Been thinking about this one overnight:- ( i have a sad life! all say ahh ) You do not have to have a window to call it a habitable room, however, I believe there is a building control requirement for the room to be vented through another, check that out. So, in short, yes the bedroom could be moved and not have 'windows' . I don't know the arrangement of the wall top left that goes in to the garden area, but bear with me. ............ would it be better to have a separate Galley kitchen? I would prefer so. Is there a possibility of a window far top left? A stud wall only takes up 4" so not a great deal of space, plus it would make the lounge / diner look a lot nicer without seeing the kitchen on view permanently & of course you get a longer kitchen run. ( I think the proposed one is too small ). Plus you gain a wall to the lounge area, always handy for furniture placement, as this is what is lost in an open plan arrangement. I also changed the bathrooms round as previously suggested, and had the entrance in the hallway for the second one. Please bear in mind as a said before:- Not to scale - don't have dimensions as had to guess, but on the face of it, likely do'able. I like running plans through estate agents...........ones that I know well and trust as I know they'll give me their honest opinion on what would infinitely give a better price on re-sale. Contained living and dining with separate kitchens, good sized bedrooms etc. So do ask one. Estate agents are handy, they will want you to get more for the property because, if they smell a sale, they get more commission! Roughly where i was going with this after some sleep!Of course, if you still want to go open plan with the living / dining/ kitchen, then lose the top wall and maybe consider a door system to open and close for entertaining purposes - No doors, fully open plan .with doors!

Stating that there is a ceiling price suggests you are doing up to sell not because your family needs more bedrooms. Check that a three bed is going to be worth more because wherever you put it other rooms will be compromised. If you are looking to maximise profit then you need to look at who is likely to buy it. If it is a good rental proposition you will likely need two bathrooms, if it is for an older person then you probably need to make it low maintenance including the garden, if it is for a family you likely need to increase both the bedrooms and the living accommodation.

I agree with OnePlan that it’s really important to get the design right for you.. and this generally takes a little more information. For example.. the amount you use your dining table may impact the best location for it and the direction the sun faces (so the warmer or brighter areas of the space) may dictate where the best seating or kitchen area should be. There is a lot to factor in when you are trying to get the *right* space for you! I personally start my design process with a in depth questionnaire which looks at all your requirements and the property itself in more detail so the layout can be tailored to you and your needs. We then come up with 3/4 designs in a 3D format which allow you to see the space and get a better feel for how it will feel and what moving around the space would be like (3D video). I think it’s important you get these requirements down, if not with a designer/concept planner, then between yourselves. Write a list of ‘wishes’ and ‘needs’ for the space – this will start to give you a good idea of the fundamentals of the design. I hope it helps. All the best with your project :) Gina

I’m struggling to understand the layout. To me the dining area is oversized and it you could have the kitchen in the dining room, knock the two bedrooms together to make a living room all of your living accommodation would be on the same level. Is there a possibility of using a different entrance than through the living room (which seems like if could be a nice bedroom)