As you can see it's a work in progress ^_^* On the left part there is a shoe closet with a mirrored door. What I have in mind is something like this in the attached picture but for a seat, not a table. As you can see, the top part can serve as a place to leave keys, post, etc. and the whole thing would rest on the floor so the "seat mechanism" would be in the middle-upper part and when opened, the weight would be distributed among the legs of the chair and the main part so no need for heavy bolting. Although I don't have a problem with that either if there would be a flip-up seat with no floor support integrated in the "closet" part. And by the way this thing is precisely 15cm deep so it would totally fit in my plans :-) Anybody any idea? Have a great day!

Fantastic idea for seating, been beautifully designed.

We had removed an Alno kitchen and dry-fitted another brand in the reception room, the experimental position did not work. The final kitchen is going in the 5.75 mtr extension with an island in front and a bench against the other wall. A separate lounge area will be created, this will be in addition to a new quiet /yoga room in the front room. Some questions / observations if you could help, comment please. Q 1 – what is the ideal width area for wall seat, bench and chairs – we have 2.4mtrs available before we hit the island seating area Q 2 – in this plan, are island seats really required ? The island (3x0.9 mtr) is desirable as a working area, Observation 1 – I am not keen on tall pull and swings and wanted low units against the wall, my wife loves the p/s units, I can see why as the present their contents when you open them, each unit is the same as having 3 base units. Are there any other options other than wall units ? Observation 2 – we are getting rid of the double oven unit in preference to base oven units. Observation 3 – could the slim A-F/F be placed next to bench, it may look silly with new flooring / deco / kitchen. We are okay to lose this F/F in preference of low integrated fridges & freezers - these are shown in the sketch. Observation 4 – The outside utility is almost ready to accept doors but the WM & Dryer will now be kept inside with a decent unit built around them. We may put doors to outside utility next year. Observation 5 – the extractor is new but we are ditching it in preference of a slim line hood Some pictures before we start on the new kitchen fitting...

new installed bench seating and newly varnished dinning table