2 bed ex local flat to 3/4 bed flat?
Hello All,
Wondering if anyone would like to play with my current floor plan. I'm trying to move rooms around in my 2 bed ex local flat to better meet the needs of my growing family. Unfortunately, we are not in the position to buy a bigger place so need to think about how to reuse the exisiting space we have (pending on planning permission).
I did have a go at trying to create 2 double rooms and 2 box rooms (one being a nursery) but I'm unsure the plan will work.
I thought about putting the kitchen along the wall in the corridor and knocking through the nearest bedroom to make a kitchen come living room.
Adding a interior wall in the current living room to make 2 bedrooms and prehaps changing the exisiting kitchen to a bedroom.
If there are any enthusiast out there who would like to give it a go I would love to see suggestions on how you would do it.
Thanks for reading this post and I’m appreciative of for any ideas shared.
Joanna
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tab darcy
2 years agoHi. There have been comments on here before about the difficulty with removing walls in a shared building. Keeping the walls intact, would you consider having everyone sleep in the same room? - the large one looks big enough for end to end beds. The second room could hold all the clothes, washer / dryer, spare toy storage etc. Dedicate an area in the living room for floor play.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThanks for writing Tab. You read my mind I have some images saved on pinterest of built in bunk beds for the two youngest to share.
I think I can knock down walls as neighbours above and beneath have already done so though I’m unsure if they all have planning permission,.
I have attached a picture of what a neighbour with the same layout did for renovations.
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2 years agoYou could knock the toilet & bathroom together & also add in this section of the hall I’ve marked in pink to make it bigger?
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