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Originally posted by rcecale
I couldn't agree more! Neither could my wife. Unfortunately, neither one of us thought about that when we installed our granite countertop a couple of years ago. Rather than changing the existing floor plan, we simply replaced the then existing melamine countertop.  The kitchen, wall to wall, is roughly 11'x13'. Countertops and the refrigerator take up a big chunk of that. The double ovens are stacked in the corner, and the cooktop is built into the countertop.
Looking back, we would have been much better off extending the kitchen area into the breakfast room, by at least 4 or 5 feet or so. A curved countertop would have been nice too. Damn the hindsight!!! 
Randy
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Yeah, I know the feeling.
We're doing a kitchen remodel now. The architect just sent out the plans for bids, we'll know soon what the approximate costs are. Our current kitchen wasn't planned for one who cooks. Believe it or not, there are no above counter cabinets except one above the stacked double oven. the PO didn't cook at all it seems.
The current kitchen has granite countertops, look great, but we're not happy with their cooking oil resistance. We're going to reuse them elsewhere, including moving what's the work island now to the den and making it a wet bar, and using the others for a butlers pantry sort of thing.
We're really NOT looking forward to the disruption, but the results will be worth the trouble we think.