Opening up kitchen/living
2 years ago
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We've just bought a house and we really want to try and make better use of the space by opening up kitchen. I've attached the plans to give an idea of what we are thinking but slightly concerned we dont have enough space to rejig kitchen in way we want... But we cant think of an alternative.. Would really appreciate anyones thoughts on this
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PRO2 years agoJenni Dodd thanked Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
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Comments (1)Hi Steve I hav just opened a wall up very similar and installed a oak beam what looks amazing I havnt put it on my idea book but I cd send u a email of it I don't know where your locality is as in my work area feel free to reply....See MoreOpening up or reconfiguring a very small kitchen
Comments (3)I agree with the above. If you can afford it, I'd knock down the kitchen wall and go open plan. Fit a galley kitchen by using the wall with the window on - this will also feel more spacious as you can face a view/some light rather than having your back to it. Alternatively, it would be a possibility to move the kitchen, although the reason why this hasn't been done before is because this way, both the kitchen and reception rooms have access to natural light. If you move the kitchen, it will be (very) expensive to re-route all the service pipes and it may be left with no natural light. If you were looking for a full-on re-do, I personally would move the door into the reception room closer to the hallway wall (on the left) and extend the hallway down towards the current kitchen wall. This would add some extra wall space so you could extend your kitchen, then I'd add a door on the right of the hallway into the open plan reception room. I'd also section off part of the living room nearest the bedroom, like jonathandb1972 suggested, but I'd turn it into a second bedroom/study space which will add much more value to your property and won't be as expensive as re-routing all your services....See MoreNeed help with designing kitchen/dining/living room open living plan
Comments (10)Thank you for your response. We had plans pretty finalised until we found out that we can keep just that long wall into the large space as it is a load-bearing. There is an opportunity to put a door in though. I am attaching what it looked like with all the walls that we can now remove. We have also been tinkering with ideas which I am adding as well. I added some comments on the plans as well. What we want to have is a dining area with a large table that seats 8-10 people. We want enough space for two people to work and cook in the kitchen. Thus, we were thinking of an island or an L-shape workspace coming out. We'd like to have a utility room to have space for all the cleaning utensils. Washer and Dryer will be upstairs in a separate laundry room. The living room is nothing formal but an area to relax and watch TV. We'd like to have an L-shaped cough in there for a family of four (2 kids under the age of 10)....See MoreOpening up kitchen to drawing room
Comments (3)Hi Mo, Your idea for your property is actually a widely executed concept in Victorian properties. Below is an example of the space completely open with a "proscenium" arch. Maintaining an arch between the two space provide a threshold, so that the two don't merge entirely, but still giving you feeling of open plan. Below is another idea where they have created two openings, to provide more of threshold, but still maintaining a visual connection between the two spaces. If the wall you are trying to open up is parallel to the street, it is most likely a structural supporting wall, which will require some investigation by a structural engineer before a builder attempt to remove it. Hope this helps! Bernard xami.co.uk...See More
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2 years agoI think it's not worth the overhaul, like others mentioned 3.18 is too tight for an island (60top+100aisle+100island+too tiny aisle 58..) But relocating the uility door would certainly improve flow:
Took a chunk off the bathroom to create a hallway. Your now U-shaped kitchen has less traffic.
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