How to design floor plan
Waqas R
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Comments (5)Here's one layout you could consider which doesn't require much structural work. The only downfall in this layout is using the living space as a walkway to the kitchen although it may not be too bad. I've made the current living space into the kitchen diner so you can make the most of the double doors, and so you can access the utility from the kitchen, the dining area into a living space and the kitchen into a study...ice also made the WC slightly larger....it'd be great if you could fit a shower in....See More3D floor plans / design features
Comments (5)Just seen your latest post; There are quite a few (free) 3D floor planners which are simple to use like Opunplanner or RoomSketcher amongst others, if you want to have a play about and visualise how the layout may work out. Alternatively, you could lay out (cardboard) boxes in the room with sizes similar to the furniture to get a brief idea on how the space will work best....See Morehelp optimising ground floor design - open plan
Comments (4)We have recently done something very similar. I like your idea of opening the kitchen and dining area. The island could sit fairly centrally between the two (where the wall currently is). I would also be tempted to have doors between the dining room and living room that slide into the wall, making for a fab open plan space at family gatherings/parties but can also be sectioned off during the winter for a cosier space. You don’t mention if you have a family, what your lifestyle is like so difficult to fully assess. Do you not need the office (current climate shows how we need to work from home sometimes) or do you have a relative that stays regularly hence the downstairs bedroom/en suite? If you do opt for the latter, try and configure it so that the bathroom can be accessed as a downstairs cloakroom without walking through the bedroom - perhaps jack and Jill access as I can’t see a separate cloakroom in the room plan and you will need this for such a sizeable ground floor. Keep the utility as open plan can be noisy a and ideally you need to shut off the washing machine. Think about how you live - is a separate dining table important? Do you want to be able to sit at the island or is it just extra worktop (helps denote the size). You are about to make some expensive decisions/changes so be sure this is not about trends, style over substance, balancing between what works for you and what will appeal to buyers if you plan to move on in a few years. It’s all very exciting - don’t forget to post ‘after’ pictures - good luck!...See MoreAwkward floor plan - need design advice/help
Comments (6)Thank you all for your thoughts / advice! We are yet to move in but we know the house needs rewiring and a few new windows etc so we are keen to get started as soon as we get the keys. I agree the bay window is a lovely feature and I’ve been looking at creating a bench seat with a small table for our every day family dining and then I am wanting something larger to host dinner for our extended family as we have quite a large family and would love to host Christmas and birthdays etc. The kitchen is clean and well looked after, just needs modernising to our taste. There is no immediate rush to replace it unless of course we extend / move things around. I also have my own business that involves cake decorating so creating an island or space so that I could work from home would be a reason for us to extend the kitchen. I think you’re right in that we need to live in the house for some time and get a feel of which areas we are wasting / not utilising and decide from there....See MoreWaqas R
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