These clients lamented their disconnected, lightless spaces...and they were on point.  The dark hallway off the entry made the space feel like the back end of an inner-city tenement.  Not ideal.  We widened windows, doorways and carved out openings for proper flow and light.  The extended narrow space required some ingenuity.  Kitchens that are too long don't function well so we broke up the length into thirds with 2/3 for the kitchen and the remaining 1/3 developed as a reading nook/office for the wife...separated succinctly with an open seated peninsula to be utilized by both vocations equally.

Of Note — Our lighting philosophies are unique, and you may notice the quality of light these spaces emanate...both soft and even.  No can (recessed) fixtures here...and for good reason.