A load bearing wall is not always easy to identify. Some walls with giant openings and doorways can hold up massive loads. GREAT ID VIDEO here.

Learn how to tell whether a wall is a load-bearing or a partition (non-load-bearing) wall, without opening up your walls.

Looking for inspiration for your kitchen island with columns? Check out this beautiful kitchen island designed with columns.

Learn how removing a load bearing wall between living room and kitchen is the perfect way to achieve an open concept in an older home.

Before you get the sledgehammer out, make sure the wall isn't bearing weight. Here are 4 ways you can find out if a wall is load bearing.

A guide to identifying a load-bearing wall for home renovations. When you identify a load-bearing wall, you can isolate it for structural changes to a cramped space.

The kitchen of a 1960s Georgian gets a major face-lift.

Open up cramped rooms by replacing a load bearing wall with a load-bearing beam. Create an open kitchen/dining area or a larger living room.

I have a relatively small kitchen........I think it is about 12x14. There is no natural light and I hate that. I want to add an island and place something like this facing out to the LR. The LR wall is loadbearing. Is this possible?