After living with a horrible tiny kitchen for 12 years we are finally tearing the whole sorry thing down and creating a new, large, kitchen / family room space. This involves combining two rooms and taking up the side return to create one large space with doors out to the garden. Any tips and ideas about what to do and, especially, what NOT to do? I would like the room to be a good kitchen space but hopefully also a space for the kids to play, to relax in etc. I have made no plans yet and I am afraid of making the wrong choices... edited to say any money-saving ideas are very welcome.