The existing kitchen has a wall where I am proposing the counter with stools.
By removing the wall that separates the Living Room from the Kitchen, the feeling of “Openess” is created, where the kitchen was cramped into a slot of its own.
A view from the Living Room into the kitchen, to show the concept to the owners. We may or may not need a beam for support- still need to Ok with my engineer. But the truss roof is similar to the garage beyond, so it may be Ok without the beam-either way it still achieves the goal.