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layout dilemma - open plan ground floor, master bedroom layout

4 years ago

Hi,

I am looking for views on how to lay out the main ground floor open plan area and also the master bedroom. We are set on having the kitchen and dining room located where they are but looking for ideas on how to lay out the lounge area (how to position sofas and possibly tv). Also for the kitchen whether it might be feasible to have an island with a lower level table that extends out into the space between the hall doors and the bifolds (does this create a cluttered feeling?) or whether the existing plan could work (concern that kitchen may feel cramped).

Secondly, the main plan contains one idea for the master bedroom. Any views on how to improve this? The second photo is an alternative layout. In the alternative layout, how could the floor space be used so it doesn’t feel cavernous (e.g. seating/dividers)? How would you lay out this room?

Many thanks in advance!

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simon andrews
4 years ago
You could put the kitchen under the stairs with an island behind. Move the bifolds over.
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OnePlan
4 years ago
You need to consider lots of things when designing overall floor layouts - walkway space, where the sun comes in from, how many inhabitants live here and how many likely guests etc - your kitchen dining for example doesn’t look to have enough walkway space around it and looks too small for six as you’d be overlapping plate space etc etc
For projects like this, if you plan to live here some time, it’s worth booking a pro ( like a concept planner ) to either check things through with you, ie working with you to get things right - taking on board all of the info available and coming up with a viable safe design. If you click on my name or icon, you can have a look at the sort of design I’m talking about - as we have some past projects on our pro page.

Nb. If this is just a house flip then what ever you do will probably be redone by new owners anyway, so not so important !
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Jonathan
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in the bedroom there are lots of ways to design the coziness we all want in our bedrooms And to fill larger rooms-

there are also several bed positions and so the possibilities are numerous for the bedroom and vast for the kitchen.....Which helps illustrate the benefit of enlisting a professional to help you see and refine the options you have.

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