Help with a floor plan reno
Looking to include a
Kitchen (maybe with a butlers pantry or walk in pantry)
Dining
Lounge (with tv)
Family room/ or theatre room
Study area
Trying not to do structural changes
Comments (14)
oklouise
7 years agocjones2011
7 years agoHere are some of the details.
The gas and water are in the kitchen but this is ok to move. Plumber in family.
Don't want formal dining area and. meals area
Just want one dining area big enough for a decent 8 seater
Don't want lounge, family and games
2 of these is enough
Don't want pokey kitchen
Want butlers pantry or walk in pantry
Want study area that can be messy and can close the door on.
Want more storage.
Happy to Build stud walls. Not very happy with removing walls (happy to add door ways or move existing.)
Can't really move gigantic pillar in centre of area...I think
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Comments (10)ok, here's my go: keep kitchen in current location. fill in wall between living and dining room. remove wall between kitchen and living, replace with steel beams and columns. the living room becomes the new dining room, with access straight from the kitchen. Possible skylight above the new dining room. Remove doors from kitchen or replace with sliders (if cavity available). The back bedroom can become a study. Now for the expensive bit: new building on the back (choose a style, keep the calif bungalow or go modern), all insulated double glazed etc..new living area, 2 beds, maybe an ensuite if necessary. the front bedroom could become the master with it's ready made ensuite. Link the new and old with a light filled living area. An architect will do wonders here, and will probably save u $$ on a poorly designed/constructed build anyway. I wouldn't go up with this house, sensible extensions and renos only....See MoreCan you help us with our kitchen reno floor plan?
Comments (83)I've been playing around with a pantry location. Originally, I was going to move the pantry into the laundry with some custom shelving and cut the laundry space in half. Now, Im thinking of cutting into the study area and building a wall there, and converting the new space into a long and narrow walk in pantry. Either that or build half a wall and put built in shelving in the study. Building the extra wall will reduce the need to cover in the door way that is currently in place and instead utilising it. Thoughts? p.s. this isnt too scale....See MoreOur Reno floor plan - what else could we do?
Comments (7)I would be looking carefully at your bathroom and powder room arrangements, especially with the shower and water splash distances. I can't see any shower screens to either shower? As it is drawn I hope you like mopping floors after every shower. For a family home there will be privacy issues when someone needs to access the laundry, while another family member is having a shower. I would separate the laundry and family bathroom into two distinct rooms as the current design is a compromise. With space so tight the second shower in the powder room seems excessive, and it is so small it is not very functional. You need to think carefully about the freestanding bath, the space it takes up, and the cleaning around it. A more traditional bath hob will give you fewer compromises in other areas as it will take up less space. Have you considered flyscreening with your bi-fold doors to the rear? Have you considered how you are going to furnish the living room? There is lots more, no doubt other Houzzers will pick up on. If you want a proper, detailed design/review or chat feel free to contact me. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreSuggestions needed on floor plan and layout of reno property
Comments (7)My suggestion is, removing part of formal dining walls, square off front entry, to give more welcoming space. Extend cabinetry and bench top the full length of space into formal dining space. Maybe with cook top and oven on that new bench. Installing a peninsula or island on meals side of kitchen. Your access from carport with sink, can become the scullery area, as this is not in the sight lines of meals living area. Agree, making the study into a walk in robe, is an easy fix. Without readable dimensions these are just quick suggestions. Also a structural engineer should be consulted regarding which are load bearing walls....See Moreoklouise
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoperhaps something like this with a skylight and "fanlights" above the storage wall for the study?? btw where does the door at the bottom the plan go? if this door could move towards the entry then the pantry could be at this end of the new kitchen and where is your laundry?
cjones2011
7 years agocjones2011
7 years agocjones2011
7 years ago
siriuskey
7 years agoHi there these are my thoughts, very rough ideas and no measurements but I think this would really work, you can add more storage cheers
oklouise
7 years agosiriuskey
7 years ago@ cjones,, The beam you have marked on your drawing may or may not be load bearing your builder should be able to tell if it is so that you can decide to remove it and replace with an rxj across the ceiling exposed or other.
Or make it a feature, perhaps a pole, a bit of pole dancing is good exercise!!
If you like the position of the kitchen the distance between the Island and wall cabinets shouldn't be a problem you have some flexability, the distance I have in my large open plan kitchen area is 1100 I wouldn't like it any wider
Your study could have a large sliding door opening to the passage for when you are working with perhaps a small opening skylight
Adding some photos of support posts and possibilities , I think 10 looks great with either 2 or 4 poles, but I have no idea of your style
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