Chalet bungalow layout & kitchen dilemma
Hi there,
Can anyone kindly give any advice on improving the layout of this 1950s chalet bungalow. We'd like to open up the downstairs to create an open-plan living, kitchen, dining room. We are happy to lose the downstairs bathroom.
Upstairs, we want to create three bedrooms, a family bathroom and ensuite (and walk-in wardrobe) by adding a dormer across the back, and making better use of eaves space at the front.
We may turn/alter the stairs. The stairs currently run back to front with a small turning landing in a dormer at the front.
I'm struggling with the design of the kitchen or where to put it. If we keep it where it is, it is essentially 3m x 3m. There is a large pantry cupboard, that I'd like to keep. My hope was to create a "narnia" pantry, using tall unit cupboard doors to conceal the entry. We'll possibly use the large hallway cupboard as a utility. It is wide enough to fit a washing machine and dryer, plus storage.
We'll then possibly use the "dining" room as a snug/cosy lounge and the downstairs bedroom becomes an office-cum-bedroom. We could pinch some space for a downstairs loo/shower room. We might have to keep a shower room downstairs if we can't fit a second bathroom upstairs.
We could leave the existing living room alone, just knocking kitchen into bathroom. And use the existing dining room for dining as intended.
I don't feel a 3m x 3m kitchen is functional? It's too small for an island, but too wide for a galley, so you end up with a dance floor! I am struggling with how to make it all fit in. We have to lose the kitchen window on the side, too, in order to use the space for a hob. We're also happy to ditch the kitchen backdoor. We'd really like to have some dining space connected to the kitchen, even if it's just a breakfast bar. It gets the morning sun.
Any input on this layout would be greatly appreciated. We don't want an extension as want to use the existing footprint of the house. At this point, I am essentially designing the whole house around the kitchen!
We have £100k.
Thank you.
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Kim
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Comments (11)I would knock through the lounge to the sitting room, it like you just need to remove windows. But the end of the lounge by the kitchen I would square off with the kitchen and knock through that whole space with the end of the lounge, the kitchen and the garden room into one big kitchen diner/family room, and knock the dining room and other room together. You will end up with 3 massive rooms but you can break them up if necessary with clever furniture arrangement. Keep the downstairs loo, bedroom etc as is. You will always need a downstairs look, you don't want visitors having to trail upstairs unnecessarily and the bedroom could become a spare from/study if you need one, or as the children get older and need a quieter study space. I'm no expert but the children will get a playroom (old dining room etc), you can have a more formal grown up space (old sitting room, lounge), and a more relaxed family space at the back with the kitchen/garden room....See MoreChalet Bungalow Re-model / configuration
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last monthHi Lizzie, here you go (excuse half painted wall behind fridge - work in progress!). The larder is 900mm deep by just over 1200mm wide. This wasn't our original design, it was suggested by our brilliant joiner who built it from panels and a larder door.
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last monthI think you are thinking too much about a pantry and not planning the stair position and bedrooms. I think you need a whole house design and should be talking to an architect or similar specialist.
In the meantime here is a design - I have taken out the panty and in my opinion the kitchen is much better for being bigger.
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24 days agoSome fun with your floorplan. Made two versions of the ground floor, as personally i'm not too keen on an island, but plenty others are. Also replaced the fireplace wall, but kept the chimney, install an insulated pipe in there and how about a cozy box stove? Hope the result may inspire you!
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