I am getting ready to start another project and wanna get some info/opinions. I have pictures that I will post to show what I wanna do and where the floor joists are and what not. We wanna knock out about a 5 foot wall between the kitchen and dining room to make it an open type floor plan. I know 100% that the 2nd floor joists run with the wall that we wanna remove. So in sense it should be ok to remove the walla correct? Also possibly putting in a bar w/ cabinets above and below it. This would go where the wall was. On the kitchen side there is a pantry. Between the pantry and the wall we wanna knock out, there is the chimney that runs up through that has lath n' plaster all around it. We wanna expose 3 sides of it and put up mountain stone. We thought that would look nice. The future bar will be there so it will only be exposed from the bar top to the ceiling. Not sure if its doable or not. So now that its been explained the best way I can, here are the pics w/ some explanations. Photo bucket isn't working so I will add the pics later. Sorry

I'm a full-time worker and mom who recently purchased a home built in the 50's and the kitchen is covered with plastic tile which is now falling off in some areas. It looks like installers used ceramic adhesive which is now rock solid. I want to change the walls and I'm not picky. I'm open to any ideas. I've been told I'd need to sand it down before I can make any changes to the walls. I'm doing the work myself and I'd like to see change in my lifetime. Do I have any other options?:wall: