Downstairs Open Plan Conversion.

Paul Brewer

7 years ago

I've Recently completed a downstairs conversion to open plan. Hampshire, UK.

Living Room, Dining Room, Hallway & kitchen - all into one bright space.

The Kitchen feature one crazy long island in the centre. (No units either side).

The new space is amazing & brings in so much light to the house. - (there's no such thing as 'too white'!)

Before:-

Storage Unit:

Thought you might like a sneak peak!

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Hi, I think you really need to think what your family need. How you will use the space and what's important to you. Start by making a list of these things which will help get your priorities in place. Ultimately you will be living there so it needs to reflect you and *you're* requirements. Do you have an interior designer on board to help with the layout and lighting? They should be able to create a zoning effect with areas using furniture and light fittings/layers which will work part way to this. You could then consider other types of partitions like kitchen peninsula, half walls or large pieces of furniture which can also nicely zone areas for the added privacy which still providing the open plan feel. They can also sort the soft furnishings and flooring etc to help with acoustics in a larger space. If you don't have an interior designer, maybe it's worth sitting with a few to see how it could help you - they can often see things you can't which can save lots of money and time on your build but with the added benefit of trade discounts and help sourcing it's also a great way to make your build less stressful too. I wish you all the best - it looks like it's going to be a great space!
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Is your child/ren old enough to play unsupervised? Will the play room also be used as a guest room frequently? Are you planning on a shower cubicle or wet room? If yes, using your plan I'd do something like this. Personally I'd need a separate room for adults hence closing the front room off but you'd probably need a window by the dining table. The pillar could be used to disguise washing up on the island and you still get a view. I'd swap the utility and wc (may be easier with soil pipe) and stack the wm and td and use the cupboard for ironing board etc. The other side of the cupboard in the play room could be used for toys etc. Having said that I'm not terribly good at planning and it depends if you want a fully functioning utility room (As I literally just use mine for doing the washing!)
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Yes Jen, that was one of our ideas. Man about the house - this was an idea we had too, I really like the back door coming straight into the utility/mud room. We did think about putting the toilet into the front right of the garage and having a door to it from the utility (if we move utility move into the rest of that garage). We keep going back to that idea Then we seen your plan Rinq, it’s great! It’s made us rethink the whole thing and really like the fact I can see the play room, lounge and dining room so I can keep an eye on the kids at all times while cooking. My husband also loves an island so this makes him really happy too! Thanks for all your input, definitely lots of ideas now and lots to think about
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Thanks Jonathan. yes, i expect the developer to be reluctant. But I plan to present it to them as a win. There are a number of ways they will benefit from it. Hopefully, from their perspective not building these walls is less work. There are a few things included in price I won’t want: - 4 radiators (Id have underfloor Heating downstairs) - tiling in the kitchen (I’d make all wooden floor) - Fridge - I’d like an American style fridge which they don’t seem to offer. I’d be willing to give up the fridge if they go my way My alternative would be to ask them to have all of it uninstalled and sell it to fund the work I need to do myself/hire someone. The only cupboards I would lose are the corner ones. But Id gain some storage space in the kitchen island (i was looking at multifunctional ones). And we would leave the first bit of a wall on the left to put some shelving if needed. I’m not thinking of loft conversion but if I had money for that, I would find it for sprinkles/mist system that would solve the problem.
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