Thoughts on living space

last year

Hi, this is just the estate agents floor plan as we haven’t actually moved yet!
I’m just playing about with ideas for the living space…I don’t want an open plan area but a more broken plan space could work…I’m thinking about a half wall where the blue line is and some sort of divider where the red block is. I’d love French doors at the back but not sure if I really have the room there?
As I said this is very early days and just throwing ideas about. Any suggestions taken!

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Nancy Cusenza Interiors
last year
How about going for a wooden slat room divider?
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last year
How about having bifold doors all across the back, and making a kitchen diner? Have a separate lounge?
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Nancy Cusenza Interiors
last year
You could also have a smaller snug type lounge, again knock down the kitchen wall, and create an huge kitchen/living/dining room and have bifold doors running across the back.
I actually specialise in 3D spacial planning as an interior designer, please let me know if you’d like some help visualising and of these suggestions 😊
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last year
They don't want an open plan kitchen/dining/living room Nancy. The rear living room window could be replaced with French doors. That's what I did with mine.
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Original Author
last year
Hi thanks so much for the ideas!

I don’t want a big open plan area, I prefer to be not watched as I cook 😊…

The reason for having the doors where they are is that is where there is level access to the garden, the living room window has a small path below and steps to the front garden directly under it so it isn’t possible to add doors directly to the garden there. I’ve added a couple of photos to show this.

I like the idea of the wood slat wall though, that’s a great idea.

I also really love French doors rather than sliding or bifold.
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last year
Um, would be possible to have French doors in living room with some landscaping changes. You could have a deck directly outside though looks like you'd need to keep some airflow underneath for the airbrick.
T S
Original Author
last year
Hi Sarah, thank you! Yes I did think about that…taking the railings down and having an extending deck area…I think once I’m in I can see if that would actually work.

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