Hi. I think it's a great idea. Depending on what you want there could be a few options. Maybe a 9ft L shaped kitchen starting near the dividing wall and finishing at the store. You could then have a narrow table with bench seating positioned against the firewall with a chair or a small love seat in the bottom left corner. Or if you wanted informal dining you could try a bench like the one attached with just a small sofa on the left wall. Or if you wanted a bigger kitchen try someing like the attached but with shorter units for your patio door and a round table at the other end (the image is from bhg and the room is 9x15 for reference). It definitely helps if the washing machine can be elsewhere and I would try to maximise storage by taking cabinets to the ceiling

I think you just need a lighter version of grey. This three colours will be very elegant together. I'll have my kitchen wall grey too, white flooring and wenge kitchen furniture. And some yellow here 'n' there...

I won a bike in a competition just before Christmas ,but due to a knee problem I'm unable to ride this beautiful prize . I knocked down my shed last summer due to its age so now have nowhere to store my bike . It's in the hall , has to be negotiated around , I'm reluctant to sell it as I want to ride it !! I live in a terrace so back access is complicated and due to the knee problem I can't haul it up the front steps !! New house needed .... for me and my bikey !

Hi. It's difficult to say without knowing exactly what the business requirements are. What flooring is down atm as I would go for large concrete effect tiles to minimise flooring costs? Add rugs for texture plus if you need to work on the floor? I would divide the area so you have a work area and a seating area with kitchenette. Use industriał style dividers or bookcases to split the space. Colours will need to be light for working so maybe a very pale grey or white for walls but use dark blue or charcoal velvet for a sofa with maybe a leather chair. I assume the other end of the room is the same? I would build cupboards with shelves ŵall to ceiling, deep enough to hold fabric ( I might be tempted to paint these in a charcoal though!). Maybe look at a library ladder for reaching the top shelves. I'd buy an enormous old desk in wood and leather, have a look in antique shops for the double style desks. You can buy large vintage filing cabinets for any buttons, threads etc ( there's an antique shop in long melford which sells cabinets and desks if you're close to suffolk!) Use a large pendant light in the seating area with floor lamps but maybe look at the industriał style track lighting for the working area combined with task lights for the desk. You could also add mirrors to bounce the light