Kitchen / Open plan layout advice

5 months ago

I’m just having a new extension built but unsure which end of the room to locate the kitchen for the most useful / practical layout to also make use of the natural light from velux windows and bifolds - original plan was that the kitchen would be at the back of the room in an L shape with breakfast bar but I’m now rethinking that. I’m not really fussed about separate dining table if seating is incorporated into the design of the kitchen? I have a dog and spend a lot of time outside in the garden.

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