Kitchen Renovation in Progress: Opening Up the Room
We're opening the connection between this Winnipeg kitchen and the next room, with demolition underway and the new finishes still to come.
Georgia Home Design
Winnipeg, MB
This Winnipeg kitchen is right in the messy middle of renovation. We are leading the design, with Task Reno coordinating construction, and the focus at this stage is the opening between the kitchen and adjoining room. Wallboard has come down around it, while part of the original kitchen is still standing.
There are no new cabinets, counters, tile, or styled shelves to share yet. What we can show is the important work that happens before any of those finishes have a place to land.
View the full kitchen progress post on Instagram
A room between old and new
The project photo catches the kitchen in two states at once. To the right, medium wood base cabinets and a dark counter remain from the original room. In the centre, gypsum has been removed around a doorway-sized opening, revealing the studs and the darker adjoining space beyond. Broken wallboard, trim, and framing pieces are still on the floor.
The opening is our priority right now. Before it can have clean edges and finished trim, the team needs to see how the wall is framed and whether electrical, plumbing, or other services cross the area. Existing homes always hold a few surprises, and this information cannot be confirmed from drawings alone.
Grey wood-look plank flooring is visible through both rooms, but the debris and partial cabinetry make the status clear. This is demolition, not a finished open kitchen.
Creating a better connection
Our goal is to improve the relationship between the kitchen and the neighbouring room. Rebuilding this boundary gives us the chance to make movement between the spaces feel easier and the connection more open. The final width, structural treatment, and trim are not visible here, so we are not presenting those decisions as complete.
The cabinet run that remains gives us a clear record of the starting palette: traditional wood fronts, a nearly black counter, pale green walls, and dark plank flooring. The new cabinet colours, counters, backsplash, fixtures, and appliances are not shown. Those pieces will shape the finished kitchen later, but they are not the story yet.
The careful work behind the finished room
Once the wall is open, we can check the framing and services against the measured kitchen plan. Any needed rough-in changes have to happen before wall repair. Then the opening can be finished, surfaces prepared, and the room made ready for cabinet installation and the countertop template.
This sequence protects the final layout. Appliance openings, sink plumbing, receptacles, lighting, and cabinet dimensions all depend on one another. Confirming them while the walls are accessible helps the visible details feel effortless later.
Current status
The project remains in demolition. Original cabinets are still visible, the wall opening is exposed, and none of the final finishes are installed in this photograph.
At this point, our job is practical and spatial: understand what is behind the wall, resolve the connection between the rooms, and prepare an accurate shell for the new kitchen. It is not the glamorous stage, but it is the stage that lets everything else fit. We will share the colour, material, and finishing layers when the room is ready for them.