Ideas wanted for Kitchen/Diner/ Living Layout - which way to go?
Hello, we're struggling to decide where to place our kitchen in the new extension. Thankfully we're not at all close to starting building work, but a decision will help us to move forward with kitchen planning etc.
Some things that factor into our thinking:
Our new kitchen diner will have a part vaulted ceiling, essentially the extension will be vaulted but the old ceiling will be flat. One of our thoughts is whether the kicthen would be better in the vaulted section or not.
The back of the house where the kitchen is located is south facing.
In the two main options we have, you'll see that when we place the kitchen nearer to the bifold doors, the island will need to accommodate either a sink/hob, likely to be hob.
If we were to place the kitchen further back, the extra space afforded to wall units means we can probably keep the island clear.
We also want a dining table and casual seating are in the room, so location of these is also in play!
I've attached the main floor layout design of the house and some of our working ideas for kitchen layout.
Would love to hear your thoughts/challenges on this.
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antchristie
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoRelated Discussions
Kitchen diner/living area layout ideas
Comments (1)We would like one of our design team to discuss this with you. Please feel free to contact us if this something you would like to do!! Please look at some of our previous projects !! Regards Anthony...See MoreKitchen diner layout – which way?
Comments (9)Thank you everyone. We would like to spend more time in the kitchen (something we don't do now). Though, I can probably make the same argument for the dining room which has become a bit of a dumping ground. The general layout of the house is a typical 1930’s 3 bed semi. In an ideal world I’d extend but I don’t want go through all of that and end up selling it in a couple of years. My main intuitive argument for the larger dining room is that I do want to be careful of losing too much space to relax in. The idea of having a log burner in the fireplace is also very appealing. Equally, I don't want to just end up replacing the current cramped kitchen with something which just presents the same problem. I’m hoping that once the space is opened up then I might have some kind of epiphany. Kind of feel like I’m making it up as I go along by trying to be open minded and adaptable – I’m not sure this is the best approach :-)...See MoreKitchen / Diner / Living Room layout help!
Comments (29)I have a probably unpopular suggestion... unless you're happy with an end design.. could you either do it in stages (I appreciate living in a building site is Never ideal) So knock out the chimneys and open up the space, but not pull out the kitchen etc. Give you a bit of time to see the space and be able to move your sofa/dining table around to try and work out what would work best in reality? Or postpone the project slightly to give yourselves the time to finalise a layout you're truly happy with +/- using OnePlan? I agree tho, realistically with that layout its stools or the sofa! Also I wondered whether the outside store space off the lean to, could be made accessible from the hallway? And then could that be the utility cupboard? Then you could use that bottom bit in your kitchen for tall units/larder cupboard/pantry/FF etc...See MoreNew kitchen / diner layout - which would you choose?
Comments (5)That's great if you can be flexible with the windows. I personally prefer option 2 but would swap the island and the dining area. A bigger utility would always be my choice. If possible, going for an integrated fridge/freezer would give you more space. I've 'guestimated' where the pillar is... could be in the totally wrong place! I am thinking tall units with double oven/fridge/freeze (built-in) on the entry wall with the pocket door. Or go for combined fridge/freezer and use one tall unit as a mini pantry cupboard which could hide away microwave & kettle. (Light Blue) Sink under the first window (can make it smaller) and then hob could also back wall if you don't want it on the island. Block up the second window potentially. Then can have more tall units by the dining table or low level with open shelves for the dining area. (Dark Purple). If you have tall units there, you can add a cupboard and have kettle etc underneath where the window used to be. Funnily enough, this is what we've planned for our kitchen. Another option, (although I know not everyone likes this style, is run the table off the island). I personally really like this design....See More
Ellie
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2 years agoJonathan
2 years agoPersonally I think the two extra receptions will be used less than the sitting area in the kitchen and if it were me I would make the back room bigger to have the best living area at the back with the kitchen.
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rinked
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoAs requested.
It was all about the kitchen area, but I went ahead and did the whole ground floor, trying to keep in mind flow, storage and practicality. Perhaps even a future downstairs bedroom instead of playroom, hence the shower room.
I extended the hallway to create extra storage (vacuum cleaner, pantry), making the kitchen back wall go optically flush with the hallway wall (is that correct english?). No double doors to the front lounge, to keep it cozy.
The long cloakroom seemed unpractical, so I downsized it, made a nice little hallway toilet, while still leaving 1m2 plant area in the utility. The side entrance area is made wider, about 160cm, so it can be used as bootroom (seemed more logical to store most shoes and coats here instead of front porch), with shower room and utility on the side, major plus is natural light!
Back to the kitchen. In the floorplan below you see a 230x95cm dining table, a 250x250cm corner sofa, an extra long island 336x98cm and at least 4 tall units plus 'coffee station' behind it. It will all fit in, as that was your original question, right? ;)
I'd reconsider the rooflights, as a south facing room will most likely get plenty daylight in with the full width windows/doors (all panels have the same size, my old software didn't accept drawing the bifold in 3 panels). But if you are set on some light from above, pick two narrower rooflight models that go near the structural beam, in line with the old window on the side (or was it a doorway?), which I kept as I love a bit of quirk.
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