Reconfiguring dining, kitchen, living space
Sam F
3 years ago
We have recently bought a home with already extended side-return kitchen/dining space, albeit with a shower room plonked in the kitchen. We use the old dining room as a family room with sofa and tv, which we will keep, and we’d like a downstairs loo, BUT we want to open out to the garden and create a more open space, perhaps with a kitchen island... any advice or design tips??
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