Layout ideas appreciated....!
Hi everyone
I am considering purchasing a new property. There are two issues:
1) The current layout doesn't have an open plan kitchen/dining/family area which is what we are ideally seeking. Is there a (fairly) simple way of changing the layout to achieve this? I am thinking perhaps move the utility to a different place to open up that right hand side? Or is it better to extend the kitchen (left or right) to create extra space at the same time? If we do this then will some of the existing rooms lose access to daylight?
2) Upstairs the fourth bedroom is a little small and the master bedroom has wardrobes alongside the bed which I'm not a fan of. There are options to extend (over the garage or in the loft) to create a new master bedroom (or guest room). If we don't want to spend the money, I guess we could make the small bedroom a walk in wardrobe for the master? What would you suggest? If we don't want to 'lose' the bedroom, is there a neat way of having wardrobes in the master bedroom? Can the room accommodate a walk in dressing area?
Really appreciate your ideas as generally the house seems to work for us.
Many thanks
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