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HELP AND IDEAS! Two bed ground floor flat side return/extension

Saskia Burridge

3 years ago

Hi all,

Ideas would be greatly welcomed for our two bedroom ground floor flat in west London.

We are looking to extend into the side return, maximising space and integrating clever storage to ensure it’s not too cluttered!

A few points to help...

What to do with the front door?
Ideally we would like the now living room to become the second bedroom. Do we put a wall up (the corridor will then be dark)? Or another clever idea?
We aren’t wanting to have a courtyard and instead would have a high window into the bedroom. We would then like the bathroom to come off this bedroom with a second door the other side for day to day access.
We would like some kind of utility cupboard/small utility for a washing machine and drier.. where would this go?
The kitchen doesn’t need to be too big, however, we would like an island with breakfast bar!

Any thoughts welcome!

Comments (4)

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Kay Moden
3 years ago
Hi Saskia,

Depending on your budget & site conditions you could build a very small light weight extention to serve as main entrance lobby. This will create a separate entrance without shrinking the existing reception.

Regarding the glass to the other bedroom it all makes sense.

Your utility cupboard could stay against the wall, flush with your new kitchen, which would move where the small bedroom is (I assume this is your plan for now).

We've designed something very similar not long ago, please see link below. The project is currently under construction and will be finished at the end of June.

https://www.houzz.co.uk/hznb/projects/victorian-house-rear-and-loft-extension-pj-vj~6159497

We would be happy to assist further with the design, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Thanks

Andrei

Kay Moden
Vivian Loos
3 years ago
Hi Saskia,

I am no professional, but I like dabbling with floor plans as a kind of puzzle :).

This was a very tough one! Maybe my attempt is of some kind of use or inspiration to you.
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bookworm987
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Hi Saskia, not a professional either, don't know if this sketch will help:

I've moved the front door but I don't know if that's actually possible.

I suggest having the washer and drier stacked in a cupboard in the bathroom, like this:

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I've drawn a little peninsula rather than an island in the kitchen, it might be a better use of space.

For storage, it might be a good idea to have a long run of shelving on the right hand wall- this could combine open shelves, storage boxes/baskets, shallow cupboards, etc. Something like these photos:

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Saskia Burridge
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you all, these are really helpful and giving some great ideas that we had not considered!

It is a tricky space to think about so these are all really helpful!

Keep them coming and we will of course update our progress on here!

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