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Need help with ground floor house design ideas

8 years ago

We're looking for ideas on how to redesign our recently purchased family home. Open to ideas of extension. North facing back garden. Want to avoid dark middle interiors and dead space. Any ideas??

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minnie101
8 years ago
Hi. Can you give more details of why you want to redesign it. What exactly do you want in terms of rooms/space?
nessarobinson
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi! Thanks for commenting. We like the idea of an open plan kitchin/living area so we can cook and entertain at the same time. But we're concerned about stretching out the space between front and back and ending up with a dark middle interior. One thought we had was to create an indoor courtyard to the left of the ground floor, but we're not sure how functional the remaining space would be. We have a toddler (19 months) and plan to expand the family by 1 or 2 more, so an area where we can be as a family is very important!
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Heather Welsh
8 years ago
It looks like a beautiful house with nicely proportioned rooms & character. Are you sure it won't meet your needs with the current layout? If it was my house, I'd be inclined to settle in for a while & see how it works when entertaining and spending time together as a family.
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OnePlan
8 years ago
Hi !
I think this house will benefit from from plenty of toy storage in the main family living space ( assuming this will be in the extension at rear ) as while little ones are so small they need to be in view - so perhaps you could design with this in mind and add a dedicated laundry room near the WC perhaps ?

The current play room could maybe be used as a different function ? Do you need a guest room /study perhaps ? For when family members come to stay ? If so maybe the wc could be upgraded to a shower room ?

There's lots of things you can do to make this work for you - just write a list of what could make your life easier now and for the next 5-10 years or so ... Some things will evolve or be ready to change by then - so being clever with your designing and planning now should put you in a good place further down the line too !!

If this is something you need help with - hiring in a pro might be a good way of dealing with it - or alternatively put your wish list on here and see if you can get some fab ideas from the helpful Houzzers !!!
nessarobinson thanked OnePlan
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8 years ago
Hi Nessa, have you moved forward with the project or are you still looking for ideas? If you did, would be great to see what you've done!

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