Would you be ok with this layout?
I'm buying my first home and I absolutely love though it needs A LOT of TLC. I'm excited about the project but not sure whether I should mess with the layout. It's 1 bed, raised ground floor, Victorian conversion (no outside space) with super high ceilings and huge windows. The thing is - it feels back to front. The "front" room with the bay window is currently a bedroom. While the living room is smaller and at the back of the flat, away from the [quiet] street. I've included an altered layout I am considering, but I feel like I'd never be able to save enough to do this? The red marked walls would go and are not load-bearing. Is it worth doing this? Will it increase the value to at least pay for the works? Can you find better layouts? I would be super grateful for any ideas/thoughts/advice!
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last yearIf you can get a shower in there then you’d have a 2 bed flat which should help recoup the costs.
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Comments (12)Ok - been mulling over this since I glanced at it in my lunch break .... Dependent on lots of structural things obviously - and only if it's a two storey not a three storey home ... Here's a bit of a suggestion .... A = tv snug with best views and wood burner stove B = study area / play storage behind sofa C = fab dining area with glass doors leading to kitchen and hallway hopefully brining some extra daylight in - but huge fancy lights over table too !! D = slightly re-jigged kitchen with island E = triple sliding doors to reveal laundry and folding shelves / extra pantry storage F = downstairs shower room G = adult lounge with fireplace - more of a talking entertaining area - so no tv. ( use iPads !!! Lol ) Hope it gives some ideas ?! [ marketing note - this is an example of the sketch consult service OnePlan provide... We happily provided this for free to this Houzzer, on this occasion . Normal rates would be £35 p/h. Full CAD images available too, at either an hourly rate or fixed room rate. We are freelance concept planners, selling only design !]...See MoreDo you think this would be ok?
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Comments (11)Hi, very far from a pro at this but have had a little idea. Unfortunately 25K isn't much at the moment with regards extensions and refurb jobs. But I think with a bit of DIY this might be possible. Knock through into garage and create a kitchen diner at the front and side of house. Leave a little space at the front of garage so can still put bikes etc in there. If budget allows stick some velux windows in this roof for light. Blue on picture indicates sliding doors so can look onto the garden. Red area becomes a downstairs loo and utility area (plumbing is already here therefore cheaper and if you are happy having the sink for kitchen near where the red arrow is (but in green area) that would save money/time when fitting it all. Current dinning area becomes a snug/playroom with again sliding doors to garden. Can make a nice wrap around patio later on to link both sliding doors....See MoreWhich extension layout would you choose?
Comments (8)i think i would keep the hallway to kitchen and keep the separate reception room as it is - then it can be a messy playroom and you can close the doors and don't have to walk through it every time you go to the kitchen. i'd try and widen the hallway a little though to allow for recessed shelving along one of the walls so it becomes a bit of an art/books display area - to there's something to look at along the way, but it's 'within' the walls so it's not feeling like it's taking up space. see attached photo for the idea. also, i'd combine the utility and shower room (in your first option) to create utility/pantry - if you could divide them that would be great, but not sure there's enough room - have doors on cupboards in pantry area rather than open shelving and that will contain the visual mess and also keep food away from 'wet mess' from utility. then i'd make the proposed study into shower room. if you really really need a study spot, use a corner of one of the reception rooms to have a desk which can be tidied away at the end of the day. you might even have enough room in the utility/pantry for a bit of a desk there - if it's just for sorting mail etc - basically you're gonna live in the utility room!...See Morepauldrowan
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last yearAhhh ok, I thought you specifically wanted the kitchen in the front too, my bad. Could you do something like this?
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last yearAlso, don’t give up on fitting a shower in with the WC. Walls don’t have to be built out of bricks/timber. Think about opaque toughened glass to build the walls of the shower to eek out valuable space
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