Ideas for Kitchen Revamp please
Georgiegirl
8 years ago
SUE's KITCHEN 2016 · More Info
House is a Victorian ,stone built detached, in a conservation area. It has 2 public rooms- one formal and period style, one extended family room, glass and patio french doors, with slate roof overlooking garden , 4 beds, utility, study, formal dining room and eating in kitchen(cramped and a bit dark)
Mission - to update kitchen presenting opportunity to look at wish list -Brighter more spacious kitchen to eat in. Toying with the idea of opening up between the kitchen and dining room, creating one big room, possibly with pocket doors, so we can partition off the kitchen when eating with guests and not wanting to look at the dishes!. This front to back room would make the kitchen lighter and make use of a room we rarely use- dining room. Downside is we would lose a whole wall of kitchen units and worktop, we would also lose the separate more formal dining room with its more period features and be somewhat on show as very open to street
Option 2 is to put a small conservatory over the back window of the kitchen. This would retain the kitchen layout/ space- approx 3.60 x3.60, give us an informal eating area overlooking the garden- -west facing.
Option 3 is to do both. Break through and put on conservatory. There are probably other options but this is my thinking so far.
SUE's KITCHEN 2016 · More Info
SUE's KITCHEN 2016 · More Info
SUE's KITCHEN 2016 · More Info
SUE's KITCHEN 2016 · More Info
I have attached plan showing in green kitchen,utility, pantry and understair cupboard which could possibly be utilised, as could the adjoining garage. Also photos. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Georgiegirl
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8 years agoGeorgiegirl
8 years ago
Thank you and previous Contributor OnePlan. I am new to this and can't seem to add comment to OnePlan. Sorry . Have attached slightly bigger plans. All I have . We really live in the day room and it works with irregular space accommodating various family activities. So. Wonder if there is an option to open up utility room to glass and increase kitchen window size to door, to allow more light in. Would have to have some sort of pillar of original house to hold upstairs up. Would mean rehousing utility in Garage. Toilet off Utility is shower room too, which wouldnt want to lose.Thanks Sue
Georgiegirl
8 years ago
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8 years agoSorry I've not been back on this thread until now - work is mad busy at the moment !
But didn't want to leave you with nothing ... So started a doodle to see if maybe you could add some more space and have a sight line through from front door ... But to be honest - need to know so much more to really help - properly - it's beyond the realms of a thread on a chat site ...
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