What to do with a spare ground floor room ?
Laurie Lea
5 years ago
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Comments (2)Of all the things I see in your room, I like the art deco bureau the best. I would work with that. Empty the room of everthing else, except the mattress. Replace the bed with a simple frame. Get a new duvet. Paint the wall white. Lower the painting of the girl directly over the head of the bed. Lower the chandy, too and add black shades. Get a frameless round mirror just like in this picture....See MoreHow do you use your spare room?
Comments (3)We have 3 spare rooms; 2 are double guest bedrooms with one containing a bank of very tall wardrobes for clothes we don't have room for in our own bank of wardrobes in our bedroom so can double as a dressing area (note to self - you've got too many flippin' clothes!). The third is used purely as the OH study/ office, but tends to be used as a dumping ground as well....See MoreNew kitchen lower ground floor of victorian house.. what do you think?
Comments (15)I don't really understand the "walk through cupboard into larder space". The plan just shows storage either side, would you not be better just having a wide larder unit? Agree with Jonathan re range and integrating fridge. Only on the assumption you won't be using both dishwashers at the same time, I might swap the one in the corner with the bin (so you're not dripping mess on the floor and DW's in corners are trickier as you can only stand to one side to stack etc) and move the other DW to the island but also swap the side of the drawers. It would be a major trip hazard though if you do use at the same time :) Given you have 2 DW's do you need an extra fridge in the utility? something like Little Greene French grey/pale may work for units, which is a Victorian paint colour. You could have oak on the island although it's obviously not as practical as Quartz etc. i think a butlers sink would also be more in keeping?...See MoreWidening ground floor living room on existing footprint or extension
Comments (14)@Wumi thank you taking time out for commenting. Answer to your queries: How do you currently use the your ground floor rooms? BKG: At the moment we spaced out! Meaning - my son normally in the front room ( PS4/football). The three others just sit in a line formation in the lounge. In Lounge we tend to use two seats ( highlighted red for most use and up to blue to very rare use). I think because it feels like we are in a narrow corridor- not a great family experience WD: How would you like to use them? (What would you like to achieve with the reconfiguration) BKG. I think a quote that I saw on this site sums it perfectly; "I like the house but like love it as a home. On paper the house sounds fantastic, but ground floor is not functional in terms of experience. Having a room long and narrow everything we purchase has to be clinical. With narrow long lounge, when we have guests its not functional, at times people seem to stand in in the wall between the lounge and kitchen. Not a great experience I like sitting in a square formation which i feel enhance the interactions. Wider/squarer rooms, I think brings so many options WD: Is there a wall between the kitchen and lounge? BKG: Yes a wall between Kitchen and (through lounge/extension at back). P>s the Kitchen ceilings or of a different height (due to a previse side extension) WD: Where is the front entrance? BKG: Front door of the house (looking from the garage inwards, direction of stairs( i will update diagram. Again thank you for your repsponse. Regards...See More
Tani H-S
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Gabby Wong
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Sonia
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Ribena Drinker
5 years agoNoidea
5 years agoLaurie Lea
5 years agominipie
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Carolina
5 years agoWho knows, you might one day decide that a ground floor bedroom would be good. Perhaps you can, by that time, create an en-suite bathroom for it too?
Or a home bar/pub, if you like to entertain a lot?
LTS
5 years ago
Jonathan