A fifty year old ranch with a couple tasting the freedom of an empty nest. After making do with the 1960 kitchen for ten years, it was time to indulge their culinary interests….and watch televised tennis matches at the same time! Axios embarked on the renovation with a “better space, not necessarily more space” approach. The renovation only added about forty square feet slipped below the existing eaves. This small move, along opening the kitchen to the family area, created a social living and cooking area built around a “long island” at the center.