Help with kitchen/diner planning
We were hoping to redo our kitchen but have since thought it may be wise to knock through to the dining room. I am just after advice/ideas on how to best plan the space.
Currently we have the dining table in the kitchen and use the dining room as more of a play room. It's a little tight with 6 people at the table (not often).
Using the dining room with the table means we could have more units in the kitchen but we'd sacrifice the playroom space.
I believe taking the wall out would mean the table could sit between without losing either aspect, plus we could push it one way or another to suit the situation.
This is my current kitchen. The dining room is through to the left with french doors to the garden on the north wall and double doors to the lounge on the south wall. So opening it up would have the added benefit of brightening up the kitchen too.
I was thinking of moving the units on the left to the southern wall creating a galley type layout with the dining table separating the kitchen from the family room type area.
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4 years agoI like the look of this for maximising worktop and storage space, as long as I can sort out the extraction over the hob. May even be able to tweak it to put a couple of bar stools against the peninsular
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4 years agoHow much do you need?
2 times 120cm plus about 40 and 80? Your last plan has a similar workable length, but some extra steps from sink to hob. I'd prefer to work inbetween sink and hob.
It's the tall unit between sink and fridge that I guess would look out of place. Have you tried to recreate your layout with boxes too? For height.Adrian Cobb
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