Help with floor plan?
J R
last year
Hi,
Could I call on your imagination and expertise, please please. We are putting on a side double extension, but all seems too cramped!. The planner has met my wish list, but now I need to scale that back. These are the must haves - kitchen with dining table, toilet toilet, small snug/seating area at back of the house. Utility/laundry would be nice but only if there’s a bit of storage in there too. Garden is not huge, but I could potentially go out about 1.5m on kitchen side - would this make all the differences?
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PROMarina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
last yearIf you are thinking to extend further into the garden, you could swap the dining and kitchen places so you have a good view from the hallway when entering the house.
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