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by Audrey Papuchon

Help : how to rearrange a small vaulted kitchen with steps ???

Hello,
We want to renovate my in-laws’s kitchen and I’m facing 3 “challenges”.

First, the house’s entrance is made through the kitchen, and you access to the rest of the house through a door which is 71 cm higher than the kitchen floor. At the moment, there are 3 huge steps which are taking a lot of space and preventing from using one corner. I was thinking about making some steps along the wall with drawers for storage, but I’m afraid we will lose a lot of space.

Then, the central heating was installed in a very inconvenient place. We are thinking about moving it, and having it covered by a cabinet, but we are not sure of the best place for it.

Finally, the kitchen is vaulted, and I feel there is a potential for something very nice, but I don’t know how to make it stand. The kitchen is quite dark, so I thought about having cream and light wood cabinets. Which colors do you think may work for the paint and the tiles?

I would be glad for any suggestion or advice.

Thanks for your help!