Reconfigure flat - what’s my best option
Yvonne Tomson
6 years ago
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Comments (21)I’m not sure which walls are structural yet. The walls all extend upstairs so the footprint for upstairs is exactly the same. Ideally I wanted to keep cost down and use the space we had available as we don’t use the existing dining room or living room. The easiest idea to me was to knock the utility walls down and open the kitchen into the dining room. However my partner thinks they may be load bearing and therefore it will be less expensive to move the kitchen to the living room. I worry that this means we have a dark kitchen and didn’t know what to then do with the old kitchen and dining room....See MoreDoor reconfiguration in medium sized flat
Comments (11)Hi, I would check with buildings regs first, but there is also the possibility of going open plan too. By combining the living room and kitchen you would have a spacious living area with room for a decent sized island with bar stool seating and lots more storage. Depending on how the communal area is laid out there is also the possibility pushing back the bathroom wall, installing a sliding door and then bringing the front door to the left wall. That will give you both easy access to the living/kitchen area and space for guests to take off shoes before entering the living area....See MoreWhat’s the best layout for kitchen/diner/family space
Comments (10)Hi. We have a back room similar to this and 3 small kids!! here are my thoughts: kids need space! they have friends over and toys. We have rearranged our layout loads and found it’s very helpful to be Able to be flexible So for this reason I prefer the architects design for the location of the kitchen - as it’s to the side and then you can be flexible with the whole other half of the space.( It will also give you much more scope for a future side extension without redoing the whole kitchen). assuming You have full height storage across the whole back wall behind the door you will be able to contain all the kids toys as well as surplus kitchen bits. I would keep any non-day-to-day Crockery, baking bits etc along this back wall and keep only the everyday kitchen bits along the main kitchen wall. You could maybe keep the boiler in this area also so it doesn’t take up space in the kitchen. i would however switch the dining and seating area putting the dining table at the back (squeeze it even running along the storage wall) and keep the whole area By the garden for a sofa and a play area. You will find with small kids this is the area that is used most. When you’re entertaining you just twist the dining table and extend it running towards the garden. And if you don’t like it you have the flexibility to swap the dining and seating area. (We have been known to swap ours with the seasons! If you like entertaining I highly recommend keeping that run free of an island since the island can’t be moved! Hope this makes sense....See MoreHello, I am looking to reconfigure the ground floor of my house.
Comments (17)Thank you to both tamp75 and rinked. i was hoping to utilise the wasted hall space where all the doors are. its a dark area leading to the dining room, WC, and kitchen. in the corner of the utility room is the boiler. so the niche for a basin couldn’t go there as access will be required to the boiler service door. i have wondered if a Wc could go along the wall of the utility room either a joining the study or ajoining the hall. with the door off the hall. is there enough space for this? Also i am not keen on a Macerator so can the Utility plumbing be easily adapted. its such a shame both the family bathroom and downstairs WC are in the middle of the best aspect. the Ensuite is in the area to the side of the house between the dining room and lounge. many thanks for any help....See MoreYvonne Tomson
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