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Victorian terrace - kitchen layout ideas

2 years ago

I'd appreciate ideas on the kitchen layout. It's the last area of the house that I've yet to clarify and from reading a few posts it's a bit of a minefield.

A few considerations/preferences:

- Typical victorian terrace

- The left side of the kitchen will be a glass roof side return.

- The small rear extension will have large glass windows. This could be a dining table alcove or general seating area to overlook the garden. I didn't want bifold/sliding doors, just a large door on the left.

- I'd prefer not to combine or alter the middle room. It gets lots of light from some french doors in the the living room and I like the idea of it as a sort of hobby/music room. I know it's common to have a utility area/toilet in the middle area due to less light.

- There is a small closet toilet under the stairs

- Dimensions of kitchen

* Length: 6.33m in to the rear extension (4.9m main area)

* Width: 4.12m (2.47m rear extension width)

A - Dining table alcove

B - Utility room / Dining table under glass side return / Reading chairs in rear extension?

C - Mix of A and B

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Comments (4)

kazzh
2 years ago
The second plan seems a more spacious layout without the island. The space seems more flexible - you could have dining area in either the main space or the window space so you could alternate if you wish. Equally having a small seating area, with comfy chairs rather than settees, in the opposite area to the dining would still work if they were to be swapped.
The utility section seems less intrusive in this plan, could it be further reduced to a double and full height cupboard unit rather than creating a room/box?
Jonathan
2 years ago
I think the utility planned on design 2 is a counterintuitive idea. Why extend a space only to split it in two again? In my opinion and will isolate the middle room, divide the house in half and devalue your efforts to make it bigger.

Given your bathroom is spacious I would put the washing machine upstairs but you could also leave the washer in the kitchen and if concerned about noise intrusion just put it on when you leave for work.

And if your music is important to you then why not have the front room as a music room/ living space and the open the middle room up to the largest room at the back?
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Embrace the courtyard! Seriously though I love the idea of an inner courtyard. It could be a private retreat, a Japanese garden perhaps. I would be inclined to keep just one door opening into the lounge and have a window in the kitchen wall. Your utility does seem to be a more practical size for a shower room but my first thoughts are what do you need more of on the ground floor, a shower room or a utility room? Could you settle for a cloakroom in the existing shower room? Or do you need both which leads me to a second consideration. I am puzzled by the layout of the kitchen. It seems to be very small for the available space and tucked away in the corner. Such a shame to have the table and indeed the breakfast bar both up against the walls. Is there room to turn the sitting area 90 degrees and push it up against the wall (top of the plan) leaving room for the dining table to be sited in front of the glazed doors (bottom of plan). This setup would allow views of the garden from sitting and dining. This would then allow you more space to accommodate a kitchen island and breakfast bar sited in the middle of the room where you have written ‘open space’ on the plan. If you want to go with your idea of having a shower room in the utility room then the above rejig would allow you to build a utility room where the breakfast bar is currently. You would have the shower room and utility side by side with the doors opening onto the hall. This would mean all the plumbing would be together with a convenient manhole nearby in the courtyard. This would involve building a wall and squaring off the kitchen thereby opening up the opportunity for more kitchen units on the other side of this wall. Perhaps site the sink under the window overlooking the courtyard. Again your plumbing would be located together. Cupboards could go along the wall where the dining table is now. The kitchen island would need to be aligned to allow free flow from the hall to the garden doors between these cupboards and island. I hope this proposal makes sense.
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2 years ago
The last idea looks to be the best option I think
It's a shame not to have a utility rm when you have space for it.
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