If you can afford it, crittall doors would look great. I wanted a crittall but couldn't afford it so I bought a cheap glass pane door and painted it black and used black handle/hinges. something similar to your existing glazed door but maybe less panes so a little more modern. here is mine... I bought my door from Howdens.

Get more quotes if it seems excessive. Obviously you need to factor in the cost of doors and hardware, but also how many days it will take to fit the doors. Most trades people charge approx £150-£250 a day, depending on your location.

Hi, I did a full house renovation in 2019 which involved ripping the house apart except for 1 feature window that my late mum had bought. We used a builder that could complete most of the trades but then he bought in his preferred contacts to plaster, gas works etc. I wrote a list of all of the works to be completed which the quote was provided against. I then added a 15-20% continguency as I knew I would want to upgrade items as we went along. The only part the builder did not do was the kitchen/utility design and thats only because a very good friend owns his own kitchen design and install so I wanted to support him. My advice would be to go rooom by room and make a full list of everything you want included. A builder could then quote in sections eg Wiring, Plumbing etc Don't forget things lke: Converting single electric socks to doubles, having the right lighting switches so you can zone/dim lighting in certain areas of a room, consider if you want network cabling running into specific rooms (my husband is an IT nerd so we have it everywhere). If you want this work 'managed' then you can look for a building project manager but this will be an additional fee. It also depends if you are going to live in the house during the reno - we were lucky and didn't have to. If you would like any help with the interior design of your space then please do not hesitate to get in touch. Here's an example of a kitchen design I completed at the end of 2020, which at the end includes a fly through video of the space www.myclaybrickhome.com/post/kitchen-concept-design I hope this is of some help Rgds Vicky

I'm blown away by the response on here an first would like to give my sincere thanks for all the advice. I wanted to add some more details and thoughts to everyones comments. In roughly the same order (i.e. Tamp75, Riches Interiors, keiblem, Ellie). The way we see the "study" is effectively an extension of the living room. It used to be the dining room and we were toying with the idea of incorporating it with the kitchen diner. However i felt that it would be very long and relatively narrow. The study is actually closed from the kitchen diner but we thought the flow and access from the conservatory would make the journey very long. So we asked if we could have a door there. The architect then put 2 double glass doors which we actually kind of like as it lets light through and let's us keep in line but allows cooking smells to be kept in the kitchen if required. Bu of course we lose more space in that area having to open the doors. Here is a 3d model the architect did. The utility room (in purple) would have the internal door into the kitchen, just not 100% sure where. I absolutely agree, we do not want to trek outside to get to the laundry. We have the dryer in the garage now, and it's very offputting and easy to forget to leave it in! None of the furniture or cabinets are set. They were placeholders from our architect to give an illustration. This includes the island which is a placeholder and we may not go with one depending... Also basically none of the internal walls are set, we can still change it. This, i suppose is the big thing, as if there is a better way to use the space, we're open to it! For the conservatory it's pretty much as you say RIch and keiblem. We do love it, when it's right, but can't use it half the year as it's too cold or too hot. So the current plan is to add a roof to it and any required brick work to support the roof. Hopefully this will give us a quiet space to read or do some exercise all year round. Here is the 3d plan from the architect. The "dead" zone on the right in between where the dining table is, the rear external doors, the double internal doors and the hallway door is one of our biggest current concerns. And can we fit the dining table in this area with people sat down and there is still enough space for someone get by to access the kitchen. And yes, Ellie, that is pretty much the problem in a nutshell. We have deciced on the footprint, but are very indecisive on internal walls and general layout. If we have the utility room there, there is a kind of corner that is made in the kitchen. Would it be or look weird if I put the stove and or sink in that area with it maybe looking sort of recessed? I wanted to match the wall to match the central line by the stairs to make the room see more unified and square. Example below I don't want to add anymore, as it's a super long thread again. But again i'm blown away by everyone on here so many many thanks.