Help with Kitchen / Diner layout
Hi
I have posted previously but we have decided now that we definitely want to keep the utility room and study. So now we just need to work out how to most effectively use the space we have when we upgrade the kitchen.
Attaching floorplan and some photos.
Having given it some thought, I was wondering whether the utility room door could be moved to nearer the side of the WC (and of course moving the radiator) allowing for some kind of against-the-wall dining space with comfy built-in benches against the walls (around the soil pipe) and then chairs or a bench to pull out. The utility door would need to be a sliding door as it wouldn't be able to fully open on that side where the tumble dryer is.
While we would like a larger kitchen, it's not possible to extend, and we do not want to lose the study or utility. So, we would have to just try and make better use of the space we currently have. The aim is to be able to sit more than 6 people if needed, as well as incorporate a comfy bench that can be used to watch TV/ play xbox (tv could go where the lamp currently is on the wall)
Any other thoughts much appreciated and welcomed. Thanks
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Jamie W
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24 days agoHi Isla Cherry I have been playing around on HomeByMe what do you think to this layout? Requires no structural changes other than maybe trying to move the soil pipe. Double doors would be sliding doors. Is it too cramped? Dishwasher/dish washing in the utility room.
Thanks again
rinked
22 days agoJamie W
22 days agorinked
20 days agolast modified: 20 days agoSome ideas, where i used different table shapes and sizes to get some creativity flowing. Moving the utility door is a good plan either way.
1. Galley kitchen, workspace on one side, tall units and coffee/toast corner opposite. Added some shallow tall units around the corner. Made hallway door single with sidelight.2. L-shaped kitchen with tall units (fridge, ovens) on the side. Exterior wall has new garden doors and wide window, with dining bench under it.
3. Another L but with a 120x100cm peninsula added, because storage and extra workspace is always nice.
4. Same layout, but removed utility wall and added sliding doors, to gain floorspace in the kitchen, which allows an extended table and extra chairs. I really like this layout, by the way. The hallway doors was merely fun&try; kept the opening, but 'pulled' the door inward so i could change the swing direction.
rinked
20 days ago
Isla Cherry
20 days agoJamie W
20 days agoJamie W
20 days agorinked
20 days agoJamie W
20 days agorinked
20 days agolast modified: 20 days agoimagine having two stools* and the games+screen in the front cabinet of the peninsula
(* or those camping chairs, easy come easy go, will fit on the bottom shelf as they're only 80cm long when folded)
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Isla Cherry