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I don't like the position of the peninsula. Do you have your heart set on a breakfast bar with seating? It also needs to be quite wide with an overhang for the stools. This is about 900mm which is quite dominant. Would you consider turning it through 90 to sit against the wall? You could use the storage units for end supports and have the worksurface oversailing it all. The stools could now be positioned in the middle of the run and pushed in when not in use. You may be able to add more storage this way. The sink under the window rule is a bit outdated. If symmetry bothers you and it would bother me then rather have a smaller unit so that the sink is centred about the window. The current unit sizes give a peninsula size of 1400mm not 1600mm. If you would like it more open then try turning it and see if you like it. I'm sure Howdens kitchen planners have very little in the way of design qualifications.

Matilda, here’s my thoughts. I think you should have the main bedroom for yourself with the wardrobe space and the en-suite. You’ll need that space to switch off and relax. Your 15 year old son can have bedroom two which I presume is smaller than the dining room? And the dining room can become a bedroom for your younger son and your daughter you say they get on well. I wouldn’t worry about the two younger children having ‘space to play’ in their room as you have a lovely big lounge you can use for family time. I would suggest you try this plan and if you find that it’s not working you can always have a rethink.

Before doing anything, your cooker switch is in an unsafe zone above your hob and needs to be moved, also having your airfryer [13 amp] and something else plugged in with your double up socket extension is severely overloading the cooker circuit. Technically for a cooker switch with socket outlet, the circuit design allows for a 5 amp load when calculating/testing circuit design, i think that if this was inspected it would be considered unsafe - i'd suggest getting a qualified electrician in to add more sockets safely before doing any tiling.