Definitely move the front door, but you must keep a downstairs WC so ideally it can slot internally somewhere but it wouldn't be a big value issue if you had to block the internal doorway to the new garage (existing carport) - internal space is much more important. The fireplace will need to be removed for the open plan but again this is easily done with a steel so as not to affect your upstairs. You will have the full rear wall to put a new chimney in and again you can create a chimney breast on the ground floor and the extraction goes directly outside at ceiling height so not affecting your upstairs. It maybe nice to have a fireplace centrally on the back wall with matching width patio doors either side - bifold or sliding depending on your preference. You also mentioned concern for cupboard space, if you went for a new open plan design I would definitely suggest the kitchen moves to one of the sides which will create a large kitchen with plenty of wall space for cupboards. I think with all that open plan living space there's also plenty of room for a utility room probably between the carport and existing garage. (Possibly worth making it a true rectangle across the back by adding a utility here and moving the existing dining back as mentioned before) Lastly to be clever with your kitchen! As an example if you went to magnet retail the units would probably come in around the £13k mark but if you got a trade account the same stuff would be around £2k! I have to be honest we did this on a kitchen and they were a nightmare sending wrong parts etc which was a pain when you have workmen their waiting so I'd probably try howdens next time i do one of a similar standard, but it was still well worth the saving so we could spend more on appliances and a decent work top - which really made the kitchen! Oh sorry one more - really decide what you want before the quotes whilst they're still competing for your business, there will always be add ons that you think of during but if you can keep these to a minimum then it will help stop costs escalating. I think you're budget should be able to do as I've described if you don't go the extension route.

Hi Paul, I have done a few reviews on free floor plan software that you might find useful. http://www.houseplanshelper.com/free-floor-plan-software.html. Have a read and see what you think. My preference is Sweethome or Sketchup.

I think the thing is...............in my own personal opinion, yes the Master is too small. You can fit in a bed and not a lot else, so the other things that you normally put in any bedroom, bedside tables, chest of drawers maybe..........a wardrobe........you can't fit in. Here's the layout for your bedroom:- Above with the bed under the window so that you can have a couple of bedside tables.................but as you see a wardrobe wouldn't fit because there is insufficient room at the end of the bed. Bed in front of you as you come in, no bedside tables, but a wardrobe either side of the window. Clearly the person on the right of the bed as you look at has to climb over the other person to get out. Same as above but with the bed top left as you enter, with one larger wardrobe. Clearly, none of these are what you'd want from a a Master Bedroom. The single bedroom is ok, because of the width 1990 - you can fit the bed under the window lengthwise, so that leaves enough room for a wardrobe and a chest of drawers , or wardrobe and a desk May I suggest that you could possibly move the wall to the bedroom below that of the master? This would make that a good size double, but make the Master a better size. At least you'd be able to get wardrobes and possibly bedside tables in too. Something like this:-

what i am trying to do is the kitchen on the plan seems small so i wanted to see how i could move the kitchen to create a little spacious kitchen with dinning and seating like a open plan and also to see if i moved the utility area if that would create the kitchen bigger so any idea and suggestions is welcome. this is not a final plan as yet