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Help with kitchen layout/design

last year

Our kitchen is quite long, and leads into a little (second) lounge. I have no idea what would suit the kitchen ... Not sure about knocking down walls as it would be too costly(?) Please any ideas would be really appreciated, don't know where to begin. We are a family if 6, so a large extendable dining table somewhere is a must

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Sonia
last year
Would you be able to provide a plan of the ground floor, even if it’s hand drawn? It would help us decide which walls could be removed to give you the space you need. I removed a wall between my tiny kitchen and the dining room and it was the best thing we ever did. The wall wasn’t load bearing so we did the work ourselves.
kazzh
last year
A floor plan would be handy! However on first looking at your pics, it stricks me that the fridge encroaches into the carpeted area which seems to be the natural location for dining. I'm wondering if the radiator and the cupboard above in the kitchen could be moved and the fridged located here?

Thinking further about the room, having the same floor throughout would help it feel as one space. The different floor surfaces divides the room at present. It could be that the carpetted section could be a diner, with comfortable bench seating, with storage underneath, and table along the wall looking out the slider.
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kazzh
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Oops - not good on the proof read! It strikes me......
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Hi Lydia. It’s tricky to understand the space from the images. Do you have a floor plan you could share?

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