Updating a 70's style house….help!?

Posted by admin on April 30th, 2012

We are purchasing a 1977 styled home. The home is 1020sq. ft with cathedral ceilings (which my husband wants to lower and make a regular ceiling.) You arrive in the entry way immediately into the living room to the left, dining room strait ahead and kitchen to the left of the dining room. There are currently partial walls up that we will knock down to make one great big space for all the rooms. Now, this home is soooo different than what I am used to and would like any suggestions on open floor plans that you may have. All three rooms are on the small side so open floor plan will make it seem more spacious. upon opening the front door, after walls are knocked down, you will be able to see all 3 rooms at the same time. any tips on making a really comfy new home for us and our 2 girls? also, I was thinking of a white kitchen to match my current table and chairs. New livingroom furniture country/cottage style with white end and coffee tables. There is a fireplace with all brick on the far wall . Once walls are down, half the wall will be brick for the entire livingroom (which I don't like) and then the kitchen is just drywall. it will look really bad half and half. just trying to give you an idea on what it looks like. thanks ahead of time for any suggestions!

With a small house like that - have you checked with an architect to see if the remaining walls will be structurally sound enough to hold up the roof after you knock out a bunch of interior walls? why would you want to eliminate a cathedral ceiling? With a house that small, that may be the only interesting feature you have going for you. without that, you will be living in a shoebox.