Floor Plan Renovation Ideas needed
Hi,
I am planning to renovate my downstairs to make it more open plan but I am unsure how and where to position the kitchen & dinning room best once I knock down the 2 walls and have the additional extension space.
As I like to have a large kitchen with an island and a long dinning table. Lots of space to play with but not sure how best to make use of it all.
Thanks
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Thanks for your advice & drawings really appreciate it.
Now just maybe some additional info, on things we plan to keep:
wall between living room and stairs to create more privacy & less noise
keep the large sliding door but refurb with paint Ideas
**To change:
remove wall between kitchen & dinner and extension to dinning room
add a wall in the corner of the living room to create an office space
I have attached some pictures of what the house looked like with the previous owners, hope that can give more ideas on what is possible with the space.
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