1930s remodelling/floor plan ideas
Hi, my first post on here. Looking for some likeminded people interested in offering some insight or advice on potential extension ideas to our 1930s home. I’ve got a long backstory, but don’t want to bore you or overload with too much info. So I’ll just include the original floor plan below and see what comes back, any ideas, questions please ask, I know a lot of the time this is very specific to individuals needs/wants, lifestyle etc. so if you could offer some experiences, ideas out there that would be great. Just to give you a brief idea 40k budget. Many thanks.
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kazzh
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Comments (22)I think making the extension smaller will work, but you've thrown something extra in to the mix by way of a music room and a separate lounge. The designs above are good, but none of them have room for dining. ( except for Jonathan's ) I think as Jonathan suggests that you need a definitive list of items that you have to have, and items that you'd like if it were possible. I fear you will not fit all of them in and something will have to give. You barely have enough room for everything ( excluding the music room ) with a full width extension, if you make that smaller you will have to do without something. Maybe the office could treble up as the office / guest room / music room? Or dining could be dining and music? Therefore, a concept planner is a must. As you can see, it is possible to have the rooms opened up like this ( bearing in mind a supporting wall has been taken away to make extra room - so extra cost ) - however, the furniture placement isn't in my opinion favourable - so that's where a concept planner comes in - They know the sizes of the objects and what can fit in where. They can also 3d the plans so that you can have a look round them. Your plans are ok, but they haven't taken in to consideration the furniture and what you might be able to fit in the spaces, thus they don't work so well i'm afraid. This is the whole thing made smaller - As you see the downstairs loo went in favour of a hallway to the downstairs bathroom, the loo becomes a utility cupboard. You have a bench dining area with table etc This is it made a little larger:- The extra metre makes a big difference!...See MoreUnusual 1930s House Renovation Project - Ideas? Help?
Comments (17)Jonathan, AMB, thank you ever so much for your advice and designs! We had been toying with the idea of pulling the garage forward. Back in the early 2000s, planning permission was rejected for a double garage in the opposite corner of the driveway but a sensible solution would be to come forward next to the neighbouring property, no light issues and should not upset the 'street scene'. I've always been keen on moving the stairs but associated costs have dampened my spirits a little. That saying, in there current guise they are incredibly steep and dangerous for the young and elderly. A new configuration may well improve the landing space/flow on the first floor. I completely agree about the driveway, my initial thought was grasscrete but we'll never have more than two cars... if that. With us eventually getting some gates up, that could be quite an inviting space. I've been watching a lot of house shows and they always mention about being able to see the garden from the front entrance which you have captured in that floor plan. Phases of work is a strong debate and you are not wrong AMB. I guess once we have a final plan, the phase of the works should fall into place. The fireplace was a family heirloom of the previous owner, took it out his grandad's property apparently! In terms of decor, we want to embrace the character of the property with an added modern twist. We are very keen to incorporate a hallway for the very reasons you mentioned. Thanks again for your comments and suggestions, all very useful....See More1930s semi plans: have we got it right?
Comments (20)The first render has an island, it's just against the wall to give you more counter space. However, you could shorten it down and leave a gap both sides. I hear what you're saying about having what you want, especially if you've set your heart on an Island. It's the entrance that causes the problems for you as it eats in to the room and thus causes a problem with enough room to walk around . In order to get your 1m gap to walk through you have to move the island 1.5m from the Units, and that's fine if you don't mind that. You could swing the whole thing round like this:- It does create a funny little gap between the entrance and the island, but that too is fine, if you don't mind. However, of course you are quite right, you can amend the length and depth of your island and go for a different sofa layout! Super !...See MoreHelp planning open plan kitchen/living extension on 1930's house.
Comments (8)I’m glad you like the idea for the dining table! If I’m being completely honest I don’t really know whether the new layout ideas really give you any more useable space. Do you need a desk in the room? If so it might be worth having the bit of extra space but it could be worth making the garage storage space into a study space as well rather than having the desk intrude on your living space too much. What do you think? If you kept the bigger storage room then you could maybe do something like the picture attached so having a multi purpose room?...See More
Zach
3 years agoZach
3 years agoGive you a bit more of an idea from the outside. We would ideally want to keep the roof height for the existing kitchen, with it vaulted one the inside (at the moment it’s flat on inside). Then flat roof on the extension to be built with a roof lantern?
Zach
3 years agoZach
3 years agoThis is the side access. If we built on the side, this would obscure the view etc. From the salon as you can see in pics.
Sabrina Lu
3 years agoZach
3 years agoZach
3 years agoWe have a very weird area leading off the hallway, tiny extension out to the side which has a useful downstairs toilet, but too many doorways going on. So the plan was to put a door at the bottom of the hallway straight ahead. Then block up the doorway leading into the morning room and making the downstairs toilet a little bigger (L shape) if that makes sense? The morning room could be used to house the washer/dryer under bay window, have a storage cupboard like you said built in with a through area of the hallway perhaps? So you can see straight through to the kitchen. We would need to take out the chimney stack/breast but I know neighbours have done this. They knocked through the morning room to the kitchen, giving them a gallery kitchen layout (which looks nice, but quite narrow).
Zach
3 years agoHopefully this gives you a bit more of an idea about the size/layout inside. I think it always helps. We would knock through we’re the large window is in the kitchen. We would also block up the kitchen door, so we can have a long run of units along this wall. Although it has been useful to let the dog out to the side. Our biggest headache is the morning room, how to utilise this space. It’s quite a large area to use as a complete utility/toilet space. Plus you would lose the through feeling from hallway aspect. All decisions, our architect hasn’t been very forthcoming with different ideas, very much left to our own devices and needs which is hard. We like someone to tell us different options etc.
Zach
3 years agoThis is the little extension/toilet outside. Which was already here when we purchased the house in 2016. Doesn’t look too out of place and in keeping with the red brick, so we like it. Plus it still gives us the side access.
Sabrina Lu
3 years agoZach
3 years ago
Sabrina Lu