kitchen layout/ open plan advice
Soraya
5 years ago
Hi Knowledgeable Houzzers! we moved into a new house several months ago however are still struggling to decide how to layout the kitchen and dining room. we originally wanted to keep the two rooms separate but hardly use the dining room so feel it's a wasted room. I have attached the current ground floor layout and would be ridiculously greatful if you let me know your thoughts. I want to add French doors out of the current kitchen into the garden and am attaching a blank plan removing the walls between the two rooms. I am concerned about the lack of worktop space. please help!
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Danielle H
5 years agoCould you remove the wall between the existing kitchen and existing family room instead? No need to move the kitchen and you’ll still have access onto the garden from the existing doors. You could have a big island with a table attached?
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Comments (11)What you might find is that if you take this info to a kitchen designer that the layout provided will be completely different to what your architect has (surprisingly) come up with. Personally as a designer, I’d have a completely different take on this room area - but then I Design Kitchens and space concepts for a living - (but ask me to design a building with roof angles and all that that entails etc and I’d be out of my depth a little ! ) So it’s just a case of choosing someone who specialises in this particular area really - we are independent so we don’t sell products that would include a profit - so we charge for our services and work with you over a week to thrash it out - but then you can shop around easily by dropping in a copy of the plans and asking for their best price and haggle for discounts that are often far greater than our design fee. Alternatively you can book loads of studios to each send over their sales people to each come over and measure and each then design a scheme and each then try to win the sale by inviting you to go through their ideas in their studio. Although this is ‘free’ it’s maybe a tad more time consuming, repetitive and you don’t usually have much input. If you click on my name or icon you can read some comments from past clients who’ve tried this way !...See Moreadvice on open plan kitchen/dinner and small living area layout
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Comments (3)Hello Karen, WOW what a fantastic project and this open plan space looks incredible. I feel the positioning of the living area and dining area works well and makes complete sense from what you have said about the views etc. My concern is the kitchen as I feel the current position/layout is a bit of an obstruction and to me the space does not flow efficiently and effectively. I would switch the island around so it sits the opposite way and then you could potentially have your hob on the island which will sit in front of the tall units where your ovens and fridge will be. This way the kitchen layout will work a lot better. I have attached a quick sketch below so you can see what I mean. Also this way it will give you more room around your dining table meaning the whole space will flow a lot better. You have asked quite a few questions here so I would be more than happy to discuss all of this through an online video design consultation. I provide a personalised design service by working closely with my clients to create a space that reflects their personalities and way of living. I would love to talk in more detail with you about this exciting project, so please do get in touch and we can look at ways to see how I can help to create your dream space. Regards, Hannah...See More
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5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoAnother idea is to create a new utility room and turn the existing utility room into a boot room
Soraya
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5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoI don’t think putting in French doors to the side terrace leaves you stuck for furniture placement
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