Open plan family kitchen layout.
michtrue
7 years ago
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Comments (6)Hello, I’m not speaking as a Pro but I have a young family and also having a ground floor extension this year. I would prefer to keep the living room as it is as it’s nice to have a room for some quiet time ( also knocking down walls and having big bifolds will add extra cost to your renovation). I’m not keen on the kitchen units all stretching down the whole wall on the left, even though you have made room for a ‘living area’ as it will feel like you are always in a kitchen. If you keep the kitchen area in the first half of the room and have the ‘living space’ towards the section near the garden/back then you have a defined ‘living space’, you can use that for a dining area, watching tv, sofa and relaxing looking out onto the garden. Also as the area is clearly defined, parents can keep an eye on their young kids in the rear section whilst they are preparing dinner etc. I hope that helps....See More1930’s semi - best open plan layout for kitchen/diner or all open?
Comments (24)I’m struggling to find a way to have a kitchen/island (really would like an island to have useable counterspace), generous dining table (seating for at least 6 people) and a sitting area in the same room if we don’t open up the wall between the current front and back living rooms. Would it make more sense to have part of the garage incorporated into the kitchen? There is a slight difference in floor level though between the garage and kitchen (Step down into the garage). Or block up the current kitchen door and have the access to a dining/kitchen through the current back living room space and then somehow fit in a dining table and seating area?...See MoreOpen plan kitchen/family room
Comments (19)I am very impressed with you. You may have missed your vocation! Well done. I think the Hallway looks lovely, and yes you're right about the doors impacting the seating area, and yes, I think it looks super in the Hallway. As you say, add a console table and a mirror. I've gone with these spacings to allow for your standard walk through's. I think everything lines up well. Just understand the limitation with the seating area and type of door. They need to be french doors from the Hallway for practical reasons. They will impact the seating area, and I already thought that putting a second sofa in it, would not work. There isn't the room, thus I put armchairs in my render. You could go for a corner sofa, and I think it still looks nice with the adequate room around for the doors. At the end of the day, the door width is down to personal preference. I prefer the way the doors fill more of the wall and let the light in with the size above. You can of course drop down in size. Dropping to 1800mm, which in the grand scheme of things isn't a lot, I think is a little on the small size for the large wall. They work well enough in the hallway and kitchen, but too much wall on show in the lounge area. this is the comparison with the 2250mm doors below . All depends on what you like, i like the larger doors....See MoreThe reality of a family living in open plan living room/diner/ kitchen
Comments (28)I agree with everyone saying that open plan is good if you have a dedicated enclosed space for a snug or second living room. My son is an architect and he has seen a major change with people requesting ways to separate spaces to revert back to a more traditional layout. What about privacy for those moments when kids bring their friends over, they really do not want parents listening and being in their space! Designing a space for a growing family means trying to future proof the footprint. No matter how quiet appliances are meant to be, they will end up irritating you. We have a coffee machine, extractor fan, washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave, kettle in our current kitchen and are lucky enough to be able to move the kitchen into a 10sqm study to create a separate utility and then build a rear extension with a kitchen / diner / snug. We also have a ground floor loo and living room on the other side of the house. The noise of appliances we find exceptionally intrusive, partitions and half height walls may help reduce the noise but won’t eliminate them. Have you also thought about where you will store the kids toys, books etc and how easily you will be able to hide food preparation and washing etc from visitor? I do like the idea of having sliding doors if that is at all possible to zone off spaces when you do want a quiet area....See MoreModus Kitchens
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