Structural · Living Spaces

Bruno's Load-Bearing Wall Opening

Walls between the kitchen, living room and dining area opened up, leaving framed structural openings that connect the main floor.

Location

Johnson County, KS

Documented

Completed open main floor with framed structural openings and columns connecting the living room, dining area and kitchen over continuous dark hardwood flooring — The completed openings connecting the living room, dining area and kitchen.

The challenge

Full-height walls and a cabinet bulkhead separated the kitchen from the living room and dining area, closing off the main floor.

The result

An open main floor where the kitchen, living room and dining area read as one space, with the remaining structure expressed as clean framed openings and columns.

Scope of work

Walls between the kitchen, living room and dining area opened
Structural support carried through framed openings and columns
Ceiling, wall and trim restoration around the new openings
Continuous hardwood flooring through the opened main floor

Structural Remodeling

Before

Original kitchen looking toward the living room, with a full-height oak cabinet bulkhead and walls dividing the two rooms

Original living room closed off by full-height walls, with carpet, built-in bookcases and a fireplace

Completed

More work

Completed primary bathroom with teal vertical-tile glass shower, freestanding white tub, large window and globe pendant

Bathrooms

Andy's Primary Bathroom Remodel

A primary bathroom remodel with a teal-tile custom shower, freestanding tub, and heated floor.

Johnson County, KS

Completed primary bathroom with a white freestanding tub against a cream wall, a glass-doored custom shower to the right, large marble-look floor tile, white crown moulding and a recessed ceiling light

Bathrooms · Custom Carpentry

Rachelle's Primary Bathroom & Custom Closet

A complete primary-suite reconfiguration: an expanded bathroom with a larger custom shower and freestanding tub, plus a new custom walk-in closet reached through a new pocket door.

Johnson County, KS

Completed kitchen with white shaker cabinetry, wood-top island, stainless refrigerator and a built-in coffee area in the former sliding-door opening

Kitchens

Damon's Kitchen & Main-Floor Remodel

A kitchen and main-floor transformation that opened the layout, squared off the existing angled openings, framed in the former sliding-door opening, and added a custom built-in.

Johnson County, KS

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