Really don't want to mess this up!
Hi everyone. I could really do with some advice! We have embarked on a relatively large single storey extension which has given us a room roughly 8m long x 6m wide. Our plan is to have an open plan kitchen/living/dining area which we didn't want to feel cramped.
I'm a bit concerned that our layout isn't making the best use of space and wondered what people thought. I've attached two pictures showing our proposed layout and a blank floor plan. A few doubts we are already having:
1 - the space between the units in the kitchen might be too big (roughly 1.9m)
2 - The kitchen island/peninsula is too long (3.6m) and too wide (1.3m)
3 - The living area isn't really giving us the open space we thought we would have
The top of the picture is the access to the garden. This will be bi-fold rather than french doors. Our hallway and main access to the room is at the bottom of the picture. The door on the right hand side leads to a utillity.
Any advice/opinions would be greatly received. I really don't want to regret this when it's finished!
Thank you!
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Tracey G
5 years agoExcuse the not to scale ideas here but could the peninsular change to an island?
Also I’d be tempted to look at a bench or banquet seating for the dining table and possibly changing one sofa...
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5 years agoI had the same idea as Sara Slade Interiors, swapping the dining and living area:
Ignore the layout of the kitchen, tall cabinets side. That could all be improved upon, but it's just to give you another option, and to show how it could look.
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