Thanks both, I agree with the kitchen being split not being ideal jonathandb1972, we will be going to kitchen designers as soon as we have this sorted :) I guess with both opinions differing it just proves that both are probably fine...just one last option is that if the WC and utility are both along the internal wall, the external wall on the right could be kitchen units where the window is...but the kitchen would be spread out maybe too much and the walk through would go through it..! I think there are compromises with all of them and I guess we just have to decide which one we would prefer to live with...

Thanks for your advice both of you. We live in England to answer your question Gabby. Is there a rule in Scotland that the aisles have to be 120cm and if so why ? Jonathan, I was kind of thinking we would want to use the island for eating meals on like we do now with our current kitchen table, but I guess if the DR is open to the kitchen then it wouldn't be a problem to take a few steps more to the dining room table (because we use it so infrequently at the moment I am finding that hard to visualise). I am going to post a better plan of our current kitchen and dining room (with the pantry taken out) and I am also going to post a photo looking out from the window in our dining room. I am wondering if we did turn the DR into our kitchen could we make the window ledge higher and put the units in an L-shape so we could put the sink in the window? (and still have space for an island) I know this goes against some of my earlier points, especially about being worried people would be able to look in at us/and would create a more goldfish bowl feeling but I am just playing around with ideas.

Hi Jonathan, thanks for your comments. The building to the right is attached and is ours . However we aren't able to extend into it. Partly due to budget but the barn has to stay smaller than the main farm house for the planning permission. This is so it can be classed as an ancillary building. If we are able to get planning permission in the future we would be looking to convert that end into. A holiday cottage. Our parents live in the main farm house. Good point regarding the plant store, we do hope to make this smaller but it all depends on how far we can dig out without undermine the building. That end of the building is higher up and has a thicker floor so wouldn't have as much head room but sufficient for a plant store. If we are able to dig it out enough(my partner seems positive) then we would be looking at extending the living room to incorporate an office or play room area. I hadn't even considered moving the plant store to the basement but that's an excellent idea thank you, I'd have to see what regulations etc and if it's possible . There are three outdoor doors on the front of the building. One t o the boot room, one centrally and one in the corner. We plan to use the one in the living room as a window but looking like a door from the outside. On the back of the building there are also three doors to the outside garden area. One in the kitchen, one opposite the front central floor and one in the plant store room . We'd like to keep the boot room to the far left of the building as this is next to the gate which leads into the farmyard. If the bootroom was at the top of the building then I think my husband would to would just yplebut wouldcentrally and walk the the closest door and track the straw and muck everywhere 🙈

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