Kitchen / Living room Design Dilema
Hi
We are doing a full re-furb on our house and I am really undecided on the best option for our kitchen / living area and would appreciate any help / guidance you could give me.
Option 1:
Our initial thought was to have a small island. have an extendable table that would fit in on the left hand side of the room, and have a small L shaped couch on the opposite side. After some thought we felt that maybe we were trying to fit too much into one room and started looking at option 2
Option 2:
Extend the island and make it an island / dining room table. Do away with the extendable table and just have the L shaped couch. I am concerned with this option that our island will consume all of the room and will be overpowering!
We do have a separate room in the front that we were going to use as a second lounge but are now thinking that maybe we should have a smaller island and use the second lounge now as a dining room
I'd greatly appreciate any advice you could give me on layout options and whether any of the above options are practical?
We are a couple aged between 30-35. We are wanting to have a family in the next couple of years and we love entertaining at home
Many thanks for your help
Leanne
Option 1:
Option 2:
Ground Floor House Plan:
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