Help me decide on my floor plan!
We are in the process of buying a new home. Initially we had planned to carry on the rear extension further across the back, however as the extension is at an angle to the house (easier seen in the photo, as the floor plan isn't quite accurate), we would basically need to knock it down and start again, which we don't want to do.
We need a separate office/2nd lounge, a utility/boot room (thinking current kitchen for this), downstairs loo, a kitchen diner and a family room (which could be combined with the kitchen or separate). The kitchen needs to overlook the garden.
I'm currently thinking of moving the kitchen to the family room. The wall between the breakfast room and store is huge and we're going to leave it. It does make the breakfast room a bit of an awkward space though.
What would other people do? I'd love to hear your thoughts
(I am planning on employing a pro at a later stage)
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6 years agoWhat a lovely property with a lovely garden!
I had a quick look over lunch and here's an option, I'll take another look tonight- I have to say it has a lot of potential.
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6 years agoHi Jen, lovely house and garden, I can see it being a great family Home:). Not so great with floorplans myself but I agree with the other plans above. However Jonathan has a good point about how you enter the property which gave me an idea which might work especially if you’d like the kitchen in the current family room.
So where the kitchen is, the front facing side window could be a door into boot room/WC and utility. With a small extension off the current family room you could change the entry to WC which would give a good L shape run of kitchen units and the store would be a useful walk in larder. Only drawback I think would be the length of time carrying shopping to the kitchen plus would you need two front entrances and two toilets? Anyway, just wanted to throw an alternative into the mix.
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6 years agoMeanwhile, I've been thinking about it again and came up with another idea. The only thing is, I can't find a good space for a utility. Anyway, just as food for thought, you could at some point make that family room a large master suite (blue could be double vanity unit and glass shower enclosure or bath or whatever. Nice to have a separate loo in there too. Breakfast room could be seating area/office. Store could be walk-in wardrobe.
But where put your utility? If it's for washing machine and dryer only, you could have it upstairs maybe.
Anyway, just brainstorming :-)
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6 years agoRachel,
My initial idea was that (I love how all our ideas are somewhat similar, haha) but I was unsure how the kitchen would be planned especially as the wall between the store and breakfast room is too big too break.
It's a difficult one, you can't extend the existing kitchen end too much or you risk obstructing the garden view with a part of the house, but the awkward angled part makes squaring off / extending expensive.
Here's how I envisaged that layout!
Very best of luck, would love to see the final layout.
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6 years agoJust came across this photo and that is kind of what I was thinking for your kitchen with the patio doors, window, layout (but less traditional)
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6 years agoSo many useful points thank you Emily! My husband regularly works from home, so we definitely need an office with a door, but the function of the room can also be combined with an evening use living space or dining room. A formal library with dining area sounds lovely.
The 'boot room' needs to be at least a large cupboard (there is currently no storage at all in the hallway. I'm wondering even if we knock through between current kitchen and dining room I could use the little extra bit to the side for this purpose by putting an external door in there.
I'm not sure how I'd work the 'breakfast' and family room though. It seems odd to have a utility and wc coming directly off them, and the beautiful breakfast room would just be a corridor. This is how it looks, with the family room leading off it.
I also love the kitchen idea from Carolina :)
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6 years agoWith careful planning a kitchen fitted now in the main house could be refitted in a later extension
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6 years agoThanks again for all your comments. I have combined quite a few ideas and have come up with plan A (no extension) and plan B with extension. Plan A could easily be converted in to plan B in the future if we decide not to do it now. Seeing the potential kitchen I could get with an extension in Jonathan's drawing has made me wonder again if we should just bite the bullet and go for it... Exciting times ahead :)
Jonathan