Need kitchen remodeling advice
Soooo I have a galley kitchen with a terrible bay window set up. I want the kitchen to open up to the living room so I can keep an eye on my two young ones. Any advice on how to remodel the kitchen but still allow enough cabinet space? Also is there anyway of making the bay window a regular straight wall?
Please excuse the messy house we are in the process of some purging lol
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7 years agoBuehl
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoBuehl
7 years agoA series of "before" and "after" pictures showing you what we did with our bay window area:
Before - Old Kitchen
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After replacing the window:
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Building the supports for the wall in front of the bay window to create a "straight" wall to install cabinets against:
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With the drywall installed and primed - before cabinets were installed
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Beginning of cabinet install (that empty space is for the DW)
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After, with counters, cabinets, fixtures, etc.
Denice Stapleton
7 years agoSorry everyone this is so late. Thanks for the quick responses. Here are some measurements. Also there has been a new factor. We are planing on adding on another 10-12' to the back of the house from the kitchen to the living room. My husband now wants the door leading to the backyard to be moved off the kitchen because the add on portion for the living room will be a playroom. Also I am not sure if the wall between the kitchen and living room is load bearing or not. Again any help would be great!
lharpie