Removing the wall between kitchen and dining room – what would you do with this layout?
Looking for some ideas on what you’d do with this kitchen/dining layout.
We’re considering a pretty major kitchen renovation and are debating whether to remove most (or all) of the wall between the kitchen and dining room, but I’m having a hard time visualizing what the best end result would look like.
A few things:
We want a much more modern, high-end feel.
We’d like the kitchen to feel larger and more open.
We still want a proper dining area.
We are NOT planning to open up the great room.
We need to keep the existing access points from the hallway into the kitchen and from the kitchen into the great room.
The bay window/deck area nice but it the access part to the deck so there is a door there that we need to keep open access to.
What I’m struggling with is that the space isn’t a simple square or rectangle. If I remove the dining room wall, where does the island go? Does the dining table stay on the left? Would you do a half wall? No wall at all? Built-ins? Banquette seating?
Part of me thinks opening the wall up would make the whole area feel amazing. Another part of me worries it could end up feeling awkward or like one giant room without any definition.
If this was your house, what would you do?
Floor plan attached. I’d love to see sketches, examples, or hear from anyone who’s renovated a similar layout.