Hi all- I have been going back and forth on an affordable redesign for our kitchen. We purchased an adorable 1940's house, 1400 sq ft... so we dont have room for unutilized space!

In our kitchen, there is a random window that divides the room and leaves blank space in the corner. I would just take the window out... but, dont know that I will be able to easily match the brick. Having a mason come out to let me know what he thinks. In the meantime, I thought about moving the fridge and pantry built in (that are rebuilding anyways so that it will go to the ceiling) to this wall, drawing the blinds, and just covering up the window without taking out window or dry walling over window. Would this be an issue as far as code? I dont see how its much different from dry wall over the window...

If we were to dry wall, my next concern outside of price would be the fact that at some point, we will need to replace the windows. Which would mean all that work, just to do it over again. Which brings me back to the idea of just putting the built in over the window. That way, when we go to replace the windows, you could just pull the appliances out and unscrew the built in from the wall. Maybe its not that easy. Would love to get some thoughts!

Side note... we are planning to take out the granite and cabinets and make straight line- more traditional galley and instead add island for updated look.