Demolished a wall between kitchen and living/dining room. Demolished a 3 foot wall in living/dining room area that had a wall furnace mounted, owners had a forced air installed in the attic. Took everything down to the studds. Added an island with under mount sink and dishwasher. Installed new everything, and added exhaust hood. Continued oak floors into the kitchen, which really tied everything together. We put in 6 recessed cans in the ceiling, and two pendents over the island. Also, first time for me, is we installed LED puck lights on the undercab lighting, which were fairly bright for a 1 Watt fixture!
Essentially the kitched hadn’t been updated for about 25 years, and the plumbing/electrical was probably older. This one has now returned back to the future, or should I say 2009?
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This is just before sheet rock. Framed in the window that used to be there and the one in this picture got resized to align with the row of upper cabinets that would eventually die into the window.
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This is a picture from the living room looking towards the kitchen. The layout is hard to determine from the pic, but the dining table is off to the left and photo is taken from the living room. A real practical layout. The wood floors throughout really blend the rooms together. Nice for times when cooking with guests over and also if you have kids running around and want to keep an eye on them!
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This is a final picture. Window aligns perfectly with the upper cabinet depth and was raised to match the top of the counter tops. This window gives a nice view to the back for the owner while cooking. This kitchen is set up for cooking and entertaining guest, not just a showcase.
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We took out the wall on the right with the cut out for the space heater, and pulled the architectural beam at the ceiling. Then we took out the wall behind and opened it up floor to ceiling. Much better flow for the house.
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This view is from the kitchen looking toward the living/dining room. We took out this wall, added an island to make up for missed counter tops and cabinets.
