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Helen Kennedy
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Comments (13)Hi Minnie 101 - This was taken yesterday, pre bookcase when I was experimenting with the various design permutations ;) I will update tomorrow (hubby is forcing me to get some sleep) with pics of the art work hung up. The wall colour is interesting as it looks so different all the time. It is dulux's Jurassic Stone. But looks green, olive, grey, mint, etc during different times of the day. I absolutely love the colour!...See MoreDesign dilemma #living room
Comments (15)Sukiharrison and Odd job Hadyman, Thank you very much for your comments :) We actually intended to have the sofa on the opposite wall and built in cabinets and shelves exactly like you've suggested but I absolutely loved this big L shape sofa so desided to have it as it is now. There is no problem to move one part of the sofa to the opposite wall and the other to the wall against the window, but for now this is more convenient lay out. The shelves have to wait for now but I imagine them in white. After hearing a few suggestions about the secondary light by the window I will probably listen to the pros and remove it In favour of a floor or table lamp. No curtains.. For now :) I have a big thing about dust and would like this house to be as easy to clean as possible and generally don't like curtails Over radiators. Thou I understand this will affect the appearance I'd like to keep it simple....See MoreDesign dilemma. should I have bigger kitchen and sacrifice utility
Comments (18)Great overall floor space but the plan would benefit from some amendments. I would keep the utility room especially as your garage is detached. The design will give you a gloomy lounge so lose the office to give it some natural light coming in from the front of the house as well as through the internal bifolds separating kitchen from lounge. I agree that the play room may soon become redundant so relocate the office there. With the extra room in the lounge (or the bigger office space), incorporate some clever storage for toys etc. Include a door from lounge to current play room for easier access to the toilet. I might be tempted to pinch a bit of play room space to extend the toilet area and have a small lobby so you always have 2 doors between lounge/play room to toilet. Remove the door from play room to utility and have extra utility units. Install a sliding door from utility to kitchen. I would also remove the door from the living room to the playroom. Good luck with the build....See MoreDesign dilemma - help!
Comments (10)Hi Rob, I’m glad you like the designs! My other ideas included replacing the garage or converting it as part of the main ground floor or as an separate space like a gym, office or games room. Or creating a very large open plan space with a small bedroom downstairs and then adding or replacing the dormer extension upstairs to fit in 3 bedrooms. But this would have some compromises and I think you could do better with your budget! You won't necessarily have to rebuild/replace the garage. It might have a strong enough structure and foundation to support a first floor, especially if it’s timber frame addition like @tim_baker921 excellently suggests! But this would need to be determined by a structural engineer’s inspection. But did you mean that the garage needs to be replaced anyway for structural or other reasons? Reconstruction of the garage foundations could also damage the existing drain locations, which might then need replacing. This would eat into the budget more as well. So your existing drain locations should be considered for any of these options at the early design stage! Another idea was to extend out the sides of the roof and in front of the garage, with flat roof/dormer windows. But this would be more suited to a project where you couldn't exceed the existing ridge height. It might require a lot of design development just to get the roof profile looking good from the front. But simply raising the roof would achieve the same effect with a more standard roof profile. @Jonathan is right that you are more likely to be granted planning permission if there are other houses of similar heights and sizes on your road or if there is plenty of variation already. If you are interested in comparisons or development of any of these ideas further or would like us to work on a planning application, please feel free to message me directly on Houzz or contact me at: info@phillipbrewerarchitecture.co.uk Kind regards Phill...See MoreHelen Kennedy
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