Kitchen Remodel By opening the wall between the living room and the kitchen without taking out the lower wall , it allowed us to have a small office space and an open kitchen floor plan. There are many ways to create a more open floor plan for your kitchen. The obvious way is to remove walls between the kitchen and adjoining rooms such as the dining room. All of these options used to create open floor plans work well to open up small or narrow kitchens to create better function and space to welcome family and friends.