Best kitchen layout for side return extension
Would love some opinions on best layout for my victorian side return kitchen extension. I have spent far too looong on the IKEA kitchen planner (which is excellent for basic laying out btw).
See some ideas below.
The old kitchen (so lowest roof height) is on right hand side. The rest of the ceiling will be vaulted.
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Comments (7)Hello James, Just a thought here and a very quick one!... If you have a galley arrangement you don't cut the room in half. You could then have a different kind of island/eating area. I love the island that morphs into dining if there is not a degree of separation to have two separate entities.. . The room spatially will feel more open, but of course it must be something you're happy with. For the seating area consider a chaise longue as if two don't sit, one can recline and gaze into the garden! If you were to make the side return ie follow along from the external wall (Living room) you could move the kitchen back in line with this. It's not a massive extension possibly 70 or 80 wide ie the doorway width approx.. It allows the access way to be left alone and thus you can still walk down past your kitchen.. There's no courtyard but you have a better flow through from front to back.. It's simpler perhaps but sometimes this is the best solution to a problem.. The living room could possibly have the angled wall removed to open up the living and kitchen area.. RSJ or some structural addition if the wall is load bearing and you'd need consent most probably.. Structural engineers, but the architect can advise you.. if you liked the idea.. It means you lose the door to the alleyway from the living room but I don't feel this is a gr8 loss.... You could move (or rather extend backwards to the new rear wall) the loo to my suggested new "rear" wall position boxed in from either side of course and with pocket doors and a small (read tiny) cloakroom in front accessed from hall side... so the door isn't opening directly into hall/kitchen/living but has two doors. So the end of the living room is squared off and forms one side of the new loo position. It's a minimal move. You increase the flow through from the living room by opening this out more and even a smaller amount would benefit. and then you can start the run (Kitchen) from back of downstairs loo with larder cupboard for example so there is again a degree of separation from downstairs loo and what is going to be kitchen units.. I also like to plan large monoliths like double height fridge freezers or larders in corners, which doesn't impede the view! Sliding or concertina doors at the back or my specific favourite .... Bring the outdoors in and visa vera! It's rather a more simplified design but I think it creates flow which I like the idea of in a home such as yours. You could put in wooden french doors if you wanted to separate front living from rear living but still keep them with the aesthetic feel of one room.. Don't lose the fireplaces if they're lovely they might be worth keeping! The other alternative is to square off the loo, do the small side extension as mentioned above and then you have two walk ways into kitchen from hall side and from kitchen side.. Then you'd have the FF or larder in the middle on the Loo wall .. This arrangement isn't open like my first idea.. but it would save you moving the loo in question.. : )) These are on a huge scale I know but they're to give you some inspiration about how to handle the door from kitchen to garden! Think garage style pulley system.. This kind of solution makes for a spectacular entrance to your garden and beyond!...See Moreside return extension, best layout?
Comments (5)This layout makes sense, but there are other options; If you are concerned with the size of the kitchen, you could look into moving the kitchen to the back. knock down the closet behind the toilet and locate the kitchen on that wall from side to side with a large island in the middle. The opposite wall can have a large bookcase/cabinet from side to side. The dining table can stand where the kitchen is now and you can make an opening from the lounge to the dining area for better flow. Check out what we do, we specialise in house layout design and are always happy to help if you need any further advice. visit our website: www.betterspace.co We offer a package that include tailored design, furniture layout recommendations and a professional floor-plan drawing as well as a 3D package which includes a 3D floor-plan and photo-realistic images that will help you visualise your new design. You can use promo code ‘houzz’ for a further 15% discount!...See Moreopinions on kitchen side return extension!
Comments (1)Looks good. To increase light to the dining roo, enlarge the library skylight as much as possible, also the doorway from library to dining room should be opened up as much as possible (ideally nearly to ceiling). If you have a door there make it a glazed one. The internal windows between hall and dining won’t give much light but will make the corridor seem wider. On the first floor it seems slightly odd that bed 3 has an ensuite while the master bedroom shares the family bathroom. If those are the only 2 bathrooms, I would suggest tweaking so both are accessible off the hall. Or swap the study with one of the bathrooms to make a lovely en suite (but suspect plumbing the soil pipe would be very difficult for that idea). Finally, just a thought, if you are willing to swap the patio doors for a window (could be a big bifolding window, cafe style) then you could have a big sofa under that window facing the kitchen - not as pretty as the facing the garden but more sociable. Or keep the doors and put a small sofa at the end of the kitchen run and armchair opposite it....See MoreFeedback on design/layout on side return extension
Comments (4)Hi OnePlan, many thanks for quick feedback. Valid points you made. The hallway to WC has a small cloakroom before you enter the WC. This is because I may not have enough space to put a door due to some structural elements and the clearing from front wall to stairs is just 36 inch. This is a southern aspect garden . I plan to put some sky lights/windows across the width of rear extension so yes its a valid point about evening sun affecting TV. Peninsula is also good option to give us more spaces. Let me work it and post back results. We could open a door to pantry/laundry room but then loose the wall to put stuff....See More
Jane
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3 years agoMany thanks @Ellen Utley Interiors this is all very useful. So the dimensions would work for B after all. Although the island would definitely need to be 900 mm and not 1000 mm.
I guess I have narrowed down the options to B and E. Nobody seems to like E.... am I missing something?! Here is how they both look front on. I like the way E seems to open up the space whereas I am still worried about the 'corridor' effect of B and the fact the door placement is not ideal ( you can just about see the outline of the door).
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3 years agoAgreed about D trying to achieve too much. . Here is a revised E with the stools and chairs tucked in. Actually I don't think I'd use bar stools at the moment as I have a small child (irresistible climbing frame).
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3 years agoHere's the G hybrid. I love the island but not so keen on the rest of it. I'd have to lose some tall units on the right to maintain symmetry. I'll try with the tall units at the back...
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoTall units at the back. Looks nice but what to do with all that new space around the island.
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3 years ago@Jane No regrets with ours. How much space is there to the left of the doorway? In G is the island intending to be a breakfast bar as well or just storage? Here's our plan
The breakfast bar faces a wall/units but that's the same if you have an island anyway. But this way you get to prep food and look out into the garden. And nobody gets in your way when passing through the kitchenJane thanked MartinJane
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