Should I knock down kitchen wall?

[jjanice842]

I have a living dining room where the wall was removed a few years ago to make it an open space. I really hate having a small separate kitchen though and wondered if I should remove the wall between the kitchen and dining room to open it up a bit more? Would it a worthwhile job?

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I personally wouldn't because I like a kitchen door that can be closed off from the living area (smells, don't want to sit looking at washing up, noise from the washing machine etc). If I was taking it down I would put a wall up between the living and dining room area to create a kitchen / diner and a cosy living room but you'd also need to make a door from the hall into the kitchen.

Definitely, but I wouldn't want it all open plan. I'd want a wall or doors separating the living room and diner.

Yes I thought about putting up sliding doors to close off the living room as would rather have a kitchen diner but maybe it's too much work now :D

I agree with @SNUG2022 I would knock down the kitchen wall but put at least a wall with a set of double doors between the dining room and living room.

If I was going all out I'd probably look to make a proper hallway too by reducing the size of the under stairs cupboard and putting a door to the kitchen at the end. That way you'd be able to see all the way through to the garden as soon as you walk in.

It looks like a lovely house though @jjanice842

@SollaSollew that's an amazing idea. The under stairs cupboard is pretty big and gives me good storage but I could probably make better use of it making it a hallway (losing out on storage though I guess). I'm guessing this would be a very costly job...?

My living room has a corner sliced off to access the kitchen diner from the hall. It would previously have had a doorway from the lounge though.

I think a separate living room is good. Do you have family? We have a sofa in the big back room and a TV. Having two areas you can watch TV/ block out the kids you tube pish has made it feel much bigger so if you can do this either with sliding doors (limits furniture options) or even better from hall its best of both worlds

Just get a couple of builders round to give a quote, at least you'll know what you're aiming for and what is possible.

I would have knocked through the kitchen/dining rather than the dining/living. So as PP have said, knock through the kitchen/diner but put solid doors between the living/dining. I’d prefer a solid wall but appreciate that some people wouldn’t and if you want to sell in the near future it gives the widest appeal.

Yes, we had a solid wall which I prefer, but that's cos I have young dc.

I didn’t take the living dining wall down, the previous owners did. It’s good in that the light floods through the whole house but I do hate the small kitchen on its own. Making a hallway using the stairs cupboard is a great idea and worth exploring!