Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> My last house had a smaller kitchen than this house. I'd take the
> smaller one any day as the layout was very efficient and it had loads
> of counter space and cabinets in a "U" shape. Friend of mine had a
> 16 x 16 kitchen and hated it. There were four doors (to dining room,
> basement steps, pantry/bath, outside) The layout was terrible as the
> refrigerator and range were across the room from the sink. Lots of
> long trips back and forth rather than a step or two.

Even if you have a large kitchen, those appliances should
be within a certain distance from one another. Her problem
wasn't the size of her kitchen, but all the doors. Problematic.

I've never had a U shape kitchen. I think I'd probably like it.
Especially if one end opened into a pantry.

nancy