Removing Wall Between Living And Family Room . When you open up a wall between the kitchen and dining room, you see an improved relationship between those two. It truly made the whole space feel so much bigger! Half Wall Between Kitchen and Family Room Open concept kitchen living from www.pinterest.com Smash the claw end of the hammer into the drywall or plaster toward the top of the wall. Once we have the engineered beam installed, we will remove the existing wall completely. 15 000 open plan kitchen diner renovation before after photos.