First post - Please help! L-Shaped Kitchen/Diner dilemma(s)!
Dan Tree
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Comments (5)I agree with Brandi Nash Hicks, the first thing that struck me was that the table would be better the other way around. When not in use and the chairs pushed in it would allow more space on the doorside, no one would have to look at a wall and it would just feel more spacious. You could even have the narrow part up against the wall. Not sure what the TV is for, is this also going to be a sitting area? It looks far too high up on the wall. I would put any other seating so you can look outside. What do you want to use the room for? It would help if you posted photos of the rest of the room....See MoreIt’s go, Go ....... GO !!! – Kitchen / Diner project.
Comments (81)Well, the chippies van was up the drive when I got home from work - a little unexpected. At first I thought that he was sleeping with the Mrs, but then I remembered that he needed to finish the skirting boards. He's done a cracking job - quite a few tricky internal/external corners, plus the corners not being exactly 90 degrees he was back and forth to his saw all the time. He really did a stirling job. It was 13 meters of skirting in total - which took him 4.5 hours in total (over 2 evenings) and it cost me £90. Considering I was origionally going to do it, it could well be the best £90 I've spent on this whole kitchen. I need to get a lick of paint inside the alcove that's pictured. Our little fishtank will be returning in there, but as it's out I may as well do it. When we get the bar stools, and dining room table & chairs I will update again. So: What would I change/add/remove ADD - Somewhere to hang the tea-towels. We have some on the inside of a cuboard, but they keep falling off. Maybe I need some slightly more expensive 'hangers'. The space where they could have gone we put a spice rack/draw thingie - that's probably better though. ADD - We forgot about the bin! Now we have our pedal-bin basically kicking around the kitchen. The Mrs has already filled the cupboards to maximum capacity so I'm having trouble getting an internal cupboard one past her. I think I may just fit one then deal with her later. The bin has gravitated to a semi-perminant place, but with the kids trying to be *cough* helpfull the wall is already beginning to get the odd splatter of 'stuff' where they just throw their food in the general direction of it. Last night I said 'Well, why don't we just put it in the utility room' - She shot that idea down instantly as she obviously isn't happy about the extra 4 steps that it would take to walk all-that-way into another room. Poor thing! Typical woman lol. ADD - At the start of the project I would have got the electricians to chase in another mains wire from the fusebox so that it comes out of the kitchen wall centrally to the back garden, then I would put a PIR Security Light in. I know that it's not a big job by any means, and I could, and probably will, do it myself over the coming weeks but if I could have had it without a wire on the outside of the house then that'd would have been perfect. Also, thinking about it, I would have actually got him to do it at the front of the house as well as he re-wired the whole downstairs with new fusebox etc....See MoreHelp with designing kitchen diner please
Comments (23)Sorry I had trouble with the app, had to delete and re-install! I am really grateful for your suggestions and a lot to think about. The box st the top right hand corner of the last picture is the garage, and that’s what we are joining to the house. We can’t extend longer or wider, as it has been extended before, and the house is only about 7m wide if that. The hallway would probably about 1.5 to 2m wide if that. We have a footpath about 1m to the south facing aspect, from where the left hand side of the house is hence why we would rather not do much to that side, due to space, as you would be stepping directly onto the footpath bar a thin hedge, more’s the pity. And we are slap bang in the middle of fields with hedges surrounding us so makes planning a little difficult. Does that make sense at all? Really appreciate all your input!...See MoreL shaped - kitchen diner living room
Comments (6)Hello, Do-er upper. Mmm I was a bit confused just as I think you need to pinpoint your needs a bit more to find out what is the best layout. @rinked I agree, an interesting layout. How old are your children? You say to create a social space and a play area too. Depending on how old the kids are you will probably need to future proof too. All these changes depend on weight bearing walls as you say. Sounds like you want some flexibility... so maybe consider disappearing walls ? But some questions 1. Do you want a social space to be when you are the kitchen ? 2. Do you want the social space when you have family and guests over ? (We all long for that day:) ) 3. Do you want to see the kids playing when you are in the kitchen ? If 1 or 3. Then you want the kids area to be near the kitchen sight-lines. So the play area does not have to be overly big and can be the dayroom general do every thing room. If 2. Then your sight-lines change and area changes as you will want a bigger area so that you are not cut off. Then the dayroom area could be (when socialising) the drinks and chat room before you go to the dinning room...? ( Sounds very formal ) So your dinning room does not necessarily have to be open plan. Then your Kitchen is the centre and everything is around it....? Which is rinked 3rd plan with the garage wall partially down. More questions.. Does anyone in the family work from home ? Oh and the garage is there a room above it ? If you are willing to spend the amount of money on steels and including the garage area etc you may as well look at the whole of the ground floor as a whole. Which means you get exactly what you want and may not be as costly mmmm... ??? because you will future proof and depending on the age of the house and what materials it is constructed in... There are so many different construction materials these days. Your garage could be made of just glass or wood or even plywood. And even if knock through it may not be completely as you may need some wall space for storage. (Also remember there is no point knocking through a wall to only then put up a full height cupboard). I hope this helps to pinpont your needs a bit more. :)...See MoreDan Tree
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