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Suggestions for open plan living dining kitchen for family of 6

Mi MCG
hace 4 años

We are a family of 6 squeezed into a small three bed and are finally building a much needed extension. Everyone will finally have their own bedroom but we have decided to make one large living area; opening up the living room (1) and kitchen (2) and extending out the rear which will be the area marked (3). I’d like the kitchen to remain in the existing position (2) as I’d like to ideally still have 2 other separate areas rather than a kitchen and one large sitting/dining area. We have 4 kids aged 6 to 17 so I still like the idea of them being able to use different areas of the room. We would be able to add a wood burner to area (3) but if this is used as a dining space it means there wouldn’t be enough room for a table and a small sofa. I’m needing a fresh set of eyes to help design how we could use this space. The second pic shows how I would like the kitchen layout. Definitely want an island but wondering if this is causing extra limitations! Any advice much appreciated:)

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  • Emmanuelle
    hace 4 años

    Indeed! Lots of changes!
    I have 3 kids and having a front, separated lounge is essential: always tidy-ish and quiet-er! By putting a wall between lounge and kitchen, you could then use it to put floor to ceiling units in kitchen side( oven, fridge...) Then, get rid of units on left and have the space for the island of your dreams !
    You could put a banquette on the right of the new extension , that might give you room for some seating.
    If it were my house, I would also make the entrance hall more spacious by getting rid of the first cupboard. ( maybe make the other one a little longer?) And as you only have 1 meter between the stairs and front door, I would open the front door the other way, so people walk in a spacious area, not a cramped space!
    I personally like a home with elbow room, rather than always have to squeeze by, going around furniture, bottled neck corridors, cramped hall where you cannot properly greet guests without brushing against each other...
    ‘Empty’ space can make a house feel luxurious...
    What ever you decide, your project is going to be life changing! Keep us posted!

    Comentarios (23)

    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      I should probably add that space (3) will have a pitched roof with 2 velux windows. I can see us using the seating at the island a lot (island would be used to house the hob too, not just for work top space) but think that we still need a dining table too. Am I trying to squeeze too much in?

    • Ellie
      hace 4 años

      Do you have a separate living room? If not, I would avoid opening it all up completely. We love our separate living room so we can close the kitchen/diner off. leave it a mess if we want and not have to stare at dirty dishes etc.

    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Thanks Ellie - we do not. It was one of the things we did think about. One of the factors being that the living room is quite dark whereas the kitchen is always lovely and bright so hoping to let this light right through by opening everything up. I may regret this and soon be looking for a dark corner to hide in ;)

    • Lisa D
      hace 4 años

      I was also going to say keep living room separate. Maybe you could install glazed pocket doors or French doors to give the option to close it off. I have 3 kids and definitely could live without being able to have separate areas

    • Sam Potter
      hace 4 años

      I've kept my separate living room too. To allow more than one noisy and/or smelly activity downstairs to happen simultaneously. Eg 28 year old daughter baking with classical music on, 23 year old daughter watching Love Island with her bf and the dog. They do spend a lot of time in their rooms, but no one is forced upstairs by other members of the family's activities.

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      OnePlan
      hace 4 años

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      hace 4 años

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      hace 4 años

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    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      I'm curious to see the current floorplan :)

    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Here's an example of what could fit in when choosing a kitchen island:

      (imagine the oven going into the island)


      Just enough for 6, but not much flexibility when having guests (as the island is fixed).

    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      A peninsula:

      (grey table and seats are merely to show occasional use)

    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Compact living room in the new extension:


    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      And another layout. Plenty of kitchen cabinets and sofas, but not much open floorspace.


    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Thanks all for your replies. Rinq those images really help to see the different options - thank you! I’ve attached the current floor plan and the latest extension plans. As you can see it is quite a change! I’m currently thinking of building storage/seating along the right hand wall of dining area and using a drop down dining table so the area can be used for dining but can transform into somewhere to sit, if we are putting a wood burner in the left hand wall. I should say in the living room area we have built in storage/shelves running the full length of the right hand wall which I’m thinking about keeping as it helps define the area but open to all ideas.

    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Please reconsider a freestanding (american) fridge freezer as they are too deep for your kitchen layout (as drawn in your floorplan). You'll need to be able to walk passed/around the island with plenty of people.

      450-60counter-110aisle-100island-60tall=120cm for aisle and stools.

      That's why I placed the fridge on the opposite side in my first floorplan and the oven in the island. The tall cabinets depth is 40cm, so the sum would be: 450-40tall-60counter-120aisle-100island=130 for aisle and stools.

    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Hi Rinq - yes the kitchen configuration is completely made up by the Architect. I don’t want a free standing fridge and like you I envisaged the left wall having shallower units- great minds :)

    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años
      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Hi Emmanuelle - agreed! To be fair I did say to the architect lots of storage but I think this is a bit too much. I think I will use your idea of missing out the first cupboard and make the one that is there not quite so deep. Love the idea of having a sofa in there but I hoped to place a wood burner on that wall. I want too much
    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Emmanuelle's plan is great, but I guess there isn't enough space for it. Besides, it would require demolishing a loadbearing wall (as I assume the livingroom wall currently is) and then placing back a wall 55cm next to it. Still not enough room to place a sofa in the kitchen-diner, since an island would block table access..


    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Similar layout without island and without removing the loadbearing wall:

      Again no extra sofa nor woodburner, as that would be too much packed in there. Comfy dining chairs will solve the sofa issue. And in this layout there's still some space for dining guests.


      My personal pick would probably be the 'compact living room' I posted yesterday. Where the livingroom is in the new extension, compact and cozy.

    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      Peninsula with bar seats, central kitchen. Less demolishion. Sofa in the diningroom. Woodburner in lounge. Loads of kitchen storage. Semi-open concept.


    • rinked
      hace 4 años

      And here's the last layout with the hallway addition too:

      I'd keep the hallway more open too, at least 100cm walking towards the bedroom. If ever something should happen, you can still roll towards the bedroom and bathroom. I had no inspiration on where to hang coats and shoes, but I thought the staircase would be better off on the other side (is there a reason the architect placed it in the walkway from door to livingroom?). The bedframe in this layout is 210x170cm, besides 2x60cm and a 55cm deep closet. Shower is 80x150cm, bathroom width 230cm.

    • Mi MCG
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Thanks so much for taking the time to do this rinq. Lots to reconsider.

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