Neither hammer or paintbrush has been lifted, but things are starting to happen in the new house. Yesterday we had a structural engineer examine the house.
We shared our plan to open up the kitchen by removing a wall and another part of a wall to help the space feel more airy. We love the floor plan of the house and everything else feels spacious except the kitchen is closed off right now. I grew used to an open kitchen from living in our townhome. I really loved that kitchen, and I have been missing it for the past year. That kitchen was huge!
When the wall is removed we will gain counter/seating space and the room will be open to the dining room. When I'm entertaining (which I plan to do A LOT:-) it'll make things nice so guests will be able to chat with me while I'm still preparing the meal. I'm envisioning the counter extending to a bar area with stools on each side so people can relax with a glass of wine and something to nibble on and keep me company instead of being sequestered in a different room. An open kitchen just makes more sense for the way we live.
The engineer said we can remove part of the wall except for where the chimney is, so most of it. It's a long wall. I wish we could remove the entire thing, but it is not to be. We also have to put in a column for structural support as it is a load bearing wall. I think it could be a nice design element that suits the character of the house. I'll make it work.
We also discovered that we will need to pull up the floor/sub floor in the laundry room because there is a minor support issue. We're going to take care of that and replacing some plumbing at the same time.
Tomorrow we are meeting with our kitchen designer again, and I am really excited! This is when our ideas will actually start to take shape.
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