Kitchen/dining/living room renovation
Hi all, first post here. We have an L shaped kitchen/dining room currently. Lee knocked into the back room and opened it up to make it more open plan years ago. I want to put in a new kitchen and would love an island but we just can’t fit one in unless we knock 2 support pillars and quotes have come in at €90k just for the build. I’ve recently asked an architect to give us some ideas and he has sent in the drawing. My question really is: would the sink work in the peninsula/breakfast bar area or better at the back of the house facing the garden. I liked the idea of looking at the family while at the stools or watching tv in the new living space but realistically sinks are messy and with kids it’s non stop mess. While I would love the whole lot to be open I cannot justify the cost when I’d get the same amount of floor space with both extensions. one would just consist of a lot more steel and I’d have the open plan look I want. I’m willing to sacrifice this if the quotes come in for half that price which builder seems to think they will. What do ye think? Thanks 😊
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karbarstar
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Comments (10)Thank you for your response. We had plans pretty finalised until we found out that we can keep just that long wall into the large space as it is a load-bearing. There is an opportunity to put a door in though. I am attaching what it looked like with all the walls that we can now remove. We have also been tinkering with ideas which I am adding as well. I added some comments on the plans as well. What we want to have is a dining area with a large table that seats 8-10 people. We want enough space for two people to work and cook in the kitchen. Thus, we were thinking of an island or an L-shape workspace coming out. We'd like to have a utility room to have space for all the cleaning utensils. Washer and Dryer will be upstairs in a separate laundry room. The living room is nothing formal but an area to relax and watch TV. We'd like to have an L-shaped cough in there for a family of four (2 kids under the age of 10)....See MoreBefore & After: Kitchen & Living Room Renovation in Notting Hill
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Comments (1)It’s not a big house and I suspect that if you try to increase the number of rental bedrooms you only invite the student market which may not be your intention. You need to make the decision on your local market- I suspect your research will tell you that either no change will increase the rental potential enough to justify the cost. Or you might conclude two bedrooms with a bathroom each is great for sharing professionals...See Morekarbarstar
3 years agoWumi
3 years agoSink overlooking garden! Personally I think you could probably get away with rejigging your current space. With the extension you’ll be getting a longer but narrower galley kitchen thats almost 6m away from the dining table and a tighter dining area.
karbarstar thanked Wumikarbarstar
3 years ago
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