Open Plan kitchen, living dining room layout

2 years ago

We are planning an extension to our living room to make it fully open plan living, kitchen dining room. The current kitchen is to the front of the house and tiny. We want the American style Fridge Freezer kitchen island (though would compromise on a peninsula) and double oven.

The trouble we're facing is that the WC which is next to the bottom left hand corner of this diagram and we intend to use the pipework from that for the kitchen. This is the more awkward side because of the doorway getting in the way.

Any ideas on how you would fit a kitchen so that it's not taking up the majority of the space but still giving us an island? Would you consider having the kitchen to the back across the doorway so that the extension is the lounge?

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2 years ago
Hi Ella,

It's quite difficult to understand your project because the plan doesn't give enough information.

When you're starting a design project it's really important to give people who will be helping you with the design the right information so they can help you in a way that really does deliver what you need and want. I call this designing your home vision - once you have that it also makes it easier for you to make the right decisions for you.

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