You have a few options here to make some big improvements. 1. You could remove the wall that has the doorway in it. You may need to relocate your stove and range hood or you could have a range hood that you can see "in the round". You would lose those upper cupboards though. or 2. You could remove the other wall to the side of the doorway. This would then mean that your kitchen would open up to the living area but you would lose some full height cupboard space along that side. I also noticed that your TV is located in that corner. Do you need it there or can you relocate it to free up that wall? or 3. Perhaps you could flip your kitchen so that the breakfast bar is near the dining table rather than at the other end. The stove and range hood could then go at the end where the current breakfast bar is as well as upper storage cupboards. Having the kitchen open onto the dining area could be very nice if that's what you are after. It depends on the rest of the living area, too, whether you would like to open it up totally as well. There is a lot to play with here and it can be a lot of fun. I wish you the best of luck with your renovations.

it could actually be cheaper than changing the upstairs kitchen but only the trades would be able to confirm a realistic price for demolition and installation of new plumbing... your proposed floorplan looks good except the master bedroom won't fit the wiw as drawn, the upstairs lounge would be better with access back and front to the balconies with bed 3 and 4 at the side and what about the new kitchen in the downstairs storage area which doesn't reduce the size of the new living dining room and retains the big garage and ...why not ask a few real estate agents for a selling price as is and with the proposed upstairs or downstairs renovations...

try not to panic, is the house safe and weatherproof with a kitchen sink, shower and toilet? if so, it should be OK to live in for the time being and everything else can be broken down into manageable projects ...renovations done after a period of living in the house will often be much better because you'll understand the house better and many more experienced HOUZZERS will have lovely romantic funny memories of living in houses while renovating..As previously advised, first make a copy of the existing floorplan with measurements, add a few photos inside and out (including back, front and the roof) and include a list of what you would like to end up with and we can make some suggestions with rough ideas of what would be most cost effective...You should be able to get something done for $250,000 but it will need very careful planning and the best place to start is to understand what you already own

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