Remove wall? Space for island?
Susan Saunders
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Comments (2)The aisle between our island and perimeter cabs is 46'' (with counters it is at 43''). I think it is perfect. Love that amount of space. The aisle on the opposite side of our island with counter seating is also 46'' (about 44.5'' with counter). We have a wall the marks our aisle at the end of the island and an area rug that nearly lines up with the wall that marks the beginning of our small tv room. If the aisle on our tv room side were bigger, I don't think it would look funny at all. In fact, I think it will be really nice to have the extra space. Have you considered taking the hardwood flooring out a little further into the aisle so the carpet starts just before the furniture? It might make more sense so it doesn't look like your aisle is split in half....See MoreShould I remove this bathroom wall and make space for linen storage??
Comments (19)You can avoid the need for door-swing space by getting drawers on the outsides of the vanity. One possibility that you have not discussed here is to get a trough sink vanity with two faucets. Then you do not have to remodel for resale. If you get a vanity with drawers, you will have accessible towel storage in the bottom deep drawers and storage for smaller items in the upper drawers. Once you remove the wall, you may be able to get a 60" vanity, which will give you many more choices for your vanity. This one is 60" here at Houzz and is one of the few not sold with top and sink, so you may put in any that you choose. The bottom drawers on both sides are double-high, so this vanity has seven drawers!A wide trough sink like this one would technically make this a two-person vanity.And it is small enough that all of the plumbing would fit into the door cabinet part. Really, when a second person is there, often they just need to rinse a tooth brush and spit into the sink or wet a wash cloth while the other is shaving, and this kind of set-up works fine for that. My hubby and I managed that with a single faucet with a swivel mount on a tiny 30" Home Depot Euro-style "belly sink" for years. I don't know what your floor space is going to feel like after you take down the wall, but if you feel you have room to walk around it, they make a matching linen tower. It is 24" wide and 20" deep and 6 ft tall. A linen tower over across from the end of the vanity will keep the vanity area feeling spacious. It is another option instead of having the tall linen tower on the counter looming over you. With all of the drawers you can get in a 60" vanity, do you need the tower? I have a 60" vanity in our main bath now, and it is pretty useless, but that is because it has no drawers at all. As I suggested above, if you are short on floor space, you can have any cabinetry sunk into the wall. Simply have the builder do a header to carry the weight of the stud that needs to be removed, and frame around the opening with a bit of wood trim painted to match the cabinet. You can take the drawer front or door in to the paint shop for a match to be made, or have the trim painted the wall color....See MoreTo Remove Wall or Not Remove Wall
Comments (11)Looks like you already have quite a bit of space in your kitchen, and that it is an eat in kitchen. The dining room looks to be more for guests and having larger dinners. If that is the case, no, I wouldnt remove the wall, guests, do not need to look at pots and pans and cooking utinsels, etc, while they are eating the great meal you prepared. My house was built with the kitchen opening to the formal dining, and it is an eat in kitchen too. I really dislike having guests at the dining room table, staring straight ahead to my kitchen sink, full of cooking pans. However, I have no good way to put a wall up between mine, so it stays that way....See MoreShould I remove wall cabinets for a larger island?
Comments (4)@Yvonne Martin Maybe I can explain the flow of the kitchen a little better. In front of the island is the main walkway connecting the house. Bathroom, family room, etc all comes from the bottom left door. Living room is below and open to the kitchen and dining room so lots of access there. As far as the two exits: we used to have a pony wall between the kitchen and dining and found that the flow around the table wasn't great. We tend to get a lot of traffic between the kitchen and dining during meals and the table is a little big for the space, so the two entrances seems to have helped. Combo range is fine, and would probably have to be the case if I did the longer island since i lose the wall space....See MoreK R
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