Is an open-concept kitchen worth it?
An open-concept kitchen is worth it when you want the cook connected to the rest of the household and the wall comes out without major structural work. It brings more light, longer sightlines and room for an island or peninsula.
The trade-offs: cooking smells and noise reach the living area, so a ducted hood matters more, and you lose wall space for upper cabinets. If the wall is load-bearing, a beam, engineering and plan review add cost and time.
A partial opening, a wider doorway or a pass-through can give much of the benefit for less work. Ask remodelers to price both a full and a partial opening.
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