beyond the cabinets on either side.

Top-loader washer and gas dryer fit into their niche under the main staircase. You can see that we had to cut a space between the studs for the vent to exit the back of the dryer to make this all fit...

Specialized doors needed for under-stair bifold function -- custom shape and heavy duty hinges needed!