Dilemma - 1900’s Victorian Terrace - Downstairs Floor Plan
Help! We have a dilemma.
We’re mid renovation/ build and can’t decide how to optimise our space, create stunning views and find space for a toilet/ utility room.
Our Front Reception Room (FRR) and Second Reception Room (SRR) are 50cm higher than kitchen. We’re opening up the SRR into the kitchen, and building a Side Return.
We have the option of
- As per below floor plan, but this takes up much needed kitchen space
- Close the FRR from SRR and a small toilet/ Utility, accessed from the hallway. The rest of the floor in the SRR can be dropped and turned into a mini snug accessed from kitchen. However, this blocks off a stunning view from front of house to Garden.
Are there other options or things we should consider?
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Zoe Kelly
3 years agojojo_harding
3 years agoSimon Reeves
3 years agojojo_harding
3 years agoHi - we're just finalising our drawings so not done yet - the instagram page for @thise17life does a tour and also I found this one https://studiowolsey.com/side-extension-henley-on-thames they have the snug as a study - I'll attached a photo too - again it's smaller than ours - and yours by the look of your plans.
jojo_harding
3 years agoThis is the plan for our SRR. We'll going to level the pantry with the kitchen and remove the chimney breast.
Simon Reeves
3 years agoWere planning to drop the floor too, so it’s an extension of the kitchen. The problem is, the SRR is 3.3m wide and 3.7m long. If you take 1.5m of the length for the utility (slightly narrower than above) the only left with 2.1 (allowing 10cm for partition wall) to fit the snug - which would only have a 2 person sofa. Also, we’re opening it out fully with a steel so we don’t have the toilet there. The pic below is the start of the build before the steel goes in.
Tika Edwards
3 years agofiregard
3 years agopazzomed
3 years agoHi Simon
Looking at your floor plan there seems to be a lot of under utilised space and i am guessing from the first floor plan that there will be sky lights down the left hand side of the extension? Have you considered moving most of the kitchen to the left hand side so your counters are under natural day light. You could sacrifice any top units for open shelving to maximise the light/view. Also may sure you have at least 1 unit space of worktop either side of sink and hob.
If it is possible, perhaps a bigger utility could be gained by moving the dividing wall between the SRR and the hall??? Alternatively a cheaper option could be to install a wall of floor to ceiling cupboards in the SRR (kinda like a false wall) that you can hide everything away in (you could even include a large airing cupboard)
The opposite wall could be a mix of shallow units, open shelving, a desk if needed or maybe library/reading area and lots of greenery? Think of the SRR as becoming a glorified grand hallway – keeping the middle clear will ease the flow and also give you a decent indoor exercise space? Lighting will also be very important in this area – maybe a mix of ‘daylight’ effect bulbs and also mood lighting/lamps for when you want it more cosy.
I have added a couple of drawings below to help visualise what i mean – might spark some new ideas?
Good luck with the project
pazzomed
3 years agoJane
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