kitchen refurb and design options
K Owen
5 years ago
Hi.
I’m going round in circles trying to decide what’s the best thing to do.
Current kitchen is small and cut off. I would like a larger kitchen/diner.
The thought was to move the kitchen to the lounge. Which is 18x19ft and have units, island and dining table.
But dont know what to do with study? 10*7ft. We could turn it into a large pantry/storeroom. Or knock the wall down between study and lounge to create a bigger space. It’s a load bearing wall though. What would you do?
The current kitchen would become a study.
The long term plan is to then build to the left of the lounge and add a small family/living area. I’m not sure if we will need all that space though and then what we do with the new study.
The other option is we do nothing for a few years until we’ve saved money for an extension and then extend current kitchen out (fill in the L shape) and knock both external walls linking current kitchen and lounge together. This would give us a living/diner/kitchen. But this would probably be £££s of which we don’t have.
Can anyone recommend anything? I’m afraid of making the wrong decision and messing it up.
Here’s current floor plan. It’s not a birds eye view so the room dimensions looks smaller than quoted above.
Thanks
I’m going round in circles trying to decide what’s the best thing to do.
Current kitchen is small and cut off. I would like a larger kitchen/diner.
The thought was to move the kitchen to the lounge. Which is 18x19ft and have units, island and dining table.
But dont know what to do with study? 10*7ft. We could turn it into a large pantry/storeroom. Or knock the wall down between study and lounge to create a bigger space. It’s a load bearing wall though. What would you do?
The current kitchen would become a study.
The long term plan is to then build to the left of the lounge and add a small family/living area. I’m not sure if we will need all that space though and then what we do with the new study.
The other option is we do nothing for a few years until we’ve saved money for an extension and then extend current kitchen out (fill in the L shape) and knock both external walls linking current kitchen and lounge together. This would give us a living/diner/kitchen. But this would probably be £££s of which we don’t have.
Can anyone recommend anything? I’m afraid of making the wrong decision and messing it up.
Here’s current floor plan. It’s not a birds eye view so the room dimensions looks smaller than quoted above.
Thanks
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Comments (21)Hi Laura, You've received many suggestions and some have been quite good. Particularly useful are the photos above of the French pied a terre with the slim line cabinets on one side. If you need somewhere to eat, you can swap the table and chairs for a bar and stools with slim cabinets either side. And don't worry about losing the panel radiator. Your plumber can install a hydronic plinth heater that connects into your central heating. I think the key to your colour scheme should start with your new cooker. Have you considered beige cabinet doors in high gloss? They would make your range look integrated and help reflect light around the room. Polished black granite (or laminate) worktop will pick up the black trim on the cooker. The arched lower door of the cooker points toward a more traditional or transitional look for a cooker hood (black) or an integrated hood. Beige and black tiles would keep the walls of the working area scrubbable. Look at metro tiles for a high gloss finish or patchwork tiles for some retro designs. Lastly, change over to LED lighting with warm white lamps. Avoid harsh white light overhead, but don't forget worktop lighting. Good luck and have fun....See MoreKitchen Refurb
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5 years agoI still like this layout. Last time I posted this you were worried about the cost of the renovations and concern what it would look like to have an oversized window in the cloakroom. I think the oversized window will look great- you just have to think about the window treatment for privacy. Previous posts suggest you are concerned about costs involved with moving the WC and taking down walls. I suspect that because your house was solidly built you are thinking all the walls are holding something up- consider if all the upstairs walls are brick- personally I think it is unlikely the utility or cloakroom walls are structural. A builder could help give you an idea of the likely implications of removing these walls but I imagine from experience it would be a lot easier and quicker than moving the kitchen to another room which involves moving alot of electrics and water.
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