Turning 1 bed flat into 2 bed Extension ideas!
I have just purchased my first property and plan to turn a 1 bed ground floor flat into a 2 bed! It is a typical Edwardian end of terrace with a long rear room.
I plan to make the current reception room into bedroom 1 and the current kitchen into bedroom 2 and then turn the rear room into a kitchen/dining/ living.
I have a shared access path alongside the side of the house and therefore cannot end to the full width of the property (I can extend by max 1m sideways at the back).
I have a max. budget of £30,000 for the build, excluding the kitchen itself - I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of ways to maximum spend and space! This is where we're going to be spending the majority of our time so I really want to make the most out of the design.
Thank you so much in advance!! Open to all ideas!
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3 years agoA run of full height combined with full upper cabinets could contain fridge, cooker and sink. A better thinker than I would be able to work this out. It may give you space for an island with dining or a seating area (one side built up against the wall with additional storage) with dining table and flexible seating on the other side.
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3 years agoLove this idea of flipping the rooms though, if I wasnt set on the extra space I would definitely do this! i was thinking maybe a small extension like this with the lounge space in the extension then kitchen and table in the current room… but unsure if this would still be too tight on budget?
Appreciate that a long room wouldn’t be preferrable but its the only way i can think of gaining the space within budget.
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