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We are doing a renovation next month and will be fully removing the old kitchen. We plan on demolishing the wall and bathroom currently separating the kitchen from living room to make it one open space. I’m attaching an overhead sketch of the space (demo wall marked in orange X’s), current image of the room, and virtual mock-ups of our initial idea.

Please share your wisdom! ☺️

Edit to add:

1. The virtual mock-ups are ONLY for layout. They do not reflect color/lighting/cabinet door selection/flooring/window style/appliance choice or even

accurate

1. ceiling height.
2. We initially thought to keep the sink in the island to utilize existing plumbing (same logic for the stove), but are looking into what’s involved for moving those.

We are doing a renovation next month and will be fully removing the old kitchen. We plan on demolishing the wall and bathroom currently separating the kitchen from living room to make it one open space. I’m attaching an overhead sketch of the space (demo wall marked in orange X’s), current image of the room, and virtual mock-ups of our initial idea.

1. Do you think it’s ok to have the cooktop where it’s shown in the virtual display? (There is already a gas fireplace there so we were planning to take advantage of that.)
2. Is the side with the fridge too long?
3. Which direction do you think the island should go (parallel or perpendicular to the room)?

Thanks!!

Almost 2 weeks postpartum from my second c-section. I’m 5’5 and was 120lbs at the start, I gained 28lbs with both pregnancies. I’m now 127lbs but my body looks like this! It’s freaking me out since I “bounced back” pretty much immediately after my first (8lb 6oz baby) and naively assumed this (10lb 6oz) would be the same.

Is there hope I’ll get my body back? What is even still in there? Any experiences or tips are welcome. Feeling down about the emergency c section and now my recovery too. 🫤

Thanks for reading!