Should wall stay, be reconfigured, or go?
Jean Darling
4 years ago
We recently purchased a house and are on a path of making it our own. A modern farmhouse feel is probably the look we want. Not sure if we want to have such an open concept upon opening the front door. Maybe we just can't envision what it would look like? We were not looking to modernize the kitchen at this phase. Primarily working on flooring, lighting and paint throughout. We considered taking the wall with the two openings out and leaving the other two intact, but the electrical wiring is probably an issue. I want to remove the molding around the cutouts and insets for sure. We need to make a decision on what we are going to do, so that we can move on with our flooring decision. Any advice is welcome.
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