Need advice/assistance with a problem "wall" in the kitchen
We are in the planning phase for a kitchen remodel & looking to remove the wall seperating the kitchen from the dining room/living room area, essentially making the kitchen/dining/living room area into an open floor space.
Below is the existing kitchen layout with the wall that we're planning to remove highlighted in yellow:
Here's a picture of the proposed kitchen and the problem "wall" highlighted in yellow:
We are thinking of removing the door that is leading to the hallway area - but this means, we'll see a plain wall while the rest of the room is an open floor concept. Even if the door remains, we'll see a plain wall whenever the door is closed.
One solution is to have custom cabinets done for the problem "wall" = build a shallow cabinet that is connected with the other kitchen cabinets & facing the dining/living room area (see picture below). He quoted me $900 (Cherry with natural stain & simple shaker style) to get this done. Would you have any other suggestions/solutions on how to finish this?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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4 years agoIf you bake a lot, you might consider doing one for baking sheet storage in the slots. Peninsula looks small and will only seat 2 people. Consider doing a column there with a stack of oven and micro instead and you could have two of these "walls" facing the dining area. One at the oven and micro for the baking sheets and the other one for cleaning supplies. Then you can add a couple of drawers under a cooktop and storage above and below the oven location. Add drawers, rather than deep door cabinets wherever you can.
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felizlady
4 years ago
Jennifer Hogan
4 years agoDon't need a cabinet, just decorative end panels as someone above suggested.
Bernice
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere is the entire floor plan - existing & proposed:
Here are few pictures of our current (non-functional) kitchen - an original from 1950's. (Excuse the mess!) as well as some from the dining room as perspective to see that wall area.
felizlady - We rarely entertain so we are not concerned about closing off the kitchen from view.
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