Floor plan advice please

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2 months ago

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Hi there, we are considering buying a house which needs a new kitchen (among other things!) We were wondering whether we could tweak the floor plan downstairs to improve the layout- for instance knocking through the kitchen to make it open plan and closing off the sitting room. Anyone have any ideas? All thoughts welcome! Thanks :)

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2 months ago
siobhanmcgee90
2 months ago
Those measurements for the sitting/dining don’t look right. It appears to be a much longer narrower space. My view is you will ultimately have to extend to get a good sized kitchen. Extending it into the narrow end of the sitting/dining will be very narrow and with the door into the conservatory not much usable space. For now, live with it and save up for your dream extension.
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