Please help me with Victorian 2nd reception room
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Comments (17)I moved the doorway to my bathroom and it was worth every penny if it means you can get a better arrangement, but exploring all the options first is best to avoid the hassle. Personally i would put the TV in the corner labelled 'wasted space', put the sofa where the bookcase is, put the armchairs in much the same place but perhaps more in a straight line with the fireplace and the coffee table in the middle. It looks like all your furniture hugs the walls, but it will make the room seem a lot less long and narrow if the flow was broken up a bit in the middle. Then I would move the book case over where the TV is, add a snuggler in the bay window and perhaps a sideboard (or guitars) to the right on the wall across from where the TV currently is. It would almost be like splitting the room in to two different spaces for two different purposes. The guitars and books near the window for light and relaxation and the furniture in a social setting without being center around the tv entirely but in a good view as well. My room is equally as awkward and I am still trying to figure it out so best of luck to you!...See MoreNeed help with ground floor internal layout of kitchen/diner reception
Comments (12)Thank you for details. In general, location of areas is chosen fine, especially if you want to keep dining and kitchen separately. Although I will have couple of suggestions for you. I would consider more space for your dining/kitchen area. Make it wider and add at least 1m-1,5 m. You have double doors to the garden but you don't leave enough room to walk around table. It can be a nightmare to move chairs if you need to pass, even simply for the reason to open or close windows with curtains or blinds. Looking at lounge areas: two large sofas will look bulky, especially in the area, which you plan to keep neat and clean. It means it should be as functional (when you need it to be) as to be out of your way when you live your life. From here, I will recommend to choose corner sofa for your sitting room and a large footstool. It will allow you to have open look on interior and area will look larger, welcoming and you will have more seats for family hours.If you like armchairs, then have a look at next layout Second area doesn't need large sofa. A set of chairs will look much better and will be more functional. Therefore, you don't need any special dividers between two areas because they will look as two separate complete areas and you will not miss such fact :) If you wonder to place doors or special separation to kitchen + dining area, there are many esthetic options https://alenacdesign.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/room-dividers-and-other-solutions/ I hope it will help you :) Don't hesitate to ask more. Good luck! Alena...See MoreHelp! Awkward Victorian semi "middle room"
Comments (10)Hi! Some tips to not make it look like a "waiting room" is to make it very cosy and "alive". I like the dining table in the corner, but it looks a bit empty maybe. What about adding a bench in the corner? You can make a bench super easily with the IKEA Besta units that you just fix together. It is super cheap too, as I know you are renting the house. And then some art on the wall maybe with a nice ceiling light? In the other corner, I would go for two arm chairs for example? This space could be your "morning coffee/reading corner". Again, to make it not look like a "waiting room", I would add a tripod lamp for example, a big round rug, some plants, and maybe a small book shelf. Also, I would use the top of the fire place to add some decoration :) I hope this helps a bit! I can show you some examples of what I had in mind if you want! Feel free to message me! Saara...See MoreAdding a 2nd toilet or ensuite to small 2 bed terraced victorian house
Comments (4)Hi Isla! Thank you! Ok so swapping the stairs would be expensive and wouldn't work as I'd need to sort the landing upstairs. This is what I thought, but not sure I could open all these walls and extend a toilet upstairs over the old extension, even if I want to shorten the walls to the downstairs toilet to have more kitchen space... I have clearly no idea how the structural work would hold all this together, if I'd need permission from the council... But this would be my ideal world. Please tell me it's possibly doable! Maybe would need a column between new kitchen extension and dining area?...See MoreCarolina
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