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Appreciation post: My worst DIY week ever taught me to ignore the 'open concept' crowd
Two years ago, I spent a full week knocking down a wall between my kitchen and living room in my Phoenix ranch house, because everyone online said it was the only way to modernize. I was covered in dust, my back hurt, and I spent over $800 on materials and a structural engineer. The moment it was done, I hated it. Now my cooking smells fill the whole house instantly, and the living room is always noisy. That awful week made me realize a separate, cozy kitchen is a feature, not a flaw. Has anyone else gone against the grain and kept (or even added) walls after trying the open thing?
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the_nathan6mo ago
Feel your pain, that sounds like a brutal lesson to learn.
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harris.emma6mo ago
Just a small thing, but you still need that structural engineer even if you put the wall back.
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