A study nook would seem ideal. Lovely apartment and great layout.

Do you mean the wall between the lounge and the bathroom,

1)that could easily be made into L shaped full height storage including a desk, with a reading nook, ie arm chair side table and floor lamp.

2)The load bearing kitchen wall could have an opening above the bench with input from a builder.

3)I have just roughly sketched a couple of thoughts, the dining room could become a study by moving the dining table to where I have drawn the rectangle which could include some narrow shelving Great unit cheers

Thanks for that suggestion @siriuskey, but not sure if by adding in that wall it would then block access from the kitchen too much? its a strange little space that has got us a little stumped

totally agree it is a difficult wasted space, if you do an opening between the kitchen and living area you could have a ledge that would allow you to have several bar stools to sit up too, you would need different living room furniture layout. If you had children it could be very handy computer study space just using what you deemed necessary, anyway think about it cheers

On another thought it would have been great to have the dining area next to the out door space and have moved the kitchen down to the dining, plumbing might make that difficult cheers

It would most likely have narrow bench tops, depending on the age of the building, you can always get a round load bearing walls by using support beams/post but only when approved by a structural engineer especially in unit buildings

Another thought was to move the kitchen over next to the bathroom as it would then have access to water & possible power. You could then have an "L" shaped kitchen with an island. This would open up the living space.

What floor is this on, a 3 bedroom unit is gold

@oklouise thanks for that sketch, interesting thought to redirect traffic. the 2 round symbols in the corners are plant pots in the original floorplan. The wiw is more of a cupboard as there is actually an old large wardrobe in that room which runs the length of the wall but not fixed to the wall.

@siruskey that image looks fantastic, although our budget probably wouldn't stretch that far. This unit is on the top/3rd floor

well that's a great start, you wouldn't be facing the same load bearing problems as the other two floors so would mean with engineer and body corporate approval you could really open up the kitchen. Your water and electrical won't be such a problem either.

Hi all, as an update what are peoples thoughts on the below plan/design - taking the above comments into consideration? I've been told we can knock through the kitchen wall. Thoughts would be great (please note that i have done this plan, so not to the best scale but the idea is there!)!!

here's your plan drawn to scale..a small extendable dining table and chairs should be good where you've placed it and could be pushed against the wall when all the chairs are not being used leaving generous space walkway to the balcony and extra kitchen counter with knee space for stools when you open up the wall to the kitchen...The extra storage and study area is great but suggest that the screen wall is reduced in line with the laundry to allow a more open feeling, with the end of the open bench projecting 1800mm and becoming a set down space for the entry and to avoid crowding the living area (lounges are 2000 x 900 and 1800 x 900) and fit well with the tv on the bathroom wall and also allow for shallow storage cabinets around the tv

Wow, thanks for going to the effort of producing that plan! It looks great. I was thinking of having the stools by the area where you have written bench, rather than crowd the dining room.

Hi Paul, excuse my making a mess of your drawing, but here's something totally different which if you can make the plumbing work with the bathroom would give the unit a modern updated look and better flow. I'am guessing that the kitchen is old and needs replacing anyway, cheers

Interesting ideas @siriuskey, cost may prevent that idea from happening. Out of interest though, what was intended for the red box by the old kitchen (the box where my previous comment of "open wall" is pointing to?

I was trying to mark out part of the living area, by moving the kitchen it makes the whole living/dining area wider and much easier to furnish The island could run either way. cheers

Sorry Paul, that's what I was referring to< a badly drawn sofa, the TV would be opposite and enough space for arm chairs and coffee table, this layout gives more space to better arrange furniture

Ha ha!! A red oblong sofa.

Of course.

Now I see it!

Siriusky's suggestions?

Thanks once again OK, that's just about what my sketch was trying to suggest, big changes but better use of floor space.

Thanks all this is brilliant, great food for thought! Now to decide on the design of the kitchen!

i again suggest you double check all the measurements as the spaces don't "match" eg the length of the living area plus balcony is 7300 + 1400 plus the thickness of the external wall ie total about 8.9m and the kitchen plus dining plus entry should be the same which would make the entry about 2.1 m wide...about 60cms wider than necessary and space that could be better used in the old dining area by moving the entry screen wall.. please confirm all measurements (including all the bedrooms, bath and laundry) as any discrepancy will grossly affect your whole new floorplan!

Totally agree that the measurements a hit and miss. We had a 2 bedroom unit which luckily for us the awkward space was at the balcony end and the kitchen next to that.

Just some other idea for you, Banquet settings save space and can add extra storage, you can have it "L" shaped or straight. If you are leaving the kitchen insitu I would recommend that the complete wall between the kitchen living be removed and replaced with a bench, cheers

So funny, I'am still not convinced that it should go up near the balcony, I was really thinking in the original dining space, and by removing the total wall between Kitchen and living and adding a narrow island/bench to open up the space would work for me, But I really would like to move the kitchen to made a bigger wider living area.

here's tweeza's suggestion with a freestanding bench seat to avoid clashes with the windows

Here's some more red shapes for you to figure out

That looks good re cost. Only two pieces of wall to remove / shorten.

Can I just say..that master walk in robe...hello!?

Can two people even have clothes in there !?

sorry here's another thought, those existing cupboards and bench tops will be narrow so you will most likely end up with normal 600 cabinets on one side and the sink, that would mean very shallow cabinets on the other side, you also have to add extra depth for the fridge, It will be interesting to see what the kitchen space really is.

none of our suggestions can be successful without knowing the correct dimensions..based on the original floorplan there isn't enough walking space between the cabinets or around any island without encroaching on all the other areas and removing the wall doesn't improve the options by more than the thickness of the wall..so you need the correct measurements of all the rooms to be sure about what would be possible

Thanks Nick, it will be interesting to see what the actual measurements are, def a one person kitchen at the moment. I would like to see the lounges along the long wall starting near the Balcony for fresh air and light and also so you can watch whats happening in the rest of the room. The only problem I can see is placing a TV, perhaps on the wall between the kitchen and the dining/baquette cheers x

OKlouise, with my limited drawing skills when trying to scale this layout it doesn't add up. It's just a for sale layout and very loosely drawn

Paul looking forward to seeing how it backs up

Hi all as an update, we now own the unit (subject to settlement) and have been in with a builder. The discrepancy in the original kitchen measurements is that the floorplan has been incorrectly drawn. Attached is my update, as you can see the kitchen wall is not flush with the adjoining wall, hence the difference in width. Now we do really need ideas!!!! We are thinking about a kitchen like this too with similar flooring.