Hi Fiona, Jonathan is right in that as concept planners, when designing your space we ask *many* questions in the form a 'design brief' at the start. This allows us to analyse your requirements and the property specification in more detail to ensure the space is right for you. I love the design Jonathan has recommended and agree it is a good use of this space. The sofa you have does seem a bulky use of space for somewhere to eat informal meals and do homework.. so you could also consider the above plan with an island with seating area. Obviously this will depend on the dimensions though as to if this would fit and how tight it would be. Looking at the photos, opening up the side as he has recommended will really add light to the space and make it feel bigger and more enjoyable. It sounds like an exciting project. Best of luck. Gina

Hi everyone. We are sorry that you feel this way, so we have attached a few images below to demonstrate the entire kitchen before the makeover. We tend to use 1 - 2 images maximum for this type of post and we can see that this has limited the ability for full clarity on the kitchen before. We hope this helps and thank you for engaging with us!

Very nice. Love the colour palate.

Hi DeeDee! What you're thinking about doing definitely looks like it can work. I would suggest a few tweaks... You could remove more of the wall between dining and hall. This looks like it will be a structural job so you'll need structural engineers design and calcs. You could extend the kitchen worktop on the side of the sink shown into the dining room a bit to create a bit of breakfast bar if you liked. Then you could put a wall back in between the living and dining room - perhaps with a large pocket door, or maybe just solid. It depends how you want to use the living room and dining room really. Do you want them separate or joined, or some flexibility to open up between them at times? You'll find my free Design Your Home Vision checklist useful to help you think it through. You can get that here: https://www.i-architect.co.uk/dyhvchecklist.html You'll also find the Renovation Roadmap Workshop that I'm running next week on Friday useful - it will help you to plan out your project and how you manage it. That's just £47 and all profits go to the homeless charity Coffee4Craig. You can find out more and secure your space here: https://iarchitectlimited.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1145853 Best of luck with your home design! Jane chartered architect eco-home and conservation specialist www.i-architect.co.uk