Hi Minnie Thanks for your input. Fresh eyes are invaluable, I will play around with your ideas. I know what you mean about flow, here's further explanation: In the lounge, the current door means we only have a small sofa and really miss being able to stretch out. This will still be a primary lounge so want it to feel really comfortable. I was thinking the door could be glass too to allow light into the back of the kitchen... a tricky one. Another idea could be to move the lounge door towards the front right of the room giving a large corner for a sofa on the kitchen wall end? I also think having the island in it current orientation pulls you towards the garden, but not having a lounge door in the kitchen does free up a whole wall for storage etc. Thanks again Neil.

Hi Rebecca We are looking at doing 3 bedrooms as we have quite a few grandchildren. I think that room should be big enough for doubles, bedroom 2 would work out to be 2.9m x 2.4m and bedroom 3 2.75m x 2.3m so I think that they would be big enough, will probably place a double in Bedroom 2 and bunk beds in Bedroom 3, so don't think that we are compromised on size. My issue with the removal of the wall you marked is that I think that this was the original external wall of the bungalow, so would need a structural survey and involve quite a lot of work removing it. Am looking for an ex-display kitchen which will reduce the cost of moving the kitchen, am also looking for some reclaimed solid oak flooring for the Living Room, kitchen and hall ways (if anyone comes across any then please message me, we have considered keeping the kitchen where it is but we think that placing it where the current bedroom 2 is would give us a nicer kitchen and dining area. Thanks for your input guys it makes me feel a little more confident with our plans, we have noticed that there was a window at the end of the bedroom that must have been blocked up when they built the conservatory so my look a closing off the current door and opening this up and installing some double doors maybe bi-fold to open up the front room Cheers Steve

I’m not 100% sure I have the dimensions or orientation correct - hopefully I have. I definitely agree with taking out the stud wall between the kitchen & hall. I presume you will replace it but further away from the back wall of the house which will lengthen your kitchen. If you keep your kitchen in its current room I think you could have your run of tall cupboards as proposed in the new kitchen plan but switch the orientation of the island to run in parallel to that wall. Put the hob on the island and you will look towards the dining area as you are cooking. Having the island parallel to the tall cupboards is also a more modern look. If you take out the wall between the kitchen & current dining area too you would have the scope to make that run of cupboards a bit longer too by taking them over to your double-doors. I think you need to make that whole space at the back of the house feel like one large room (kitchen diner) - which could be achieved by including some of the same kitchen units in the dining side. Are you keeping the fireplace if you keep the kitchen in its current space?

With the shape of the room, it may be that your furniture looks better when not against walls so that you bring it into the room more room almost trick the eye and for it to feel a more square room. Using a rug will really help to zone the space. If you’d like help with the layout of your room, we would love to help you! 😊 https://www.thelivinghouse.co.uk/affordable-online-interior-design-packages