Open plan layout ideas please
Hi, we are in the process of purchasing a property and we have some ideas already, as in we know what we need/want to do, however this is completely new to us and we are concerned that we are not seeing an obvious smart design of the layout.
We will be knocking down the walls between the kitchen and dining room to make an approx 35 sqm area to accommodate kitchen/dining/seating area for sofa and TV (doesnt have to be huge).
We would like to keep where the patio doors area with the potential (hut not essential) of larger patio doors/bi-folds. We want as much light as possible.
We would also like to move part of the wall between kitchen and the Wc/utility area where it juts out and move back towards kitchen to make the utility area wider where we can extend the use down to the WC door, so we would lose a little space here but we would love a larger utility area.
We are open about kitchen layout but ideally not to move plumbing etc but if we like the layout we would consider it.
Any suggestions would be massively appreciated.
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PRO3 years ago
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Comments (12)Given that the wall where the hob is 2 meters in the Kitchen would it help if you have full height units along that wall instead of a few wall units. You can have a fridge freezer then a tall unit to house your oven and or microwave and have a corner sink. or have tall units on either side and have the sink where the hob is currently. that will help increase your storage space and also have a lot of units put in. You could then have a 1.8 meter kitchen island with your hob etc with more storage and breakfast bar etc. if you can extend into the current dining area slightly even 60cm that will help add another tall unit. Presume you already have a toilet under the stairs. You could move the current door at the back which is on one corner to the middle with bifold doors as you will not have any units there. That will give you more light and a view of the garden. you can build a utility room with your washing machine dishwasher and also have a pantry . As it is one open space would try to have a raised dining area even if it is 15cm and drop it back in the kitchen area. That will give a bit of height in the dining area and guests can get a glimpse of the garden even when they are seated beyond the kitchen island… Would recommend a wooden floor running all the way from the living to the kitchen. i would lay it in a Chevron pattern drawing your eyes all the way to the garden. if you raise the floor in the dining area, you can create some clever storage there....See MoreIdeas for layout of open plan kitchen/dining/family area with utility?
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3 years agoObviously this is not drawn to scale so you will need to make sure that the individual interior spaces meet your needs. The thing that struck me about the current layout is the lack of hallway (very small). As someone who has made do with a porch that leads straight in2 the lounge for years (there is only 2 adults in my home) I can tell you that this arrangement isn’t going to be very satisfactory for very long, especially if this is a family home and/or there is a pooch in the mix, so I would recommend considering addressing this as part of your plans. Depending on how much office you need there is also potential to cut out some space for a coat and bench area adjacent to the WC. I have closed off the side exterior door in this plan but I dare say there is argument 4 keeping it as a family friendly entrance to ensure your front hall area is kept really smart. I also made the conscious decision not to remove the solid structure between your kitchen and new open plan living/dining area. Like so much at the moment, construction costs have skyrocketed so I wanted to present an alternative, although of course, reintroducing a hallway will divert funds away from your original intentions anyway so it’s all swings and roundabouts. Best of luck with your project ;)
Rebecca W thanked Lorraine
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