We are getting ready to redo our kitchen. Nothing crazy, just adding on to one wall. Right now our kitchen is an L shape and we want to turn it into a U shape. So let's get started... Current Kitchen Before & Afters: "Before" is how the former owners had it and "After" is how we fixed it up after we moved in. Current Kitchen: Here are some bigger photos of what our kitchen looks like. These are old photos, so the only two things that are different is the countertop, picture a sandy colored laminate in a granite effect, and the part in the first photo (below) where the upper cabinets along the left wall go up then down, we added a shelf that goes across to be even with the lowest point of cabinets (make sense?). New Kitchen Ideas: The Style Figuring out the style of the kitchen is where I started. According to BHG.com my style design is: Cottage "Laid-back" best describes your way of life, whic