Hallway Help!
Hi,
We live in a semi-detached Victorian house with the classic small room layout and are debating how best to open up the front two rooms.
Currently they are the sitting room and a dumping ground for prams, scooters and kids bikes respectively.
My wife and I are debating whether to
1) Knock the dividing wall down and make one larger reception
- Take down the wall to the hallway and make a larger hall space and keep the front room as the snug / sitting room which can be closed off with doors.
Our current plans show option 2)
We are also doing a kitchen / diner conversion at the rear of the house which will be where we spend most of the time as a family.
Any advice appreciated.
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Comments (3)Does the door offer additional security? Part of your dilemma might be solved if the door could open in the other direction-so it opens against the wall. Given the window location, this would reduced the security of locking the door ….....See More- 9 years agoI would add a massive cupboard (mud room style) in this room... Along a whole entire wall! And keep it as a kids room, playroom, store room... And therefore keep the wall!!
We have done so, and it's bless to be able to close the doors on messy painting art, legos... Plus kids have a tv in their room which has made our front room more "ours"!!!
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9 years agoDid you solve the problem of bikes and buggies in your house? If not, you might be interested in how we solved the problem. Bikebox.London
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