I would say no. Spend the dollars updating your kitchen.

Not unless you consult with a professional designer first who can lay out a thoughtful plan for you. So many times, people remove walls for the open concept vibe, only to post here with a new dilemma that would not exist had the walls remained in place.

Only if you're prepared to do a full kitchen and living room remodel. I'd leave the wall, you already have a semi-open space. Spend the money instead on updating the kitchen and flooring.

I agree this would open a whole can of worms . IMO if you wan the LR space to feel more open get some new furniture that is not so huge and keep it to a sofa and 2 chairs , get rid of all the bottles on top of the cabinets

Are you selling it or it stays a rental?

I wouldnt open it up, but, I would be doing something with that white kitchen island. It doesnt go with anything in the room, A new color that matches in with the living room wall color would be much nicer and is a pretty cheap fix. :-)

With the ceiling span visible in the photon, checking that wall to see if it's load bearing is a good idea.

If you knock down a wall, where RF goes?

do you plan on continue to rent or will you be living here?

IF you take down the wall, are you prepared to do a complete kitchen remodel? you'd need an island and fridge would have to move.

if you want to keep everything as is and just take down the wall, I'd say no.

the flippers from las vegas (Aubrey/some other name) actually do this a lot on their remodels. She is the queen of budget and could prob redo your entire kitchen space, with an island, for 8K.

Making it an open floor plan would work if both living & kitchen areas are aesthetically gelling.

You could consider making a opening in partition with a ledge on sill,

if you like visual connectivity.

I wouldnt remove the wall unless you plan on doing a full kitchen remodel. It would wiser to spend money on remodeling the kitchen before knocking down walls

and,,,lmao. yeah, aubrey and bristol are quite the team. he and his crew do all of the work, and she finds these incredible deals on cabs, countertops and tile. like, really incredible deals. their cabs usually cost under 3K, and they spray them all for painting. She's a little over the top on her design, but it is Vegas!

they work on similar homes w/kitchens just like yours. watch some of the episodes and see if you can get any pointers

Look at season 3 Bachelor Pad. (scroll down to the short videos) It's similar to yours.

https://www.hgtv.com/shows/flip-or-flop-vegas

Seriously if you're going to keep renting it, I would do as little as possible. I definitely would not take out a wall and remodel the entire kitchen. If you're going to sell it, again, save yourself some money and just do paint and flooring, fix what's broke and price it right.