Before & After: From an Awfully Awkward Floorplan to a Seriously Sophisticated Space -- Sweeten

Eric and Joel's new apartment in Prospect Heights had a lot going for it: generously sized rooms, lots of light, proximity to dog parks. What it didn't have going for it: an incredibly awkward floorplan where a closed-off kitchen adjoined a mostly useless 'dining foyer' -- an orphaned bit of space that was too wide to be called a hallway and too narrow for anything else. Besides renovating their kitchen, the couple also wanted to do something about this strange setup.