Help with open plan layout!

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The Kitchen Lady UK
3 years ago
Hi Jill,

Exciting project! Building a new design is all about making it work for you and your family so if you're TV watchers, it needs to work for that!

I think it won't need a drastic redesign from the original plan. The sofa needs to be much closer to the TV so you can watch it without needed binoculars! Will this now next to the large windows, will this give you the view you're after?
The table can now slide closer to the window and give TV watching position.
Rotate the island 90° and you could maybe use the other wall for some extra tall storage.

If you want any help with visualisations or clarification on what I mean, feel free to get in touch.

Good luck

Emily x
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Jonathan
3 years ago
I think the planned table position is very tight. I think you will have only 90cm each side.

An alternative might be to swap the sofa for an upholstered dining bench and table.

Also I don’t think 5m is enough to warrant binoculars to watch tv.
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minnie101
3 years ago
I’m useless at kitchen design but would something like this work? It’s clearly not to scale and the banquette and larder should be 600 deep and i just drew the back wall units at 600 each to make my scribbling easier! Could the entrance door be changed?

A pedestal table like a tulip table will give you more space as it can be pushed against the banquette. You could have swivel bar stools for tv viewing.

If your views are to the right as you enter the door does it make sense to swap your patio doors and window? It also means you get a view out from the hall.
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OnePlan
3 years ago
you need to consider the sun in the room too - if your garden is south facing then the place tv is shown will be drenched in sunlight at the time of day you want to watch it ... so more info required ...
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Jill Hunt
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you so much everyone for the ideas and suggestions, much appreciated!

One Plan - the room/garden is north-west facing, so we get sun over the top of our house from around midday and it passes over the extension throughout the afternoon, then sets behind the neighbour's house early/mid evening. We currently have a conservatory which is more like a greenhouse, so I have been worried about the sunlight/heat!

Minnie - I'd not thought about switching the island part around, or having more of a peninsular, so I will play about with that. And yes sorry I should have said we would switch a big window to where the sofa will go then hopefully around 3m of bi-fold/sliding doors.

Jonathan, I agree about keeping the sofa back, my hubby will no doubt be using his turbo bike so the openness will work best for us, especially as we have a little boy. Totally agree about the banquette seating, and I do like the storage area incorporated as per Minnie's e.g.

Emily, thank you very much for your suggestions, I may indeed be in touch!!

Thank you again!!

Ireland

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