The worst kitchen layout ever
I wondered if I could ask the Houzz Collective of design genius for any insight into my kitchen. My floorplan is attached - the only changes that we have made to date are too knock-through the front room to the kitchen and to move the sink to under the window.
One option we are considering is blocking up the door to utility and door to corridor from kitchen, installing door where current window is in kitchen and creating a utility room accessed from corridor with downstairs loo. This seems like the only way we can create a 'normal' fitted l-shape kitchen. OR am I missing something? Can we squeeze an island into current kitchen in front of range in chimney and keep door in current utility room and sink where it is. Or create a walk-in larder essentially under the stars somehow. I know it is a long-shot, but any ideas at all much much appreciated!!
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6 years agoI got a little confused ( as per usual ) between the plan and description.
You say you've knocked through from the Front Reception? to the kitchen, so is that now a kitchen diner. The plan shows the wall still in situ.
If the wall is still there, i'd do something like this:-
If the wall isn't there, and the front room is for dining space, i'd be opening out like this:-
Jonathan