Carly, you should first find out what needs to be done to remove that wall... Not to mention you can't go by other pictures, you have to do a current layout of space you have, i.e. kitchen + dinette area + dining room with the right dimensions, etc to see what you have and what you end up with after that wall is removed.

Your best bet is to contact someone local, a GC who specialized in kitchen remodelings, or a kitchen distributor rep from a local kitchen showroom and see what they can come up with... or you can locate a drafter who can do a 3D schematic layout who knows about kitchen design, etc this way you can visualize the outcome and make any changes.

To give you an example, I did this for one of my customers a while back. They also wanted to see what can be done if the wall separating their kitchen and dining room was removed.

This is the existing kitchen if an update and direct cabinet replacement were done.

This is the layout with the wall removed.

Good luck

If you take down that wall (and you must put in a structural load-bearing beam and posts to support the ceiling), where will you have the fridge and the cabinets that are currently on that wall?

The wall is not load bearing, the beam goes across the perpendicular wall. And this is why I made a post asking for ideas. This is a very common floor plan from a house built in the 90s in the Midwest. I have a handful of people locally who’ve shared pictures of this renovation and there are multiple options for putting the appliances in different spots, ex. Fridge on the far wall with a bar area, sink moved to under the other window, the fridge moved to the interior wall facing exterior wall, etc. Looking for any fresh ideas from people who have done, or have pictures of this exact renovation done.

Yes, before knocking down any walls there will be a proper plan and designer involved. I am not at that point in the process yet to begin interviewing potential designers and contractors. I was simply asking for photos of others with the same basic renovation concept and kitchen layout, of what their finished project looked like. Isn’t that what this app is for? Inspiration and design ideas??

We did a similar reno I think... hard to tell where everything is from your photo. I found that when I drew out a 2D floor plan I got a lot more ideas because people were able to understand the measured space. Ignore all the 'hire a kitchen designer!' comments. It drives me nuts. Yes this app is indeed for inspiration and pre-planning and over-thinking and obsessing and having fun thinking of all the options before you get serious with hiring people and knocking down walls!

But most people who come on here seeking help, inspiration and ideas do provide more than one tiny photo of the space. For example, when you said above "Fridge on the far wall with a bar area, sink moved to under the other window, the fridge moved to the interior wall facing exterior wall, etc." we have no idea where any of those are in your home, we'd have to have ESP or maybe a drone to peer into your house's windows, since you've provided no info, no plans, no measurements, just the one photo of the one small area.

I'm not usually an open concept fan.