kitchen/diner/family room layout
smadd
5 years ago
How would you suggest we layout this room to get a comfy seating area and our 6 seater dining table and bench? There are chimney breasts, structural pillars and awkward corners / doorways so not that many options from what we can see. We may have to get a smaller but expandable table. Would love your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
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Jonathan
5 years ago
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5 years agoAgreed with Jonathan, there is not enough space here for dining table and seating area. It looks like you have 1.5m between run of kitchen units and peninsula? If so, reducing this distance to 1m may help - it would still be very tight though and circulation space is an issue:
I would also suggest centralising your hob over the 2 x 800mm(I think) units below it
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Comments (13)Hi Chloe, What a lovely space and great shaped room to work with! Having been through something very similar in the last 6 months and very nearly made a few big mistakes (but thankfully didn't!) there's a few things I'd probably mention. I love having your seating area by the doors, we have done something similar and it's a lovely space to sit in and look out. Are you having a TV in there and have you thought about where it might go if you are? I totally agree with Jonathan, probably not enough worktop if you have both your sink and hob on the island. Our island is 2.4m in length (1.2m wide) and there's just enough space to cook and then plate up next to the hob for 8 plates so long as you're tidy! :) We've gone from Gas to induction hob and I do miss being able to take hot things out of the oven and put them directly onto the hob (it's not recommended, although lots of people say it's fine... I haven't quite been brave enough yet!!) Tall units are fab and our double larder cupboard we use to store all pots, pans and glassware- I still can't believe how much you can get in it! We also put it in a position whereby it's accessible from both where I cook and also the 'social' side of the island so friends / hubby can lay the table etc, without having to get right by me cooking. We've ended up with a separate space for the toaster and microwave out of the main work area of the kitchen and I love it as people can make toast and snacks without getting in my way if I'm cooking! Don't go for base unit cupboards if you can help it- drawers are so much better! We only ended up with one in our pantry and I am going to have internal drawers fitted as it's a right pain to see what's at the back! Have you considered banquette seating around one side of the dining table as an alternative? It's super flexible seating if you've got little ones and because one side is up against a wall it gives not only quite a cosy feeling but extra floor space for moving around it. My other bit of advice would be have a think about your lighting super early in the design and get all your electrics sorted- I'd never realised before this project what a huge difference lighting and layered lighting can make to a room that is multi- functional! Have you got someone helping you with the design of the room (layout and aesthetics) or are you going it alone? :) Hope it helps! Best wishes, Claire...See MoreKitchen / Diner / Living Room layout help!
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5 years agoAlternatively you could make an L shaped kitchen with the table in the middle. I’m no kitchen designer though so not sure if there would be problems with this:
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