Layout dilemma - best use of space and rooms? Save me !!
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8 years ago
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Comments (5)Just quickly.. I'd separate living from bedroom. So a set division for living quarters and bedroom quarters. Here they are all jumbled up. Does it say Kitchen then dirty Kitchen? Sorry that is what I'm reading? :/ Then there is a loo? I would keep the loo as far away from any kitchen's especially if they lead into the space as it were. Have a corridor or lobby with a separate loo, maybe accessible from the lift lobby as opposed to the dirty kitchen (i'm wincing cause it really reads like that! :) I'd position sofas so they don't back onto the windows... A chair or two is fine but not large sofas... Unless they are far further into the room with low backs and you have clear walking space behind. The living dining is not clearly set out and looks like 2 living areas in 1, and the dining area is really small.. I would not have squeezed in that single room and had a bigger dining area. So you separate the living room and dining room completely with this many rooms. I would not have 3 lifts if these are not separate apartments. It's a large space but needs a slight re-work. :))...See MoreKitchen diner living and utility room layout dilemma!
Comments (16)Hi there, We had exactly the same problem about 6 months ago and despite all the squared scale paper in the world, I just couldn't imagine how it was going to look and went round and round in circles! Have you considered a concept planner? We used one and despite the fact I was standing in 3 separate rooms with doors, windows and openings in completely different places, she worked off the architect's plans and came up with photo quality 3D renders showing exactly how the different options would look. We even had a YouTube video of the 4 different layouts, so you could see how it would look as you walked around the room. The pics below show the room I was stood in as our concept planner did the 3D renders, how they actually looked and how the room as turned out. I am a huge fan and find the whole thing quite fascinating- it's like looking i to the future :) Thanks to using them, we were able to order our kitchen before the building work was done, so didn't have to go without a kitchen for ages! How the 3 separate rooms looked when the plans were done by our concept planner... A few of the 3D renders that she did at exactly the same time... And how it turned out.. It's completely cheating but it makes it a lot more fun and in our experience a lot less stressful :) Best wishes, Claire...See MoreBest way to layout small utility room - window placement dilemma!
Comments (20)The only other thing I would say is don’t totally rule out the corner cabinet idea if you can afford the type of internal pull and slide fittings that allow you to easily access everything inside. I seem to remember that they were ridiculously expensive but I could be wrong. Only you know much you need to store and how much space you’ve got in your kitchen....See MoreGround floor redesign - how to best make use of large floor space
Comments (8)Ask your self if the kitchen is actually a good kitchen….. if you need a utility room next to the kitchen for additional refrigeration or storage or additional work surface then it’s not a good enough kitchen for you. Ideally the utility should be just a laundry room in which case it’s best near the bedrooms upstairs or at least near the bottom of the stairs....See Morememyshell
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