layout-removing a wall

14 years ago

I need help with the layout of the side-split house we are buying. We donÃ¯Â¿Â½t get possession until the first week of Sept., but IÃ¯Â¿Â½m trying to get everything planned out so that we can get the work done before we move in. The kitchen is now 18Ã¯Â¿Â½10" x 11Ã¯Â¿Â½. I plan on removing the wall that separates the kitchen and the existing living room/dining room which would make the combined space 22Ã¯Â¿Â½6" wide. I am hoping to remove the bulkhead and have the cupboards run up to the ceiling. I want an island where 4 people can sit and I was thinking that the seating would be 2 on the end and 2 along the side to make conversation easier. I thought the island would be 7Ã¯Â¿Â½ x 3.5Ã¯Â¿Â½. I am planning on flipping the living room and dining room spaces because I think that makes more sense. The peninsula will be removed and I will extend the counter along the window wall all the way to the other wall which would give us almost 18Ã¯Â¿Â½ of cabinetry. There will be a full wall of 12" deep cupboards to be used as a pantry perpendicular to the window wall. Where the dishwasher is now, I was going to extend that wall a couple of feet longer so that I could fit in the new Maytag French 4-door refrigerator.

I donÃ¯Â¿Â½t know where to place the new gas stove. Should that go in the island or should it go beside the sink? There is 45" from the window to the sink. Should the sink go in the island or stay where it is? Is there a different configuration that I cannot envision right now? Please help any way you can. Thanks so much. I have really enjoyed reading GW since discovering it a couple of weeks ago!

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mjher1
Original Author
14 years ago
This is what I had in mind. I don't know where to put the appliances.
mjher1
Original Author
14 years ago
I am new to this site and didn't realize that this is the 2nd posting of this. aloha2009 and Bellsmom, you suggested doing a scale drawing on graph paper. Is there a site that offers that?
A sidesplit in my area means that you walk in on one level and you can go up several stairs to the bedrooms or go downstairs to ground level and then more stairs for the basement.
If the wall I want to remove is a load-bearing wall, I will put in a beam. The white thing in the picture represents the stairs: the top white is the stairs to the lower level and the more rounded white object is a rounded set of stairs that go up to the bedroom level.
The window in the dinette is a bow-window and we are going to raise it up so that the counter and cabinets can go straigt across. My first idea was to put a window seat there, but DH doesn't like that idea.
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mjher1
Original Author
14 years ago
Although it doesn't really look like it, I have 4' between the island and the perimeter cabs.
This is hopefully going to be our "forever" home and my DH and I are looking for something we can live with for a long time. Although just the 2 of us will live there, we do like to entertain family a lot and therefore tend to have many people in the kitchen helping out.
I am still trying to find out how to post the layout with dimensions on gragh paper. Do you just do it by hand and then take a picture of it? Or is there a place on-line that offers that option?
I have been scouring this site for HOURS and am totally addicted to reading everyone's ideas! Thank you so much!
mjher1
Original Author
14 years ago
Is anyone able to offer some advice? Thanks!
marcolo
14 years ago
You may find this thread useful.
badgergal
14 years ago
If you have a scanner, you could scan the graph paper drawing and then save it on your computer. Upload the saved document to photobucket or whatever site you are using to post pictures. You should then be able to post it in a message?. Perhaps you could take a picture of your layout and upload that but not sure if it would be difficult to read/see it.
If you haven't already read it the link below will help you post pictures.

Here is a link that might be useful: Posting pictures