room redesign ideas
aniana_uk
6 years ago
Looking for design ideas of how to redecorate this room? should I create zones or room divider ?
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Ideas redesigning our ground floor please!
Comments (10)I did not realise there's so much involved but now I see the point after reading your comment, mintyman. We are a young family with two boys aged 6 and 7.5 and do have guests around quite often as well as playdays for kids. The new extension will be at the rear of the detached house and will go out to a decent sized north-west facing garden (there's lots of sun from afternoon to late evening). We are surrounded by neighbours from both sides and the garden backs another neighbour's garden with well overgrown trees and shrubs so not so much overlooked I believe. We spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking, doing homework, entertaining guests and would like it as an open plan with the dining area and I even don't mind it opening up to the lounge either. I do like my utility area separate though and badly need a downstairs toilet (possibly using the area under the stairs?). There are no people with disabilities in the family. I am attaching pictures of the rear of the house and the garden. By the way, the internal width from left to the utility wall is 6.2m Thanks so much for your comments!...See MoreFloor plan redesign ideas for G.F of my semi-detached Victorian home?
Comments (19)Hi Kate. We have three children under 8 so are in a similar position to you. If it was my house I would..... In response to your first question, a 33ft x 14ft open plan room would not necessarily be too big, but it would leave you without a downstairs utility or WC. As tamp75 has commented, a hallway is good for isolating noise to upstairs bedrooms, and you need somewhere for coats, bags, shoes etc. With three storeys, having the kitchen open to the hall may create problems with building regulations (fire safety). I'm not an expert in this area but it should be considered. 2. I would definitely reposition the cloakroom. It looks like the drainage to your house will be on the right hand side of the plan, so I would not put the WC under the stairs. Something like Jonathan's second suggestion would work well. 3. I would create a utility room, but only a small one. Large enough to hold a washing machine and tumble drier (stacked to save space), sink and some storage. If you can get hold of a copy of George Clarke's Home Bible he has a whole chapter devoted to utility rooms - it is well worth a read. 4. I would reconfigure the property in a similar manner to Jonathan's second suggestion. The only minor changes would be to move shorten the hall slightly by bringing the entrance to the kitchen level with the stairs, and possibly reconfigure the area for utility/WC/cloaks. I recommend retaining the first floor living room as it stops the house feeling too 'top heavy' and could be a really good family space. 5. It's hard to answer this without knowing more about you. I think it might be possible to have a kitchen, seating area and dining area but I suspect that you might have to make some compromises. You have the potential to create two lounges elsewhere in the house, so I would compromise on the seating area. Given the scale of this project I would take my time to consider all of the options. I think it is definitely worth spending a few £100s on a concept planner as they could save you £1000s in the long run. Good luck....See MorePlease Help... Needing redesign ideas.
Comments (19)So much potential. I'm not sure if that question was for me, but I would demolish the lean to, at least partially. It might be possible to save the supports to create an open structure-hard to see from the photos. I would enlarge the French windows from the drawing room. "Too much work" is subjective. Different people have different tolerance to disruption but, as you say, the layout isn't really functional for you at the moment. It's certainly less work and expense than extending. The problem of supporting walls crops up all the time. When you're looking at a project of this size, the cost of getting a structural engineer in to do the calculations and then have the necessary steel put in place is pretty marginal. The Building Control officer will then come and sign it off, as you probably know....See MoreInterior re-design ideas
Comments (4)Hi Janet, as you are making changes to your home you may find our latest blog interesting about extensions/renovation. We have provided top tips and ideas. Here is the link to the blog if you would like to take a read - https://www.thelivinghouse.co.uk/blog-interior-design-tips/the-6-most-common-mistakes-we-see-when-you-extend-your-home...See More- PRO
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