Swapping kitchen and bedroom - where do I start?
Hey! I thought I’d post this to help me get ahead with where to start! Just about to complete on a flat and I wanted some advice on the plan!
I want to swap the kitchen and the bedroom... The kitchen space is more appropriate for a bedroom and I don’t like guests having to walk through the bedroom to get to the only bathroom.
The only problem is I don’t know where to start/who’s services I’ll need or if this is a worthwhile project. Id like to keep the budget at less than £20k for swapping and finishing the two rooms with all materials and labour. Is this reasonable? I would like the kitchen to have a good finish (granite worktops etc)
I’ve attached the original floor plan and my “idea” floor plan with a few pics of the rooms as they are!
thoughts ideas etc welcomed!
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2 years agoWumi
2 years agoI thought I recognised that floor plan! For the kitchen I would try to get the hob recessed as much as possible into the chimney breast.
If you know what you want - layout, design and finish, I’d draw up a detailed plan (or work with a kitchen designer to do that!) and approach general contractors.
I’d shop around for a few quotes and try and go for a company that has done multiple room renovations and/or high end kitchen fittings.
Start with converting the bedroom first! You can sleep in the living room whilst they sort the flooring, walls, doors and services and fit the new kitchen. Then you can rip out the old kitchen and convert to your bedroom.
Is the kitchen in good condition? If so you could reuse cabinets or just put the whole kitchen up for sale second hand to save it ending up in landfill. Same goes for the bedroom carpet.
Added benefit of selling/recycling kitchen and carpet is that you likely won’t need a large skip and permit and could probably get away with a skip bag (e.g hippo bag) in your frontage.Natasha White
2 years agoWumi
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2 years agoWumi
2 years agoThe bedroom door does look like it hits the wardrobe in the image. If there is any wiggle room it would be good to widen the doorway to the right.
Alternatively, you could have shallower base cabinets with nice shelving on top for food and crockery storage.
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