Hello, I am looking to reconfigure the ground floor of my house.
I have a nice patio and views. the down stairs toilet is in the middle between the kitchen and the dining room. i would like to extend the kitchen or dining room into the toilet area and include the hall way at that end to gain space in one of the main rooms. i would then use a glass door into the rest of the hallway for extra light.
the garden is not very big so i am reluctant to extend into the garden. there is some limited space to the side. its a typical country plot. As its not square. Any suggestions much appreciated.
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Comments (4)There's two ways you can look at this; 1. as soon as you open the space you're taking away the privacy and essentially allowing the noise level to effect each side. 2. you are creating a large area that welcomes everyone to gather whilst also having separate sections. To begin I would identify how you would like the space to function, take into consideration the few pointers above too. Once you've understood the space a bit clearer and would still like to open it, maybe you could add some glass doors. There's so many different designs that you chose. I currently have a client based in hertfordshire and we used a company called todd doors (https://www.todd-doors.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjw2K6lBhBXEiwA5RjtCeabPHjoqhiOc7Id-25Jk0SqzUbijjq68YAhTQz6PSNxMZrTE3MDHBoCmnIQAvD_BwE). This will allow you to keep the space looking open and seeing both sides whilst also cancelling some of the noise that could be created from each side. I hope this helped! if you would like some more info please feel free to contact me! Kind regards Jess JCavaree Interiors Ltd...See Morejoannemorrison99
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2 years agoHope this can be of help. You don't need to extend.
Moved toilet against utility wall, using the old utility doorway to create a niche for a basin. New utility doorway in what might be a loadbearing wall. Closed off dining room door, so you'd have some extra space for coats and such. Created an opening from dining to kitchen and placed a galley kitchen.
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2 years agoI don't see it as wasted hallway space, as storage is always nice.
But here are some layouts that might help you decide:
(and just imagine the niche is flat on the utility side)
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