If you hit the pro button under One Plans comment you can contact One Plan directly for professional advice. If you read One Plans reviews and various plugs from Houzzers it may well be worth it. Given this was 2 houses it may also help to have some professional help to see if anything could be done to improve the flow and general layout of the house rather than just furnish the rooms. Alternatively if you want an attempt at some amateur help (mrsmcee, am speaking about myself not you!) , I think you will need to draw a plan with exact measurements, ŵall alcoves?, windows, doors, fireplace, room openings, light fittings etc otherwise it's really quite difficult. I attempted to draw a plan for your living room last night but was just guessing at the rooms dimensions being 23ft x37ft but it didn't look that wide in the pic. I also noticed you've had a light installed over the dining table so I assume the table has to go here, and the same for your seating arrangement? The foyer should be quite easy but need pics of where the fireplace is (although could probably guess on that looking at the plan!). Photos of each room from different angles would also really help. What by the way is room E on the plan? I hope that helps!

Hi there, Happy to help - spatial analysis and optimisation is one of our specialisations as the hotel industry and student accommodation sectors depend on it. Will provide an hours free consultation and give you a few options based on your responses. Do you have an electronic copy of the plans? Would you be free for a telephone call to try and understand more about your property and the layout requirements.

Hi Jophilip I've been pondering this all evening and this morning! I think to maximise the space and light you have to move the services (utility, wc) to the left hand side of the house. I would change the current downstairs bathroom to a cloakroom for all your storage needs. I would block off the wall in the sitting room to make this a more formal space to escape to in the evening. I think you would need to get rid of the wall on the right hand side and incorporate that narrow space into the kitchen. Then you can get the light into the middle of the house with velux windows. I'm just not sure with moving all that plumbing and the wall it would come within budget. Hopefully a pro will give some input, apologies for the crude drawing!

If you've got a family room I might be tempted to put a tv in there, use the dining room as a snug and have a table and chairs with a small sofa in the living room. Alternatively use the family room as your main living room and the dining room as play room (depending on age of child/ren). The proposed layout doesn't allow for much seating and also blocks the path from the kitchen and seems quite close to the stools. I think just seeing half of the back of the sofa may also look slightly odd?