improving layout

2 years ago

Hello all. We are in the process of purchasing what I hope would be our forever home.
However I’m struggling very much with the layout especially given the hallway opens into the lounge which you have to walk through to them get to the kitchen and dinning space.
I have been thinking how best to improve this especially to keep the lounge hopeful private as an area we can retreat into.

Given the current climate I worry about cost implications of moving the entrance hall and maybe closing off the current living room and extending to the garage while hopefully keeping some feature of the garage.

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kazzh
2 years ago
I am looking at your room and wondering that it has maybe already been altered to remove a wall? Or is it original as is? A thought could be to move both the porch and inner door closer to the wall so they are in line with the stairs. This would then give a little extra room to create a full height wall section to provide an entry so you are not walking straight into the room, it could be solid, glazed or verticle wood battens.An alternative would be an open shelf unit to provide an entry way.

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Abim Morakinyo
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2 years ago
Thanks alot. This is something like what I’m considering
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I see what you mean, It's a good idea in theory, however, practically, I don't think it's going to work, and you will end up ruining the nicest room in the house. There are no walls that remain unbroken by doors or windows, so where are you going to put units and unbroken worktop space. They can't go on the left as there are three doors. There's a door on the right, which although you could put a unit and a bit of worktop back right, it wouldn't be very big, and the biggest run of wall goes straight down to the glass doors, so you probably can't and wouldn't want to go straight up to them. You could move the door into the hallway from the front end to the bottom end by the patio doors and this would give you a better run of wall. If you put an island in the middle, 5' into the room to give yourself room to walk in and gain more worktop, it'll only leave you with around 6' at the other end for a dining space. However, i'd still advise getting a kitchen planner onboard before you start, as i'm not convinced the room is big enough to achieve what you want with the available wall space, and it stands a good chance of spoiling a very nice and elegant entrance to a house. The other big problem is the plumbing, there isn't any currently in that room, so you'll need to dig up the floor for drainage and almost definately that of either the utility or one of the bathrooms! I vote for keeping the house exactly as it is!
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Abim Morakinyo
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2 years ago
Thank you for your inputs.
juliet291
2 years ago
Hi Abim
If this were my house I would move the kitchen to the dining room with the utility off. Then create an open plan kitchen/dining/family room by removing the living room wall. I would then create a quiet living room in the old kitchen, opening up the back wall to the garden with french doors or bifolds. Good luck with your renovations!

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