Kitchen/Dining/Sitting Area - where to start with layout?
Chloe
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Comments (13)Thank you all for your comments. Maria, I think you are quite right saying that the corner where the kitchen is situated in the drawings will get dark by mid afternoon and to add a bit of extra light to that area, we are planning to add some glass on the roof as half of it is an extension. If you look at the end of the utility room you will see that this was the original back wall of the house. The ground floor was extended by the previous owners but they put a double conservatory in order to extend which is not practical at all (too hot in the summer/too cold in winter) so we are looking to re-roof and to add some glass on the roof to allow extra light to come into the darker side of the room. We are also removing an internal wall. I am attaching the drawings of the house as it is now for your information. The current layout is quite different. As you come in from the hall into the back of the house we have quite a large dining table and after that the family seating/tv area. From here there is a wide opening to the left that takes you to what currently is a big play area and then the kitchen to the back of this. This layout is relatively new as I needed to find out if I could live with the toys so close to the kitchen and family area. What used to be the play area, a separate room at the front of the house, is now a "grown up room". The access to the house is from the front, into the hall and then you have the door that will give you access into a large room at the back of the house. I don't need (or want) the two doors showing on the drawings. To be honest at this point nothing is set in stone so the room is a blank canvas. The drawings we have are very basic and do not really reflect what we want but maybe is that we weren't clear enough when we gave our instructions to begin with and that's why I thought I should post here to get fresh ideas and then go back to the guy. As you said, this is going to be quite an investment and it needs to work now while the kids are still small but also in the future. We enjoy having friends and family over so the big open plan space will be great. I just need to make sure the layout we decide to go for is the right one. Many thanks!...See MoreHelp with layout for chambre d'hote sitting room/dining room
Comments (3)It looks like the little kitchen area has now gone so I would create a booth style seating area in that space. The piano I would then put at an angle in the other nook facing into the room as a feature corner. The rest of the seating would then be in the main central area. I think ultimately this depends on the budget you now have to finish the room, whether lighting can be changed to incorporate some features and task lighting/pendants. Have you considered having a designer look at the space? I work remotely and include lighting, layout and accessorising in my PDF remote designs. As you already have the wall colour and flooring sorted this you would be surprised how affordable the price is :) best of luck. It's looking great so far....See MoreAdvice on Kitchen/dining area/family room layout
Comments (12)We are planning on putting a utility room in the second garage (which is that new little room at the top of the garage in Floorplan 2) as currently the utility room is in the garage (cold and next to the rakes!). We looked into the breakfast room idea as it was my favourite layout (and more conventional) but were told by the builder to go out to make it flush with kitchen external wall, would cost £20k+ and we'd only get a few feet more width before it starts blocking the view of the garden from the conservatory. It is really a dilemma - I think my biggest problem is how the current floorplan looks on paper - I feel it would probably work well but I don't think I'd even view a house with such a nuts floorplan (except out of curiosity!) :)...See MoreLayout: Kitchen, Lounge and dining area
Comments (21)I think there are a few things that hinder the layout. The double doors from the lounge to the extension will make putting a sofa anywhere difficult, so i'd ditch those. They affect the furniture layout in the main lounge too, and are unnecessary. I think the span of doors and windows across the back are in the wrong place and too large. If you're having double doors in the hall, then directly opposite, should be another set for flow and light. It's crucial that you have enough wall space when going open plan, to put furniture. You need to consider furniture placement as essential when planning the area in the first instance, and a lot of people come a cropper when they do this. They design an area without any thought to where they're going to put sofas and T.V's then realise that there's not enough space or wall left to put them on. Where you put all of these directly affects placement of the dining table too. The Utility area is under utilised for space. Is there a provision for a downstairs toilet? A larger area can be used. You could go for a layout like this :- However, in my opinion, the kitchen is now too large for the space, and, the dining area is too small. So, I would change to this kind of layout, which gives you more equal proportions for everything. Plus, it looks nice and spacious. There is a properly assigned dining area with room for a sideboard and mirror over. The Utility / Coat room has access both from the Hallway and kitchen. The lounge area has plenty of room for a corner sofa and T.V area. All the windows and doors are central without compromising furniture placement. The only thing still missing is the downstairs loo, so hopefully there has been some provision for this elsewhere, or the Utility area will need amending further....See MoreChloe
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