The Kitchen was a very cramped size before, which didn't match the house itself, we opened the area up and created a great "Great Room" with a very grandiouse Kitchen.
This Kitchen/Family room was actually a whole new addition to an existing home. Cabinets were custom made by Cornerstone Cabinets in Woodinville. See link page!
This Kitchen was open to a degree towards the family room, but it didn't function really well, so we removed half walls and put in a big support beam to the enlarged family room and breakfast area.
The Kitchen was smaller with a bad functioning work triangle, and with the family room, it created a very long space. We pushed out towards the backyard to create space for a great Cook island you could walk around. Then we created an open room divider in a shape of to posts with lower cabinets and a shelf up high to cut down on the length of the room.
This was a very tight spaced kitchen and dining area. It was opened up towards both a dining room and living room, creating the "Great Room" feeling.