How We Transformed a Formal Dining Room into a Dream Kitchen
Megan Hoffman2025-05-08T13:58:08-04:00How We Transformed a Formal Dining Room into a Dream Kitchen What started as a confined kitchen — limited to one section at the back of the house — and an underused formal dining room is now a bright, open, and intentionally designed space that connects seamlessly with the rest of the home — and with nature just outside the windows. Our clients were ready to rethink how their first floor worked. The existing kitchen was isolated from the main living spaces, and the formal dining room — though large — rarely saw any use. Meanwhile, their beautiful backyard, filled with birds and wildlife, was barely visible from the main living areas. The solution: open it all up. 📸 Before & After: Kitchen We removed the wall between the kitchen and dining room, allowing us to create a new layout centered around a large working island. The