Excellent questions above .... 1)Would you still use it as a bar for entertaining? The cabinets could be repainted and new long modern handles installed on the doors. Then replace the countertop to suit your new decor -- and switch the sink/faucet to chrome or silver. Consider adding a bar fridge inside the cabinets .... OR if there is enough floor space -- add a counter bar and stools in front of the unit. 2)How about as a bookshelf/closed storage unit? Cap off the plumbing, remove the sink/faucet/replace the countertop. Remove the glass shelves and mirror. Add new wood shelves and backboard. Paint the whole unit to match the new decor. Add modern handles to doors. 3)Perhaps you need more closet space? Pull out the entire unit. Cap off the plumbing. Add custom closet inserts for extra hanging space for coats ... and other out-of-season clothes/shoes/boots. Add closet doors. Paint out to match decor. 4)Need more display space for a large artwork? Pull out the entire unit and cap off the plumbing. Remove the shelves and the mirror. Add a large artwork and a console table/cabinet below it. Just some thoughts ....

Proportion, yes, but also, Ravmd, what feeling are you going for? I've seen a wonderfully appealing wall, shorter than yours, but with traditional old hutches framing a single set of doors. The home I'm remembering is an old-fashioned English style, with the doors framing and concentrating a very pretty view into the garden. The kitchen was basically old white cabinetry and walls and wood floors, but looked cozy as well as bright and fresh. OTOH, looking out a very wide span of windows like Julie's would give your kitchen an entirely different feel. The associations that hop to my mind from the past are of connection to large living patios and pools, or maybe a panoramic view to the horizon (lots of those in Southern California). BTW, is your desirable view broad, or would editing out parts improve it? Are there any privacy issues? For what's in the picture you posted, my thought was keep the windows and the symmetry (I like them) but bring the upper units down to join the counters for a hutch/display rather than work counter look.

I am remodeling our basement and planning to put in a wet bar. The wet bar area is in a corner. The left side of the wall is 52" and right side is 70". Both walls open to other areas so the cabinets can't go beyond the mentioned dimensions I have the electrician put in the outlets for fridge and microwave. The outlets are about 16" from the left end of the left wall. The plumbing is on the right end of the left wall. I would like to put the sink (probably a 14.4" round one) at the corner. I would also like to have a microwave shelf in the upper cabinet. I can't figure out the layout due to the tight space and the existing outlets/plumbing locations. The off the shelf corner base cabinets are at least 36"x36", which leaves me 16" for the fridge. However the fridges are usually about 20". I am really stuck. Please help!

The vent is sealed at all times, except when water is running, and then it is pulling air into the pipe: there is no moisture issue with a properly functioning AAV. However, you will need to make that vent accessible for changeout, and to allow air to flow in when the water is running down the drain. So: 1) you should install a grate to allow access and air flow, and 2) make sure that when foam is sprayed it is kept completely away from the AAV so that it works properly (any foam getting on the AAV mechanism or blocking air flow to it would render the AAV nonfunctional).