Kitchen/Diner layout - guidance please!

4 years ago

I've added a small extension to a narrow north facing townhouse which looks onto the gable of a neighbouring house.

I hoped extending would allow for a decent kitchen table (min seat 6) & small 2 seater/tv area. I didn't anticipate the restrictions the remaining parts of the original back wall would put on the layout.

The extension has a higher ceiling & is light filled and I know that is where I will want to sit/spend time but I don't want it be become soley a tv area.
The hoarding is still up so I can't gage how far the light will project into the original kitchen. Before I decided to extend I got a kitchen plan drafted but now wonder if it's the best option.

Any advice on how to maximise this space would be appreciated as I'm a bit tormented at this stage

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Rukmini Patel Interior Design
4 years ago
Hi there,

Can you clarify what exactly you mean by maximise space and where exactly? From your description you mention adding a 6 seater and from the last image this looks like the kitchen.

I think there are many factors you need to consider, first off apart from the obvious cooking in the kitchen, what else will you be doing in here? socialising, any pets that need looking after in here? what meals will take place in here, just a breakfast area or all meals? And also how important is it to you to have a large open space vs have a large dining table?

Sounds like having space is important to you in which case I suggest you go for a 4 seater extending dining table unless of course you need to have a 6 seater all the time, then you might be better off with a round table? You could also move the dining table a bit closer to the living room to get more space in the kitchen area.

Hope that helps? Let me know if you have any questions.

Rukmini Patel Interior Design
mburke014
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4 years ago
Many thanks for your response!

All meals will be had here, no pets & I have several siblings hence the desire for 6-8 seater. I'd like this space as a whole to be a social space, an area you would be happy to lounge in. I have a separate sitting room so while ideally I would like a TV area being able to dine in a light filled room is more important. I was happy with the original plan pre extension but while the extension is now light filled, the light doesn't quite extend into the original kitchen.

Happy to go with extendable table as I won't always require seating for 6-8 . Had considered, as you suggested, moving the table between the old & new spaces but thought it might be tight to move around given the remains of the original back wall. Do you think this is an option? That would be great

Thank you
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Rukmini Patel Interior Design
4 years ago
Hi lovely, I think its definitely worth going for an extendable dining table and that way you can seat more as and when required. If you are really unsure about it you could always get masking tape out and see what the table will feel like in the space. Ideally you need to have 70mm gap from the chair to the wall so that you can get in and out of the table easily.
mburke014
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4 years ago
Will definitely try that, thank you!

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