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I would like to make a few small changes to get jn a bigger window in the scullery and add a window for more natural light in the open plan kitchen and dining area. Please help even if i switch around everything. Table mountain will be my direct view just more elevated. Im lost.
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6 years agoHi CP, ok the scullery windows is too small for sufficient natural light to come in. Here is a picture of the windows next the front door. Then the open plan kitchen /dining room does not have a window. I would like a nice window but that does not take up too much of the bic space.
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