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How to remodel this kitchen?

4 years ago

How would you enlarge this kitchen? The wall with the large arch opening used to be a full wall with one small door. The floorplan here is of a different house with the same original floorplan that still has that wall intact. I can’t decide if I want to rebuild that wall to build the same kitchen as what’s on the floorplan. Main concern with this option is that there won’t be enough kitchen seating and I just like the look and utility of an island.


The other option is to spend the money to completely take down that wall so we can have room to build an island between the wall where the fridge is currently and the dinning room. The wall is a retaining wall so we would need to build a beam AND we have tile flooring that we would need to take out and redo. I don’t love the tile floor but I also don’t love the thought of destroying something in really good condition either. I was told the previous owners spent a ton of money on the flooring.


What would you do? Is there any other solution I'm not thinking of?




Comments (7)

  • 4 years ago

    The view from the other side if it matters


  • 4 years ago

    Personally, I’d leave the kitchen for now and take down the ridiculous walls encroaching on the fireplace.

  • 4 years ago

    I can't tell where your fridge is at all--a rough drawing with your actual layout would be helpful. But at a glance, you have plenty of room for an L + island kitchen.

    1) Remove the peninsula.

    2) Put the wall ovens between the range and the window (the window between the peninsula and the patio door), with as much counterspace as you can fit there. Move the fridge to the current wall oven space.

    3) Run an island paralell to the range wall. Leave the wall between kitchen and dining room empty, so there is plenty of clearance behind island seating.

  • 4 years ago

    The fireplace area is the remnants of a 70s area conversation area haha. The half wall can be taken out easily but i think the tall walls cannot as every other remodeled home ive seen with the same layout still has them. Im thinking maybe i can cover up the fireplace and turn it into an office area... not sure what to do with it yet.

  • 4 years ago

    Thanks mccarroll. Not sure why i didnt think of that. So you would extend the cabinets out toward the patio door more? And fit the island in the middle? The kitchen is a bit less than 14ft wide. I wanted to do a wide island with 2 sets of cabinets on either side so we can fit more cabinets. It shouId be enough room right? I have to figure out flooring though since it would be moving into the current family room area a bit.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I don't think you need to extend the cabinets much further into the family room. Goal would be to have at least 18" of countertop between the cooktop and wall ovens. 24" would be better. Still guessing on dimensions, but it looks like you have plenty of room for that.

    You need at least 42" between the island and the cabinet walls, 48" if it's a multi-cook kitchen. So if you want back-to-back 24" island cabinets instead of 24" cabinets plus seating, you've got plenty of room. Or consider 24" cabinets, 12" cabinets on the backside, and a short run of 12" deep tall pantry cabinets on the kitchen/dining room wall. Depends on what kind of things you want storage for.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Oh, I would also swap your sink and dishwasher placement, so the dishwasher doesn't sit between the sink and the range. You need more lighting, but that can wait until you've finalized a cabinet layout.