Tear Down The Wall
One of our ongoing themes at home is projects. We’re in the final stages of a kitchen remodel (hopefully!) and we just couldn’t stand the idea of not having some sawdust flying. So we decided to knock out the wall between the living room and the hallway. Actually, we knocked out just the upper half, but still…
Like always, the demolition stage is therapeutic and goes pretty quick. In this particular case we decided to shore up the header above the new opening for the sake of visual balance and physical support. All that remains now is to do the trim work and some painting. The biggest immediate difference is the amount of light that floods in from the back yard. It provides a fantastic illumination source for living room and brightens up the hallway. There is a wonderful view from both sides, and the space seems larger.
This seems like it must be getting close to being the final wall we could possible take out. The other ones are holding things up, or are necessary for practical reasons. Then again, we haven’t allowed mere practicality to stand in the way of our projects so far… �