Sounds great! Would you be able to post a sketch (on graph paper or something, so we can see the scale) of the new plan?

Have you looked at other Wedding venues and tried to pick their brains on all the issues you need to be aware of in setting this plan in motion? Have you considered building with a Bed and Breakfast Inn and make your living quarters part of a house and eventual complex. This is what I am talking about developing a Master Plan. Actually, a Business Plan as well. Get educated on local codes, zoning etc. because there might be areas that simply won’t let you do what you want to do. This is another reason to sit down with an architect and s/he can outline potential issues. Then weave in your personal short term objectives. Start with the end in mind. You may be jumping into the pool at the deep end to start to learn how to swim. It can be done, but you can drown too. Any home should have every bedroom with ensuite bathroom. At some point, you might want a separate home and then this house would be readily converted to a B&B for guests of wedding party members etc. it is an exciting venture but get informed. Meet with people who understand and can help you gain knowledge before you go much further. Hoping to help you avoid costly mistakes. This is not a small endeavor.

millworkman I am redoing the entire house besides the basement. that was renovated few years back. I pretty much knocking down everything on first and second floor and rebuilding. thinkdesignlive the wall itself was not structural but there where post on the ends is a beam needs to pass somewhere in that area. I can now have a post on the wall that covers the side of the fridge and have a small wall stick out on the opposite site I agree the the wall should only go until the edge if the fridge but thought to give a drop more privacy. Kristin S I took the island as a ready made model from sketchup. I will not be doing a 2 tier island and will have storage on the seating side to accommodate the pantry I have removed from first model. I do have another nice pantry we built in the basement under the stairs but of course I rather not have to go up and down all the time. As for the living room, don't pay attention how exactly I poisoned the carpet and sofa... I just downloaded a few items from sketchup library and put it to give an idea. As for tv fireplace. Im planing on a ventless fireplace that are relatively narrow in hight. and want tv on top on an accent wall. I like that look. See attached image from Pinterest

Consider the entry and storage sequence of usage. The kitchen in the upper left is the worst for that. And that’s a big deal. It’s always ideal to locate the kitchen adjacent to the family entry. It’s better function and flow. Wow is completely overrated in the world of things that physically work. It’s overrated for “resale” too. Resale is about square footage and location. Wow won’t allow a 300K neighborhood have a 450K house in it’s middle. Maybe a 315K one. This is also a very expensive project. Relocating kitchens has every bit of cost as a plain remodel, plus all of the structural and systems relocations. If this is a slab rather than a basement? Totally forget it. I wouldn’t even consider buying this house if it hinges on this project as being a prerequisite to moving in. If you cannot live in the home as is, with this as a future goal in a few years, then buy a different house. It will cost far more, and take far longer than you think. Living in the home will be virtually undoable while something of that invasive nature is going on. It would certainly be months of costly misery. Then there is the issue nonrecoupable expenditure, just to personalize it to your tastes, that you cannot ignore in your equation. Realize that the thousands and thousands that this remodel costs is NOT going to be added back as value to the home. It’s an expense only. Cash money outlay. Not an investment. The pleasure of a personalized home nay be enough justification for you. It is for many! But that pleasure is the only reason to go this route instead of buying a different home.