1930's Bungalow Layout Help Needed
Steve
4 years ago
We have just purchased a 1930s Bungalow and could do with some help with the layout. as you can see the current layout doesn't work well with the Conservatory being accessed via Bedroom 1, the Kitchen being Long and thin. The walls between Bedroom 1 & 2 and Dining Room and the Lounge & Dining Room are Structural
We have toyed with Reversing the layout with swapping the Lounge and Bedrooms
But Could Do with some inspiration, Please Help?
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Jonathan
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Comments (35)not alot happening at the moment, its winter! alotta rain, lotta. but i am bedding down to get this over with and maybe in the spring the spirits will rise once more. i hope so. i would love to feel i was doing something to keep my hopes and dreams alive, i dont see what i can do until the spring. when i bring the topic up, especially to those that moved away and came down this neck of the woods, they say they had friends who felt it was too far too and moved back home. i guess thats how i feel, thats what i want and i just want to be a bit more uplifted, i think rain dampens down things a bit!!! santa Ma Margaret!...See MoreI need help to get in light.
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Comments (12)I see what you mean, It's a good idea in theory, however, practically, I don't think it's going to work, and you will end up ruining the nicest room in the house. There are no walls that remain unbroken by doors or windows, so where are you going to put units and unbroken worktop space. They can't go on the left as there are three doors. There's a door on the right, which although you could put a unit and a bit of worktop back right, it wouldn't be very big, and the biggest run of wall goes straight down to the glass doors, so you probably can't and wouldn't want to go straight up to them. You could move the door into the hallway from the front end to the bottom end by the patio doors and this would give you a better run of wall. If you put an island in the middle, 5' into the room to give yourself room to walk in and gain more worktop, it'll only leave you with around 6' at the other end for a dining space. However, i'd still advise getting a kitchen planner onboard before you start, as i'm not convinced the room is big enough to achieve what you want with the available wall space, and it stands a good chance of spoiling a very nice and elegant entrance to a house. The other big problem is the plumbing, there isn't any currently in that room, so you'll need to dig up the floor for drainage and almost definately that of either the utility or one of the bathrooms! I vote for keeping the house exactly as it is!...See MoreJonathan
4 years agoI quite like what you have done but it seems like you are left with one double and two single bedrooms which may make it less saleable than two double bedrooms.
You might also consider if you would ever extend at a later date. Given that the driveway looks narrower than the garage I wonder if you could ever get a car into it and if it might be worth considering extending sideways when your budget allows.
A concept planner would be invaluable in your case but for the time being here is an option with an extension
Steve
4 years agoJonathan
4 years ago
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4 years agoHi Steve,
Congratulations on your house purchase.
How many bedrooms would you ideally like? Do two doubles, or a double and two singles suit you better? What are your needs for the place? Do people stay over much? Do you like to entertain?
Exciting times ahead!
Let me know what you think,
Rebecca
Also, do you like the position of the kitchen currently? I like your new layout idea, but was thinking along similar lines to Jonathan with making the kitchen/living space a little more open.
How about leaving the kitchen along the wall where is is now, which would be less costly and give you the view out to the drive?
I feel this would mean the kitchen layout would feel more spacious. If you remove the wall I have indicated, then if or when you extend, the foot print of the current conservatory would be a great place to do that.
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4 years agoMy next question is the current fireplaces are taking up quite a bit of space in what would be the main bedroom and bedroom 2, not sure if I should take out the whole thing including the chimney or put in gallows to support the Stack and remove the breasts from the 2 rooms, I think that fully removing it will spoil the look of the place and may need planning permission, some advice would be helpful?
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4 years ago
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