Knocking Down a Wall to Expand Our Apartment Kitchen
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Marcy
3 Days
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We recently knocked down wall between our kitchen and a bedroom in order to create a mini-den off the kitchen (and to create, in general, a more open feel). The idea was to have a space where my kids can hang out with friends and where we could entertain better. We do a lot of weekend entertaining and we could never sit more than 12 people in our kitchen for a meal (we don't have a dining room- our apartment is about 1300 square feet- most of the space is bedrooms (there were 5 bedrooms, now 4); go figure... :)
Now, we can extend our table to fit 16 people. Were also going to be installing folding doors so that we can add a privacy dimension to the room and double up the room as a TV/Guest room. Wish my pictures came out nicer, but for now, I wanted to share as is. We also plan to redecorate the room with a new couch and bookcases.
My husband and my sons DIY'ed the demolition and we hired someone for the finishing. I am SO glad we did it! It's our first real project of any kind, and we pulled some of it off DIY.
Now, we can extend our table to fit 16 people. Were also going to be installing folding doors so that we can add a privacy dimension to the room and double up the room as a TV/Guest room. Wish my pictures came out nicer, but for now, I wanted to share as is. We also plan to redecorate the room with a new couch and bookcases.
My husband and my sons DIY'ed the demolition and we hired someone for the finishing. I am SO glad we did it! It's our first real project of any kind, and we pulled some of it off DIY.
The after
The before
Demolition progress
Another after
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Wow awesome job!
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It looks really nice! Great job!
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