How could be best layout our kitchen/diner/hallway?
Victoria M
15 days ago
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Victoria M
15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (7)Hi Tom, Jonathan and Mrs Kain - a belated thank you very much for your comments. Great spot about the shiny ceiling - I hadn't realised that was having an impact. I was going to go for grey kitchen cupboards, and then the kitchen fitter came over the other day and suggested a corner bench seat (where the white unit is) and a dresser where the table currently is, to tie both ends of the room together better - they would be the same style and colour wood as the kitchen units will be after revamping. I was thinking white walls - a Farrow and Ball white, if you have any suggestions of which might look best? Agree about the lights - they are ugly and I've purposefully not added new bulbs as bulbs are quite expensive and I don't like them so didn't want to invest more. I was thinking something like these below to throw light out (and ceiling is low so can't really have anything pendant). Do you think I could also do a pendant over the corner bench/table area or would that look odd in a room with low ceiling with these flush lights too? Would love to hear your thoughts, thanks again for commenting!...See MoreHow would you layout a kitchen diner and small living space?
Comments (4)Had a play with this for you .... No idea of your family size or anything - so truly a generic simple plan with laundry /pet room and space for dining and casual to area etc ... But regular Houzzers probably realise we pick a project occasionally to do a free example with ... And today it was yours ! [ marketing note - this is an example of the basic 3D iPad consult service OnePlan provide... We happily provided this for free to this Houzzer, on this occasion . Normal rates would be £35 p/h. Full CAD images available too, at either an hourly rate or fixed room rate. We are freelance concept planners, selling only design !]...See MoreNew kitchen / diner layout - which would you choose?
Comments (5)That's great if you can be flexible with the windows. I personally prefer option 2 but would swap the island and the dining area. A bigger utility would always be my choice. If possible, going for an integrated fridge/freezer would give you more space. I've 'guestimated' where the pillar is... could be in the totally wrong place! I am thinking tall units with double oven/fridge/freeze (built-in) on the entry wall with the pocket door. Or go for combined fridge/freezer and use one tall unit as a mini pantry cupboard which could hide away microwave & kettle. (Light Blue) Sink under the first window (can make it smaller) and then hob could also back wall if you don't want it on the island. Block up the second window potentially. Then can have more tall units by the dining table or low level with open shelves for the dining area. (Dark Purple). If you have tall units there, you can add a cupboard and have kettle etc underneath where the window used to be. Funnily enough, this is what we've planned for our kitchen. Another option, (although I know not everyone likes this style, is run the table off the island). I personally really like this design....See MoreNeed someone to give us advice on the layout of our kitchen/diner
Comments (4)Hello Kelly Vernacular 1930's homes differ from region to region so some further information would be needed to understand internal dimensions etc but I would add that getting free advice isn't always the most helpful as the implementation of that advice can sometimes be more tricky than you think... Some basic advice could be to reduce the size of the kitchen and rationalise the storage (move washing machine/dishwasher to outbuilding or bathroom etc) or maybe buy a modulor dining room table that takes up a small amount of space on a daily basis, but can expand and contract on a PRN basis (as and when needed)... You mention you have some hefty expenditure, is this from the engineer? It seems strange to me you know your costs before having project... removing a wall shouldn't cost more than a few thousand pounds and that would be a structural wall. non structural walls are much less to remove. My biggest advice here would be get a project, then choose your consultants; try not to let the consultants tell you what you can have, tell your consultants what you want... and if you cannot do this because you do not know what you want, then genuinely, I'd get an architect to design something. I hope this helps :) Alex...See MoreVictoria M
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