Reconfiguration of 1930's detached house
kaym10
9 years ago
We moved here 6 months ago with a plan to reconfigure and put an extension within the existing footprint to take advantage of the rear garden (small) and beautiful views over open countryside. The previous owners have already obtained planning permission for 2 storey extension and to convert the garage to a bedroom but we do not need that much additional space.
We are struggling to decide how best to go ahead and any ideas would be welcome.
Upstairs we want to make the rear bedroom the master bedroom, the current family bathroom will become the ensuite. We plan to use a partition wall to make a corridor to allow the current ensuite to become the family bathroom with much needed storage at the end. We originally planned to put a Juliette balcony on rear bedroom. I am now wondering if we are missing the chance to have more space here and will regret not doing more with this.
Downstairs we want to make a large open plan living area at the rear with one large or two sets of sliding doors. We are considering a gable or pitched roof with velux windows in the kitchen area. I plan to reuse the existing oak kitchen units and add an island to complement them. We want to include a wood burning stove. Do we need a rear door in addition to sliding doors. Unfortunately there is not room for this on the right hand side but we have space on the left. We plan to put utility/ boot room and toilet/shower room in the back of the garage. If possible I want to preserve the walk-in pantry under the stairs but I am not sure if this will fit . The current plans include a small study between the front reception room and open plan living area. I want to incorporate this. We currently use the 4 th bedroom as a study and I want to restore this to a bedroom.
I appreciate I am asking lots of questions here. I think I need a clearer idea of what we want before speaking to a professional
I am posting photos the approved plan for downstairs and existing configuration. Thank you for any ideas/advice
We are struggling to decide how best to go ahead and any ideas would be welcome.
Upstairs we want to make the rear bedroom the master bedroom, the current family bathroom will become the ensuite. We plan to use a partition wall to make a corridor to allow the current ensuite to become the family bathroom with much needed storage at the end. We originally planned to put a Juliette balcony on rear bedroom. I am now wondering if we are missing the chance to have more space here and will regret not doing more with this.
Downstairs we want to make a large open plan living area at the rear with one large or two sets of sliding doors. We are considering a gable or pitched roof with velux windows in the kitchen area. I plan to reuse the existing oak kitchen units and add an island to complement them. We want to include a wood burning stove. Do we need a rear door in addition to sliding doors. Unfortunately there is not room for this on the right hand side but we have space on the left. We plan to put utility/ boot room and toilet/shower room in the back of the garage. If possible I want to preserve the walk-in pantry under the stairs but I am not sure if this will fit . The current plans include a small study between the front reception room and open plan living area. I want to incorporate this. We currently use the 4 th bedroom as a study and I want to restore this to a bedroom.
I appreciate I am asking lots of questions here. I think I need a clearer idea of what we want before speaking to a professional
I am posting photos the approved plan for downstairs and existing configuration. Thank you for any ideas/advice
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kaym10
9 years agoJonathan
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9 years agoThanks for all your helpful comments. I have been thinking a lot about how we use the space and been less concerned with keeping rooms just for the girls. I was concerned that it currently looks like a 3 bedroom house with a study but we have no plans to move in the foreseeable future so I think I can put that aside as well.
Looking at the plans drawn up by the previous owners is confusing me too much. Our needs are different so I have gone back to the basic floor plan of what we have at the moment. We want to remove the conservatories and utility room and replace these with a large open plan area which will include the existing living room and kitchen. There will be a column (maybe attached to island ) somewhere and velux windows in the roof. I want to keep the kitchen on the right and move the utility into the rear of the garage and install a shower room next to it. I think I would like the living area to be at the back and take advantage of the views. This means the dining area will be on the left of the kitchen . We will have 2 sets of bifold or sliding doors ( apparently it would be very costly to have one large set as we would need to hire a very large crane to put in the steel). I also want a wood burning stove. I still like the idea of a study or even a boot room with external door on the side but appreciate One Plans comments about the space not being big enough. Thank you in advance for any further ideas.
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