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I don't think a door into the dining room is going to be the best - think of the shopping! Have the door swing into the utility room from the kitchen on a left hand hinge so it is then opening onto those cupboards (or whatever you've drawn in the top left corner of the utility room) and the outside door just rehung so it's a left hand hinge. You could lose a little bit of room from it and get a tiny bit more kitchen space. You are going to need space between the fridge and the counter so that the fridge door opens properly (I can't see that in your plans, but it might just be me). And jprzym utility rooms are great (although I recently heard someone refer to them as "futility rooms"). We use ours for most of what Justin said, plus as a pantry and for storage of kitchen equipment we don't use all the time.

hi Gerty. mine is too plasticy .. I went for the cheapest online. I should have spent more money and gone for a more classy one like a hanging bubble pod.

Hello everyone...this is SO very helpful - and thanks Kathryn for all your advice! We're going through the exact same routine for slide & tilt doors - and needs some other windows too. Our shortlist is Sunseekers or IDsystems. We are edging towards IDS, as they can offer the doors AND all other glazing we need - whereas SS only offer the doors (and also saw a few dodgy reviews for them too). IDS are few grand pricier. However your experience makes me feel they may be worth the extra. May I ask you, Kathryn, how much more glazing did you have (re negotiating price down), and what size are your (beautiful!) doors - are they 950mm panels? How much more did you pay for the special colour? THANKS so much,!