Should I sacrifice a downstairs study/bedroom to extend small kitchen

3 years ago

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My house has 2 bedrooms upstairs, one large and one small double. A few years ago we extended on the ground floor to make a good sized third bedroom/study along with other alterations. We have found however that we are not really using this room so are considering knocking through from our small galley kitchen. We have no intention of moving but wonder if this would decrease the value or saleability. Downstairs there is a lounge, dining room, kitchen and bedroom/ study so the house is bottom heavy. We cannot knock through from the kitchen to the dining room so this would be our only option of making a bigger kitchen.

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Ellie
3 years ago
Can you post your floor plan. I would suggest knocking through kitchen and dining, but you say you can't do that. What about knocking through kitchen and lounge? Then using old dining room as new living room? A floorplan would help.

I definitely think losing a bedroom would devalue your house, but a knock through of 2 of your 3 other rooms (liv/din/kit) shouldn't
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3 years ago
Thanks for your comments Ellie.

Here is our floor plan. As you can see, we cannot knock through from the kitchen to the dining room as the stairs are in the way. We would also want to keep the lounge where it is as it is South facing and we have lovely views over the countryside.
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Sonia
3 years ago
Do what suits you as a family. Removing a bedroom may decrease the value, but if you’re planning to stay then I would knock down the wall between the kitchen and bedroom. bedroom/study. My mum’s neighbours turned a bedroom into a bathroom as it was downstairs next to the kitchen and it looks amazing and suits them. Follow your heart.
cavgirl
3 years ago
Could you use the present sitting room as a bedroom, and then reconfigure the kitchen/dining room/study into a kitchen—diner—snug space? Of course, that would mean losing a formal sitting room. Alternatively, keep the sitting room too, but put in a good sofa bed so that it can become a bedroom/guest room when required.
twamleyk
3 years ago
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On the face of it, reducing from three to two bedrooms would reduce the value, but most people would not 'see' that room as a third bedroom in my opinion, as most people will want a dining/kitchen space overlooking the garden.

I agree with Sonia. The sitting room could become the bedroom/study, the dining room a sitting room, and then you would have a large kitchen-dining room.
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E Casa Interior Design
3 years ago
Hi,

Completely understand why you want to keep the views for you to enjoy in your living space!

Just to add another option into the mix... how about knocking the wall down between the living room and the dining room to create an open-plan kitchen/living space with a dining table?

Depending on how big the two adjoining rooms are, could this give you a bigger kitchen?

This would also open up your entrance area and feel a lot brighter.

You could then keep the bedroom and use the kitchen for another purpose i.e study or ensuite bathroom.

Just an idea, hope it helps :)

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minipie
3 years ago
Personally I would want to knock through as you describe, so the kitchen is a bigger room and connected to the garden. At the same time I would create a wall to divide off the dining room so that the dining room could be a third bedroom/study if someone really needed it.

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