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Extending: where to put kitchen

7 years ago

Looking for some suggestions. We're having an extension built that will create a large open plan area at the back of the house and a utility and wc at the side of the house. The open plan space will contain kitchen, dining and living space (there is a separate living room at the front of the house that will most likely become a play room). The kitchen will move as the space it currently occupies is the part of the open plan room that you enter from the hallway. I can't work out how to configure the space: spaces A B and C on the plan could all conceivably contain the kitchen, but which would be best? I like the idea of sofas near the garden for the view, I think the front play room should be visible from the kitchen, and I don't want to brick up the internal opening between front room and rear open plan space (currently has double doors - the only remaining original feature). The garden is SW facing.

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7 years ago

if you have a long run along the wall of A and C this will have the most impact when you enter the room. B you have to go looking for the kitchen.

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Joanna C
7 years ago
I think I'd go with B and have a dining area in a. You'll be able to see the garden and see into the playroom from the kitchen. As your children get older, though, I think you're likely to want to close of the front room and lose the double doors. That would create more seating area and storage space which might be useful in a few years.
J
7 years ago
Agreed I vote B and dining table in A. With a long wall of cabinets with a island in front. Also agree that eventually you might want to close off the double doors and open it up from the entry.
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J
7 years ago
This sort of layout, where the kitchen cabinets are extended along outside to create a outdoor kitchen is quite nice.
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strawberry47
7 years ago
Consider having the television in the room with doors,play area in C, dining in A and kitchen B.
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7 years ago
I agree with previous comments. By putting the kitchen in B and dining in C, you future proof the design. Also, the dining area would work well when you have a barbecue and such. An island, as mentioned, would provide a work surface with view to the playroom.
Carolina
7 years ago
I'd put the kitchen in B, living in A and the dining area in C.
That way you'll have a view on the garden from the kitchen and the living area. And the kitchen is near the utility, back door and door into the hall, handy when you come home with the shopping. It's also not in direct view from the door into the area.

Unless you, like we do, use the dining area not only for dinner, but also for coffee with friends, reading the newspaper... then I'd put the dining table near the garden.
In fact, I'd put a TV outlet in both spaces so you can switch dining and living around if you feel like a change.
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Design Spec Ltd
7 years ago
Hi There,

We would agree with the previous comments, placing the kitchen at location 'B' should also assist with drainage... Presuming your drainage runs down what would appear to be a side access to the right of the property? Every little helps!

We do also agree that the majority of your time would be spent in area 'A', this is why we would generally aim to get your family living space in this area.

We have covered some of these questions in our recent blog posts, we hope this helps!

All the best!

New World Designers Ltd.
David
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks for all the suggestions. My original plan had the kitchen in B, living in A and dining in C.

Last night I tried drawing it with the kitchen in C so it could act as the hub of the house. Couldn't quite get anything to fit in though
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7 years ago
I would go for the kitchen in C zone so it would be the central place of your house, just the door to the "new play room" should be moved... A-diningroom and B-livingroom. I would connect the living-dining room with the garden with french wide door so it could be fully opened in the summer. Marcin
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Croydon Window Company Ltd
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Hi Dave I agree with the above comments, with the kitchen in B. We have done bi-foldong doors for a lot of open plan kitchen/dining/living area. Have a look at some of our projects and you should be able to just see the layout positioning of interior.

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