Demollition Part 2: The Kitchen and "Hallway Rooms"

 One of the weirdest things about this house was the fact that the path one must take from the kitchen to the garage is through the middle of three separate rooms.  A Kitchenette, and office and the laundry room became a strange, cluttered corridor.  In addition to updating the kitchen, this is one of the things I am most excited about on the main floor.  The new design creates a hallway adjacent to the office and closes off the laundry area into its won room.  No longer will video conference calls have shadowy figures racing by, trying to remain unnoticed. 

Some of our decisions about how things would be put back together are still unknown at this point.  In order to know if we can open a wall or raise the ceiling, we must first be able to see inside.  So... we opened it up!  

The drywall came off, while interior walls, wiring and plumbing were all removed.  This gave us a great look not only at what we could do with regard to ceiling height, but allowed us a first glimpse into what our end product may feel like with the kitchen opened up to more of the house.