The Before

Existing flooring

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Challenges

• House is VERY open concept, which may present some challenges as kitchen is close to wood stove.
• Kitchen flooring has Nuheat heating installed, but it stopped working shortly after we moved in. Not sure how this impacts new flooring install (do we need specialist for this..? do we try to fix, or remove?)
• Whole house is done in the same flooring; if we redo the kicthen flooring, we’ll likely have to redo the whole house flooring…
• Dining area is a bit awkward and has never quite felt right. (Also pendent above the table is offset by quite a bit)
• Large window in dining has lack of privacy as neighbours patio looks right into the window. It also gets no light so we keep the blinds closed 100% of the time… (take this window down and turn wall into pantry walls??)
• Finding reliable contractors can sometimes be an issue in our location, though we do have lots of friends we could possibly tap.
• Popcorn ceiling - how does this impact doing cabinets to the ceiling?
• Where do all the light switches go, and how does that all work given how open concept the house is? </aside>

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LIKES

• Open concept
• Countertop space for uninterrupted prep
• Nice separation between table/guests and chef
• Looking out into the yard when washing the dishes </aside>

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